She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[BYC910]

I always heard type over color...........

Well what do you do when you can't type and your color blind

 

[FridayYet]

Probably don't raise prize turkeys!

 

[BYC910]

They are doing good. Haven't lost any in a few weeks. Not laying any eggs though......slackers. I felt so embarrassed the other day when I had to buy eggs at the grocery

I mean really, I've got over 100 chickens! That would be like a dairy farmer with 50 head of Holstein cows buying milk:/

Or a beef cattle farmer buying a steak or a hog farmer buying bacon and pork chops .or when your standing at the meat counter saying I just sold that hog for a dollar a pound .I.ve tried everything. threatening them with chicken and dumplings .that don't work or fried chicken or chicken pot pie . I would let them watch Chicken Run but then they would get ideals .

 

[chicapee]

This question goes out to all those that have a well on your property. This is the first house that we have lived in that has a well and we are struggling with sulfur stinky water.

We tried oxidizing the water using the calcium hyperchlorite pellets. With a carbon filter.This worked well for a while, but the pellet feeder would get encrusted with deposits and was difficult to clean. So then hubby put in an inline liquid chlorinator, but the pressure was too high for it too work properly. We have the well pump and a blue pressure tank. I am open to suggestions. It is driving me nuts. When the well pump was first installed the water was good until the big rains from Isaac.

 

[chicapee]

Or a beef cattle farmer buying a steak or a hog farmer buying bacon and pork chops .or when your standing at the meat counter saying I just sold that hog for a dollar a pound .I.ve tried everything. threatening them with chicken and dumplings .that don't work or fried chicken or chicken pot pie . I would let them watch Chicken Run but then they would get ideals .

I only have 4 pullets old enough to lay and they are all laying. I did put a light on a timer to come on at 4am though. I don't know if it helps or not. This is their first year too which probably has a lot to do with it.

 

[kwhites634]

This question goes out to all those that have a well on your property. This is the first house that we have lived in that has a well and we are struggling with sulfur stinky water.

We tried oxidizing the water using the calcium hyperchlorite pellets. With a carbon filter.This worked well for a while, but the pellet feeder would get encrusted with deposits and was difficult to clean. So then hubby put in an inline liquid chlorinator, but the pressure was too high for it too work properly. We have the well pump and a blue pressure tank. I am open to suggestions. It is driving me nuts. When the well pump was first installed the water was good until the big rains from Isaac.

Talk to a plumber about installing a water conditioning system.

 

[WVduckchick]

This question goes out to all those that have a well on your property. This is the first house that we have lived in that has a well and we are struggling with sulfur stinky water.  We tried oxidizing the water using the calcium hyperchlorite pellets. With a carbon filter.This worked well for a while, but the pellet feeder would get encrusted with deposits and was difficult to clean. So then hubby put in an inline liquid chlorinator, but the pressure was too high for it too work properly. We have the well pump and a blue pressure tank. I am open to suggestions. It is driving me nuts. When the well pump was first installed the water was good until the big rains from Isaac. 

Mother in law had water like that. She used one of those Brita filter pitchers and we got her one to install on the kitchen sink faucet, for drinking and washing dishes, etc. Doesn't help for showers though. Good luck!

 

[Outpost JWB]

Not laying ANY?  Wow.  How old are they?

Some are too old, some are pullets, but plenty are at the right age. I am pretty sure I have some egg eaters.
I've put golf balls in the nest boxes, and I don't see any egg shells, but 2 months ago they were popping out 20-30 a day. . Hopefully on Sunday-my day off, I can observe them.

 

[kwhites634]

Some are too old, some are pullets, but plenty are at the right age. I am pretty sure I have some egg eaters.
I've put golf balls in the nest boxes, and I don't see any egg shells, but 2 months ago they were popping out 20-30 a day.

. Hopefully on Sunday-my day off, I can

My 6 hens were giving me 5-6 eggs a day in August & September, then the molt hit. Today & yesterday I got 1 egg; some days I don't get any, a couple times I've gotten one from each hen.
If your run looks like someone had a massive pillow fight, my guess is you've got the same problem a lot of us do...MOLT; this is the season for it.

 

[BYC910]

This question goes out to all those that have a well on your property. This is the first house that we have lived in that has a well and we are struggling with sulfur stinky water.

We tried oxidizing the water using the calcium hyperchlorite pellets. With a carbon filter.This worked well for a while, but the pellet feeder would get encrusted with deposits and was difficult to clean. So then hubby put in an inline liquid chlorinator, but the pressure was too high for it too work properly. We have the well pump and a blue pressure tank. I am open to suggestions. It is driving me nuts. When the well pump was first installed the water was good until the big rains from Isaac.

two ways to fix that . one an in line pressure regulator or two, turn the pressure down at the pump .all the blue tank does is to delay the pump from starting when you turn on the tap .depending on the size five gallon ten gallon so on and so on the bigger the tank the longer the delay . well pumps are set to come at 40 psi and turn off at 60 psi . which means when your pump stops running you should have 60 pounds per square inch of pressure in your water system . to test this you can buy a testing gage that hooks up like a water hose.it will screw on any hose bib .the gage should be at least 100 psi .you can get one at home depot or lowes . To reset the working range of your pump you need to access the pressure control switch . if the pump is a submersible pump meaning it is down in the well. The pressure switch will be on the line going to the blue tank. remove the cover . you will see two springs one tall one short with nuts on top .turning the nuts clockwise will increase pressure . counter clockwise will decrease pressure . turn each nut the same number of turns . This keeps the 20 PSI on /off . You need to check your pressure before making any adjustment . the in line pressure regulator is pre set at the factory most of the time at 40 psi but is adjustable and I believe you can get them preset at different pressures . but are very easy to reset . and not to hard to install. the one you want is a 3/4 inch .I forgot to ask is there a pressure adjustment on the chlorinator?