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  1. Randol

    De Worming chickens.

    I need to ask a question about de worming chickens. I saw on tic-tok that if you add crushed red pepper and oregano that it is a de worm. Is this true?
  2. Randol

    Stay out of the hay!

    I fork it in, they scratch it out!
  3. Randol

    What's weirdest thing you have ever eaten?

    For me it was possum, not bad though.
  4. Randol

    Pullet devours eggshells like treats when given as supplemental calcium

    I rinse the shell out and feed it to mine, they love them and never had a problem.
  5. Randol

    What is the least dusty bedding in cold climate?

    I live on a farm so dust is a everyday thing for me and was never a thought to try to keep it out of the coop. I live in NC so winters here are not so bad. Wheat straw was just bailed here on the farm and is really dusty, hay not so bad. I have lots of pine trees so I use Pine straw for...
  6. Randol

    You're wrcome.

    You're wrcome.
  7. Randol

    I upset the hole flock

    Trying to get the yonger flock of 13 and the older flock of 10 to except each other. O Boy! Ok so this is what I've tried so far, I put both pins side by side for a few weeks and still the little one get bullied bed and I mean harsh, it is beyond pecking order. So 2 days ago, I switched pins...
  8. Randol

    What's the temperature where you are???

    Roper, NC Sunny hi of 81° and loving it.
  9. Randol

    Chicken Life

    Good morning Peeps. Well it looks like my hins are starting to ramp up perduetion again, they layed all winter and have been taking a break for the last few months. My 13 six week old chick's have been out for over a week now and are doing good and growing so fast. I'm supposed to be...
  10. Randol

    How do I connect hardware cloth to hardware cloth?

    I use 2 washers and a nut and bolt to put it together. Zip ties have the characteristic of getting brittle over time and breaking.
  11. Randol

    Almost ready for outside.

    I put them out first thing in the morning and bring them in before night fall. There fully fetherd and have been off the heat lamp for almost a week new.
  12. Randol

    Almost ready for outside.

    I have a dog kennel I use for new /sick or woonded chickens, I put them in there.
  13. Randol

    Almost ready for outside.

    I do like that idea I'll remember that on the next bach, I've been taking them out for the last week or so and letting them play. I just have to get paid so I can finnish there pin. LOL
  14. Randol

    Almost ready for outside.

    Tomorrow they will be 5 weeks old, I will have there pin ready by the first of next month and man am I ready for them to go out. 13 in total and for the first time I did not lose a single bird. Yay for me!
  15. Randol

    Stretching legs

    Letting the girls out to stretch there legs and get some outside time.
  16. Randol

    Coyote troubles

    Good morning to all BYC Lovers. Here in Estern NC Wildlife has bring in Red Wolf, Coyotes, and Trmber radelers in our eara,, well I learned very quickly as the same with all the other small farmers that coyotes are hard to keep out. And if it's not for the coyotes, it's people trying to...
  17. Randol

    Fixing Up old coop

    As a man on disability with little money to work with I cut cost everywhere I can so I understand your thoughts. I am currently building/reperpecing an old coop to handle 13 new chick's. I am using what I have on hand and will only need to buy wire to help make them safer at night. As for...
  18. Randol

    Bad Roo

    My hins stooped laying, out of 7 hins, 3 guineas and one roo, all but 3 hits stopped laying. Then slowly out of the three hins they all stopped lay, now the guineas never stopped. I noted that my roo was getting aggressive tut these last few weeks he got bad. My roo started sexting everything...
  19. Randol

    Need a bigger brooder for replacement chicks. Any ideas?

    I just use a tote, I have 13 do as they get older I'll slit them up and use a second tote. I will be putting a screen over them.
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