➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

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CarpCharacin said:
I need to get some more of those Mr. Clean magic erasers, the original kind without any additives, those work good for cleaning off the hard water deposits.
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Haven't used those but a razor blade and a bit of elbow grease go a long way with no risk of chemical contamination if you aren't going to move the fish out first. You just have to keep the area wet and mind your angle and seams so you don't scratch the glass or cause a leak. A lot of people end up etching their glass permanently simply by going at it with too abrasive a scrubber. I know those green pads are trouble, can't say on the Mr. Clean.
 
debid said:
Haven't used those but a razor blade and a bit of elbow grease go a long way with no risk of chemical contamination if you aren't going to move the fish out first. You just have to keep the area wet and mind your angle and seams so you don't scratch the glass or cause a leak. A lot of people end up etching their glass permanently simply by going at it with too abrasive a scrubber. I know those green pads are trouble, can't say on the Mr. Clean.
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The Mr. Clean magic erasers are safe to use, as long as they are the original kind, and they don't scratch the glass.
 
I bought a couple of melons a little while back. One was called an Orangedew. It is a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew. Orange solid flesh and has a smooth skin. I didn't really care for it. It was ok but I kept finding myself not eating it and it was just sitting in my fridge. Then I bought a type of cantaloupe called a Sugar Kiss. The description on the tag made it sound so good. So against my better judgement, since I really don't care for cantaloupe at all, I splurged and bought it. The flesh was supposed to be sweet and almost dissolve on your tongue due to the high sugar content. It lied. It was a bit stringy so I didn't care for the texture. I won't ever buy them again. So I gave my chickens a treat today. It was nice and cold and watery like melons are and I am sure they enjoyed the sugar boost. They don't get a lot of treats like that so I know they appreciated it. I grabbed Daisy out of the nest box and sat her down in front of it and she went to town. Stayed out of the box for a while afterwards. But she ended up going back in again. I put the bars back up to block them off. I was looking up how to break a broody. I'm going to try and be more diligent by redirecting her attention at first and see if that will eventually work. If it doesn't, I guess I will have to try the cage thing. I'm just not exactly sure "how" to do so. If you aren't supposed to put shavings in the bottom of the cage, what do you do about the poop? My dog kennel/cage is in my house. Do you leave her in a cage outside with everybody? I'm just not sure what exactly to do. I need to do some more reading.
 
CrazyCrttr75 said:
I bought a couple of melons a little while back. One was called an Orangedew. It is a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew. Orange solid flesh and has a smooth skin. I didn't really care for it. It was ok but I kept finding myself not eating it and it was just sitting in my fridge. Then I bought a type of cantaloupe called a Sugar Kiss. The description on the tag made it sound so good. So against my better judgement, since I really don't care for cantaloupe at all, I splurged and bought it. The flesh was supposed to be sweet and almost dissolve on your tongue due to the high sugar content. It lied. It was a bit stringy so I didn't care for the texture. I won't ever buy them again. So I gave my chickens a treat today. It was nice and cold and watery like melons are and I am sure they enjoyed the sugar boost. They don't get a lot of treats like that so I know they appreciated it. I grabbed Daisy out of the nest box and sat her down in front of it and she went to town. Stayed out of the box for a while afterwards. But she ended up going back in again. I put the bars back up to block them off. I was looking up how to break a broody. I'm going to try and be more diligent by redirecting her attention at first and see if that will eventually work. If it doesn't, I guess I will have to try the cage thing. I'm just not exactly sure "how" to do so. If you aren't supposed to put shavings in the bottom of the cage, what do you do about the poop? My dog kennel/cage is in my house. Do you leave her in a cage outside with everybody? I'm just not sure what exactly to do. I need to do some more reading.
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It needs to be a wire bottom crate—no bedding, no tray, nada. The poop should fall through the wire openings. The crate should be elevated for maximum air flow under the hen's breast. To elevate it, put it up on cinderblocks, milk crates etc. Provide food and water (duh), and a piece of board for a roost (optional). Keep her in there for 24 hours, then let her out and see what she does. If she goes for the nest box, put in her back in the crate for another 24 hours. Repeat.

Cooling the hen's breast is important, so some people couple the crate treatment with a cool (not cold) bath or even sticking a bag of frozen veggies under her.

Good luck!

ETA: the crate should ideally be somewhere that the hen can see the rest of the flock so she doesn't loose her place in the pecking order. I put my dog crate broody-breaker in the run the whole time she is in it. Just make sure she will not get too much sun where ever you put her.
 
jwyles said:
I would bring some jic. Our weather is silly and it's usually still hot in October so honestly they probably will still be a problem. If you plan on being outside at all in the evenings ,when it's cooler, and for any extended time period you will need a bug repellent.
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Thank you.



CrazyCrttr75 said:
I bought a couple of melons a little while back. One was called an Orangedew. It is a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew. Orange solid flesh and has a smooth skin. I didn't really care for it. It was ok but I kept finding myself not eating it and it was just sitting in my fridge. Then I bought a type of cantaloupe called a Sugar Kiss. The description on the tag made it sound so good. So against my better judgement, since I really don't care for cantaloupe at all, I splurged and bought it. The flesh was supposed to be sweet and almost dissolve on your tongue due to the high sugar content. It lied. It was a bit stringy so I didn't care for the texture. I won't ever buy them again. So I gave my chickens a treat today. It was nice and cold and watery like melons are and I am sure they enjoyed the sugar boost. They don't get a lot of treats like that so I know they appreciated it. I grabbed Daisy out of the nest box and sat her down in front of it and she went to town. Stayed out of the box for a while afterwards. But she ended up going back in again. I put the bars back up to block them off. I was looking up how to break a broody. I'm going to try and be more diligent by redirecting her attention at first and see if that will eventually work. If it doesn't, I guess I will have to try the cage thing. I'm just not exactly sure "how" to do so. If you aren't supposed to put shavings in the bottom of the cage, what do you do about the poop? My dog kennel/cage is in my house. Do you leave her in a cage outside with everybody? I'm just not sure what exactly to do. I need to do some more reading.
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I have several cage set ups for broody hens. My hen house has a deep litter floor. You could lay out newspapers or flattened feed sacks. The key is elevating the cage so air circulates to cool off the hen's breast and bum.
My favorite is an 18 X 24 X 24 cage with a pull out bottom tray. I remove the tray for breaking a broody. I suspend the cage from the rafters in the hen house. The cage is made from 1 X1 inch hardware wire. Water and feed go in cups that clip to the inside. No bedding or hay for her to make a nest. Her movement makes the cage gently sway. Her bum gets cooled and within a few days, she is ready to be a good hen again.
Another set up is a cage attached to the wall. Also no bottom tray.
 

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