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  1. WillowsDucks

    Putting dog hair in nests to act as a deterrent

    Hey guys! I've been seeing stuff about this lately, and I was wondering if anyone has tried it? Supposedly putting dog hair in your nests can ward off predetors because they hate the smell. Does anyone know if this works? :)
  2. BigBlueHen53

    How Many Nesting Boxes Needed?

    I have 21 chickens and 2 roos (well, a cockerel and a roo). Thirteen are pullets at POL and seven Edit: change that to six, sorry, are older, with the youngest being two years old. Of the older hens I get three or four eggs a day, but I'm reasonably certain none of them lay every day. So my...
  3. K

    Broody hen laying but two other hens not?

    It’s summer time here when egg production should be higher. I have a mama hen and a rooster and their two baby hens (all bantams) that just started their first laying season this year. They have been laying eggs like crazy all spring. A couple weeks ago my mama hen started showing signs of going...
  4. A

    Chickens won't stop sitting on the nest. NEED HELP

    So, a bit of background for the past few weeks, when this problem started. With 8 chooks, and only 3 people in the family, we have plenty of eggs. So sometimes we go a couple of days without picking up the eggs from the coop. It's not normally a problem. If a chook starts sitting on them, they...
  5. DaisyDucky

    Duck help?

    I am the owner of two pekin ducks, Donald and Daisy. I got them as a learning experience for my 2 year old son. I have raised them from 3 day old hatchlings and they will be a year old in April. Daisy has laid eggs that I sell, but recently became broody and was sitting on a nest of about 13...
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  6. vh396001

    Interested in buying used chicken farm equipments

    Hello there This is my second year raising layers and I am now planning to start with more birds (5,000) and was wondering if there are any members who have some feeders, drinkers and or nests for sale. I would also like to know a good place to purchase egg trays and egg boxes. My farm is in...
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