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y I second this info, jsat , and WELCOME. I did lose one young pullet to cold and snow once, when her flockmates sat on the threshold of the run/coop pop door and prevented her from re-entering the coop. It was tragic, but sometimes that happens. Pays to count. Best of luck with your Mom's...

Boy, Uzi, I sure don't understand your boss; given enough rope, it sounds like he could hang himself. If you do indeed end up retaining an attorney, you could, as CoChix said, be deemed "hostile to the company," a terminable offense in my former government subsidized job. It is one of the...

Uzi, aren't you entitled to a written review, dated and signed by each of you? Where I worked, an oral review counted for very little. And you are right: how can your Sup review your job performance if he doesn't know what your job is. I hope your legal counsel can help you, because it...

Almost. Yeah, the grommets are certainly the weak spots on tarps. I initially put in new grommets and reinforced with tarp tape, but these failed with the recent storm. Then I just ended up screwing the tarp edges into whatever I had attached them to, and I did not skimp with the screws and...

I was thinking I would have to be joining the Kansas Group. I did have some damage and am still working on it. It exceeded my expectations.

Uzi, I have thought of doing rooster rescues, but it would have to be a hobby (an expensive one at that), and I'd have to resign myself to a financial commitment of my own. If I were to apply for a grant, I am sure I would have to show how such an enterprise would benefit the community, and...

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Hey, Uzi (and boys), I remember last year when you were so upset over the tiny little bit of frostbite Memnoch achieved, knocking yourself out because you didn't do the ventilation right. I have a number of large combed roos (Light Sussex), and last winter their combs and large wattles took...

I did find a dead hen, also, but did not know why she died. Some of my Roos, especially my Light Sussex, seem very prone to frostbite, more than the SS, and more than my other large combed roosters. just seems like all combs are not created equal. I have often wondered how a diminished comb...

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That is exactly what I do when I find a hidden stash. But FIRST I do a float test: I pull all the floaters, put 'em is plastic bag and freeze then put in trash on trash on trash day; the sinkers I dump in the blender she'll and all, blend, then cook scrambled and feed back to chickens. Dog...

Nice birds/pics.

I purchased a pack of these, 13" I believe, from Amazon, and have used them in some of the pet carriers my hens use as nesting boxes. My hens seem to love them for nesting, and I like them, too. For reasons not obvious to me, the excelsior stays clean, and the eggs I collect from these...

Uzi, I am so sad for you. What an awful thing to greet you in the morning. Please do not beat yourself up too much.

Wow, that is such good news. I am so impressed. I DO wish you luck.

Keeping fingers crossed.

Well, yes, I am having a hard time posting in type that doesn't need magnification, and I can't send a picture. Something is goofed up here. Last year at this time, a number of hens went broody, for the first time, and I got a few surprises. This month a number of my heritage birds have gone...

COCHix, I will miss all your posts, pics, good advice and support. Chickens ARE good therapy, and I am glad to know that yours helped. There is nothing wrong with moving on when it's time to move on, and I wish you the very best of fortunes. You obviously have many wonderful memories to...

Uzi, I have now, and have had in the past, bachelor coops. The first one I had was a hoop coop, rather well isolated from any hens. It was about 7 feet wide and 12 feet long and it housed as many as 11 full grown roosters through one winter. The covering of the coop admitted a lot of light...