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    Brooder plate recommendations?

    What a perfect way to use a gift card! 💕 I love our current brooder plate, but they don't make it anymore. I wanted another as soon as I got it, but they must not have hit their sales goal or something. What's good about it, features that I would look for in another model... - Temp is...
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    Cat territory question

    I think size matters. Smell is a big deal with cats. Whether it has enough of an impact against the hunger of a stray is hard to say. But I think it would help. If it's for the defense against other cats, I think your best bet is a large male, and lazy would be fine as he can probably still...
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    Need a new, improved run. Pics please!

    When we got polycarbonate panels from the hardware store, the same aisle had a section with fasteners specifically for them (including some underneath support thingies for the waves, and peak bridge thingies for A frame roofs). We got the screws which have a rubber foam backing right behind the...
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    Is overall health tied to breed?

    Most chicken breeds fare well in most climates, or can be accommodated in some way. So I would place more emphasis on genetic vigor, effecting the following: - Immune system - Nutritional efficiency - Cardiovascular - Reproductive System Of all the many breeds we've tried, I've lost the most...
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    How Is Price Determined?

    Pure breeds always go for more. The reason being the extra years and effort selecting for traits and improving the stock. It means raising and culling a lot of chickens in search of near-perfection. The rarer a pure breed is, the more expensive. Because the breeder has either imported the stock...
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    Sleeping in the nest box

    The second roost bar is so close to the other it's not functionally a second roost. They also look like very thin bars. Not comfortable. Most of our adult roosts are 2x4s laid flat. I recently got my biggest hen a 6 inch wide roost bar with rounded edges for one section. She loves it, claimed...
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    Florida Specific - Hurricane Considerations

    Hi from Ocala! We don't have ours very hurricane proof. When we do (before next season) I plan to dig deep down, concrete in some anchors. Because we live on sand, there's not a lot of options besides the hard work one. The live oak trees are such a blessing. They cut the wind down so much...
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    Hatching "Medicated" Eggs?

    It depends on the specific medication. Some have no impact on the egg. Some have a severe effect. Antibiotics are more likely to be safe. But again it depends on the antibiotic. A preliminary check would be to search if it can be used for pregnant women. Most will say, under a Dr's supervision...
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    Advice on layer feed

    Welcome! I like your username. We feed Flock Raiser / All Flock (20% protein), with Oyster shell on the side. But I see the layer you've chosen says high protein? (what percentage?) That's one point in it's favor. As long as your hens are in lay, it's fine to feed them layer. The problems...
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    Beware of segregating a bully

    It's an interesting approach, thanks for sharing. Personally, I go a bit nuclear when I see cruelty in the flock. I have found that new leaders arise from the flock when the excessively dominant birds are gone. And the new leaders are often nicer to everyone than the most aggressive birds were...
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    Things you wish you could say

    When my mom's little Chihuahua had kidney problems it was 1k to diagnose and another 1k for one treatment cycle, at which point we had to have her put down since we couldn't possibly cover the routine treatment. How many more pets would have more time / better health if they charged reasonable...
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    My Sapphire Gem Turned Mottled After Molting.

    I think your hen is mauve (Blue and Chocolate). The feathers are laced, confirming Blue. The chocolate appearance is mostly only showing on the old, shredded feathers which have lost their luster. Thus, revealing what is normally hidden by her darker tone (more melanin genes, perhaps). I...
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    Adding light to coop in morning

    4 months is plenty of time to rest. 3 months seems good to me. The best time for them to break is in late summer / fall when they would usually molt.
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    Ahhh! What is that?!

    I saw a really huge one when we first moved here, about the diameter of a muck bucket (the only reference I can think of). Since then it's been medium ones. I don't know if the pictures taken through the window make it clear, but the chicks aren't that big, about 6 1/2 weeks old and hanging out...
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    Ahhh! What is that?!

    Oookay, I'll be good 😇 Thanks for the info! I worried about them when it was hot and hadn't rained for a while. Do you think they could use a supplemental water source on the route? Or is that just another kind of interference? Across the main road in there is a huge subdivision being built...
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    Ahhh! What is that?!

    I want to feed them a tortoise friendly Christmas snack. Carrots?
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    Adding Infected Chickens to Flock

    A lot of people do buy hatching eggs. Most of the time it's fine. On a post about disease we get more responses from those who think about it more often. Smart, but we have more risk takers in the community, lol. Personally, I just think there's a happy middle place. Just an FYI, it seems you...
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    Ahhh! What is that?!

    :yuckyuck :gig :confused:
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    Adding Infected Chickens to Flock

    White Faced Black Spanish
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    Ahhh! What is that?!

    "What is that?!" ... Taken just now, sorry for the low image quality through the window. He's a fast mover! They got so brave by the last pic, lol.
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