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I tried a search but came up empty for my question. I have a 2 year old RIR who normally lays large to extra large eggs. Today I got a tiny (pee wee) egg from her, cracked it open and it was one huge yolk, no whites. I have read about tiny eggs with no yolks but not with all yolk. Is this...

This is from the D-Con website: Q:If my pet eats a dead rodent that may have eaten d-CON, will it die? A:The potential of any secondary poisoning depends on what type of pet it is, how big it is, what type of bait it has consumed, as well as how much bait was consumed. If you are concerned...

I don't want to start a big debate or argument here and this comment is not meant to start one. Cem trails is a myth. People believe that those white streaks you see in the sky left in the wake of planes is a chemical that the government is releasing into the atmosphere. As a person with an...

It should be said that if you keep the chickens (or any animal) on a wire floor for the vast majority of their time, they will develop really bad foot problems. I have seen this first hand. If you have a wire floor and they are on it for most of thier time, please provide a place that they can...

Quote: It is very possible and it does and has killed cats. Decon and other poisons are not instant kills. It takes a little time for the poison to work. So in the mean time, if a cat or other animal catch the mouse and eat it, they could die. I say could because it all depends on how much the...

I found out the hard disgusting way that my chickens are great mousers. They grabbed a couple that were scurrying out of my garden and ate them. that being said, if you bait with decon and the chickens eat them (the mice), you just poisoned your chickens. I use decon 98% of the time around my...

Quote: X2, roost height in the middle of coop on the opposite wall.

I plug the fish tank heater into a thermo cube to prevent it from constantly running.

I use a fish tank heater in my bucket. It keeps the water warm enough so that the nipples also stay warm and I get no freezing at all. It has been well into the negative numbers in my coop.

I live in the country and have not seen any rats near my chickens. After my garden was done this year I let my chickens have the run of the garden. I had a built up bed that I had grown potatoes in and had some hay covering it. Well, mice had decided to live in there. I didn't know it at the...

I have 5 girls. I collect every day and sometimes I leave them out on the counter for a day or two (I only leave them out due to me being lazy sometimes). When I'm ready I rinse them in warm water just to get the mud, poo and blood specks off, I then dry them with a paper towel and I write the...

So, my question would be for the very cold climate peeps. If during the day I let them out and it is snowing a wet nasty snow, they get soak and wet and then go into the coop for the night and the temp falls to 20 degrees or even colder, are they okay? It is not uncommon for it to get right...

Your not really over thinking it. I am not really sure about what the solution is for you. I know that there are many on here that put petroleum jelly on the chickens waddle and combs to prevent frostbite. I am not sure about the legs and feet though. That being said, I think that if the temp...

here is an example http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4134008 . The wattage you would need really depends on 1. how cold it gets in your area and 2. How much water you are looking to heat. I myself have a 5 gallon bucket that I put about 3 gallons in. I have a 25 Watt heater...

I think his concern is the fact they are wet and then the temp falls below 32. Will they get frost bite? Freeze? or nothing?

The nipples are a great system, I use them myself. I would be cautious of just changing the water frequently because here in the really cold areas the nipples will freeze very easily. The water in the nipple itself will freeze just enough so that the chickens will not be able to push them in to...

I have a home depot bucket and I hang it. My lid does not fit securely on top but it fits tight enough that no dust or debris gets in there.

Same here. I use the electric netting as an outside buffer to keep preditors from snacking. My garden is already fenced with that cheap wire fencing so I then surround that with the electric netting leaving a buffer zone. It won't keep the chickens in but it will ruin a foxes day if his nose...

my girls also sneezed quite a bit in the begining. Now, almost never. I assume it was enviromental. Not sure if it is the case with yours but I just wanted to let you know to put your mind a little at ease about it because it did concern me as well. All is well though.

I don't know how I come off spiteful for responding to your post. You are the one that took the time to pull certain advice that you find crazy from other byc posts. My original post here was a backing of support to the person who has issues with being questioned all the time. I simply agreed...