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Re: teflon. Talk of hair dryers and curling irons makes me wonder about a good old iron. I bet mine is teflon coated. Yet one more concern, especially when incubating eggs. When I'm incubating, I'll not use teflon in the kitchen. May only use it once/twice a year, anyways.

Sounds to me like you got a couple cockerels.

Bobby, you have made my day. Your chooks will love you for providing them with classical music. They will also greatly enjoy observing their human pet from such close proximity on that bench!

Chicken prep of a mouse is actually much more civilized than dog prep.

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Sauteed with garlic and mushroom sauce.

When I clean my coop, I just dust some permethrin into the "roost meets wall" crack.

I get the free lamps. When it ceases to function, I grab a new freebie out of the drawer. I find RED is helpful when I'm re'directing naughty pullets from their wanna-be perch in the nest box to the perches where the big girls spend the night. It's just enough light for them to see for...

Oh, BRUCE!!! Thanks for saving my butt!!! HEAD Lamps are awesome. And the red light feature is even more awesome. Rechargable is even more awesome than that, and dimmable. Well... you simply have the best of the best of the best!!!

That digging is normal. I'd suggest that you switch to hay for nesting material, and make it at least 4" deep. Shavings don't provide that satisfying "making a nest" feeling for the birds, IMO. I literally cram my nest boxes full of hay. It also has more insulation value, so the eggs are...

Weather has been dry and sunny and miserably cold here in Maine today. Pink sunset, so more of the same scheduled for tomorrow.

:pop Time for some one to pop an other bowl full. Pass the salt please.

Here in Maine, it was a good day to stay in. Not as bad as it could have been, but not a day to want to be traveling, especially, if catching chickens was involved. Freezing snow/rain started here around noon. Would have started for her even sooner. I don't know where OP lives, so don't know...

What Aart said.

Yet one more reason why heating pad brooding is superior. I believe unprocessed meat would be fine.

Oh the glare of betrayal when Maggie realizes the tidbits are NOT for her!!!

When ever I cook meat, the birds even get the scrapings from the pan. Between them and the dog, there are very little left overs here.

Agreed with @DwayneNLiz regarding the higher protein for now. Time to clean out the freezer, and see what you got in there that might be a bit frost nipped but fine for him.

I am also in the "don't touch it" camp. My Buck Eye has some pretty significant frost bite on his pea comb.

Is that oatmeal a snack, or a meal? If it's a snack, it's fine. If a meal (hopefully, you're feeding chicken feed and not oatmeal as his main ration) then he needs more! Yes, his tips look dark. But, it's winter and we've just come off a brutal cold snap. Not to worry. At this point, I'd...