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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Drove to Onalaska and got two bags of Xcel all purpose for the chickens. Finished the skirting on the west side of the new run and set up a feeder for the cockerels in their run.
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    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    Scrambled eggs with chopped ham, garlic and shredded cheese spooned onto Ritz crackers. A little homemade sauerkraut on the side. Quick and easy.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    The cockerels are crowing more than normal, maybe from stress, but I think they're adjusting to the new setup. During the day they're locked out of the coop and stay in the day run. There's a foot wide section of hardware cloth the cockerels can look through into the secure run and see the...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    What a nice day! I rearranged the coop so half of it opens up to the outdoor run and the other half is open all the time to the secure run. The cockerels are now separated from the pullets, but they can see each other through the fence walls I used to separate the coop into two sections. The...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    They sure look cute but I'm going to pass. The chickens keep me busy enough. But it's been an awful long time since I smelled that little puppy smell. LOL
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    Mike the Chicken Vet

    You're welcome! I read several of his articles today and thought it was interesting that he says that caged chickens are healthier than cage free chickens. According to him, the more freedom chickens have the more problems they have with injuries of aggression, disease and broken bones.
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    Mike the Chicken Vet

    I was reading an article about coccidiosis in chickens and found a reference to Mike the Chicken Vet who has a blog with over 10 years of posts. It seems to be a pretty good resource for chicken health info. https://mikethechickenvet.wordpress.com/
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    Dry Egg Cleaner

    That's very interesting. Is it designed to be adjustable between different sizes of eggs? I found the patent on it if you haven't seen it. https://patents.google.com/patent/US2457324A/en
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I think I was right about my big chicks, that there are 3 or 4 pullets, 6 or 7 cockerels. I'd say three are for sure pullets, and another one I'm close to sure, so that's perfect for my needs. In addition to the wattles and the larger combs the cockerels grow long black irridescent tail...
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    Why would someone remove drywall from inside a closet?

    If you don't want that cedar chest smell in your closet, sure. Aromatic eastern red cedar repels moths that damage wool clothing and why it's commonly used in closets. Western redcedar fence pickets don't have that quality.
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    Why would someone remove drywall from inside a closet?

    You could cover the openings with aromatic cedar boards, one along the top, one on each side, gluing them in place. It would make the closet smell good too. I found this on Etsy.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I'm growing fewer things this year. One variety each of tomato, pepper, green beans, onions and peas plus kale and collards, maybe lettuce. Dark green zucchini, butternut squash, pickling cukes and dill. My fall cabbage experiment was a bust. Heads are forming but they're super loose, not firm...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    My "broody" is an incubator. It doesn't teach chicks what to eat. LOL
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I tried giving the last batch of little chicks wetted feed but they didn't go for it until they got older.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I didn't look at the bag before but found that it says for adult birds. Thanks for mentioning that. I need to get another bag of all flock tomorrow, so I guess I'll get another bag of chick starter while I'm at it.
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