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  1. bovine0001

    One Sick, one dead and rats to boot!

    So for a week, I have a 3 year old hen who has been sitting in the run and does not move fast and sits so much it collects urine/ammonia in chunks on its rear. I found another hen, same age, suddenly dead today in the coop. No signs of illness or trauma. Her coat was beautiful and seemed...
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    2 year old birds laying very few eggs

    Probably a good reason to stagger the age of my birds. I hate buying eggs.
  3. bovine0001

    2 year old birds laying very few eggs

    . The reduced egg laying started in late summer, so I didn't think it was seasonal. It is interesting to hear they take a break around 2 years though. I had a thought. I wonder if they stop laying a few months leading up to molting and then a few months after. That would fit really well.
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    2 year old birds laying very few eggs

    Hello all, I have 7 birds whom, 3-4 months ago, were laying 3-4 eggs a day. Good times. Now I get 1 every other day. A couple of my California Greys were molting, but are better now. They have ample access to laying rations and don't eat much more than that. I kicked them out of the...
  5. bovine0001

    Contech Scarecrow sprinklers, do they work? My garden is in danger.

    kinda what I thought I would hear. dang!
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    Contech Scarecrow sprinklers, do they work? My garden is in danger.

    I don't think they would be afraid of getting wet, but they do run like crazy when I hit em with the hose. I figure its the same issue. May be boned on this one. A thought.... My raised beds are 16" tall. If i clip their wings, can they jump that?
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    Contech Scarecrow sprinklers, do they work? My garden is in danger.

    So, I want my birds to play and keep the weeds under control in the backyard. But, they like the garden. i know I should put a fence up... but has anyone tried this: http://www.amazon.com/Contech-CRO101-Scarecrow-Activated-Sprinkler/dp/B000071NUS It looks like it could work and be a lot...
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    Winterizing Nipple Waterers? UPDATE Really? No One Knows?

    This thread needs to keep going!! This winter, my PVC system froze, as it got colder than I expected, and one of the nipples was pushed out of its hole in the PVC. Now I have the hole plugged and need to prepare for next winter. There are plenty of good examples of bucket heaters here...
  9. bovine0001

    la fleche hens not laying

    I notice one of the feeders is eaten from preferentially. I wonder if the low pecking order birds aren't eating well. I may need to move the other one to another location to allow easy access.
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    la fleche hens not laying

    I have a flock of 7 hens that were all laying about a month ago or so. The list goes: 3 buff orpingtons, 1 barred rock, 1 black austrolorp and 2 la fleches. The la fleches are 8-9 months old. So I know the la fleche's aren't laying as they lay smaller white eggs. all the birds appear...
  11. bovine0001

    Poopin In The Nesting Box!!!!!

    Quote: My roosts are higher than the sill of the nesting box. Not too much though. I put insulation on the top of my coop and when the roost was taller, they ate the insulation. When I say ate, I don't mean pecked at. I mean, it was ripped off the ceiling and disapeared. Crazy birds...
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    Poopin In The Nesting Box!!!!!

    Today, I found this: And on the inside: Someone used the sill of the nesting box for a roost and messed it up big time. The small board above the nesting boxes was a poop shield from a previous failure of a roost. I need to take it down. I don't think they roosted on that but rather the...
  13. bovine0001

    I may have a rooster

    thanks all. I think she may have laid some eggs, so that solves that. Not even 5 months old an I got eggs!!!! Woo Hoo!!
  14. bovine0001

    I may have a rooster

    Here is a picture of Betty. She is the one in the center.
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    I may have a rooster

    Quote: Sorry about no pictures. My camera does not do well in the dark and it is always dark before and after work for me so getting pictures is tough. But I think donrae is right, and she is first for maturing. I also looked up black australorps online, and she looks exactly like a female...
  16. bovine0001

    I may have a rooster

    I am new to chickens, but I think one of my girls may be a boy. My flock are all a little over 4 months old. He/She is pure black, so it's hard to look for special feathers, but has a little larger and redder comb and wattle. They also are a little more aggressive lately, darn thing bit me...
  17. bovine0001

    Are my girls old enough to stop worrying about temp?

    So my girls are a month old in a days. My coop has a ramp from the run below it. They require me to get in the run (so fun ) and push them up the ramp to get them in the coop at night. I do this for 2 reasons: 1. They camp out on the corner where a racoon could easily put a paw through 2...
  18. bovine0001

    Chicken wire on the bottom of the run and other questions?

    Quote: It's great and will at least provide some deterent from digging predators. But I would throw something else down on top of the wire, either dirt and/or wood chips. I would also by a roll of .5" x .5" galv hardware cloth/wire to attach to the chicken wire to prevent predators reaching...
  19. bovine0001

    Chicken wire on the bottom of the run and other questions?

    Any thoughts about the wire on the floor of the run?
  20. bovine0001

    Chicken wire on the bottom of the run and other questions?

    Makes wonder if poultry wire is a scam.
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