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    Crusted Eyes

    I instantly got incredibly busy this since I first posted this. No I only use pine chips. All I really had time to do was to keep there feed and water full. Every so often (maybe once a day) check to see if anyone was crusty. All I would do is take a damp sponge and wipe there eyes till...
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    Crusted Eyes

    I have found that some of my chicks are getting there eyes crusted shut. I will wipe them with a damp cloth and they will open. Some times it is one eye and other times it is both. I am checking frequently to keep them from staying that way. Anyone have any thoughts. They are eating the...
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    wrinkled eggs

    So some of the eggs I get are wrinkled on the pointy end. Does that mean anything? I am
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    deep litter question

    Just so you are aware ceder oil is harmful to chickens. It can give them respiratory infections. Just a heads up. If you are worried about the compost being too hot, sprinkle a little ground lime in your shavings. If you put it strait into your plants it might be too hot. Mix it with some...
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    Got my chicken coop!

    Just so you know the tinkering never stops. Do you have a feeder yet? Here is the one that I made. It holds about 4 gallons of feed. I take it out to the coop in a five gallon bucket. : It keeps them from spilling and scratching the feed all over the place. The gadgets that some people...
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    Diatamaceous Earth. Where do I buy it

    Of the 3 feed and supply stores we have in town none sell food grade. We get ours online...
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    Deep Litter Method, Please explain, Questions from Newbie thanks Sunny

    For the DLM you are going to want to add Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth (DE) every time you add more pine chips. As was previously stated make sure you don't get ceder chips or use ceder wood. It smells great for us, but the smell can give your chickens respiratory problems. In another post...
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    coop deoderizer

    Quote: PDZ = _________?
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    coop deoderizer

    Here is the google shopping link for DE. You have to make sure it is food grade. All that really means is it is ground finer into a white flower like powder. Non food grade stuff is more like sandbox sand. I couldn't find it at any of the local feed stores we have...
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    coop deoderizer

    Chicken poop doesn't smell like roses. No matter what you do there is going to be some odor. If it getting to the point where it is making you gag it may not be drying out. Get the pine chips a little deeper. Lime and DE will help. A dusting of Arm & Hammer can't hurt. Remember if you...
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    For U.K. members, think again about using hardware cloth in coops.

    Quote: You will have a hard time owning a firearm in England. They don't have the Second Amendment. Some of there police are not armed.
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    turning litter and bedding into compost

    So I went about 9 months and the litter was about a foot deep. It never seemed to compost. It just smelled like Chicken poop. I didn't quite understand how the DLM worked when my wife told me that is what we were doing. I just took about 3 blocks of pine shavings and spread them on the...
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    turning litter and bedding into compost

    Quote: You need Calcium Carbonate What does the Calcium Carbonate do? I would only use Crushed or Ground. It should be a light brown color. Not white lime. That could burn their little feet.
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    turning litter and bedding into compost

    So I had and Idea and I need some help to see if it is a good one. We use the deep litter method for our coop. We have the Diatomaceous Earth in the coop. I know all of that poop is really great fertilizer but since it hasn't had time to compost it is really hot and can burn my plants. My...
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    What to do for chapped combs?

    Hi all. The cold weather has a few of my chickens with badly chapped combs that are beginning to crack and bleed if they bump them against the feeder. Any advice?
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    Feeding egg shells

    Quote: This can be a tricky thing to do. Some people think its OK. The common thought however is this is not a good practice. What can happen a lot of the time your chickens will get a "taste" for egg shells. This can lead to pecking at the eggs they lay. Being winter and shorter days, egg...
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    chickens eating a lot

    I thought my chickens were really pigging out too! I found that my chickens were just spreading the feed everywhere. They would get there feet in it and scratch it everywhere. So I raised it up so they had to lift there heads up a little to get to it. Then they started to wipe there beaks in...
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    Creative feeding and watering methods

    Anyone else have any pictures?
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    Creative feeding and watering methods

    I would like to see some of you feeding and watering methods for your chickens. My wife and I came up with some neat ideas that we are going to try with our chickens. I will get pictures on tomorrow and compare with all of you. THANKS The one on the left is feed w/ crushed red pepper...
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    Chicken boredom

    That sounds good. I haven't noticed any of that. I will keep and eye out. Thanks
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