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  1. Sefirothe

    Egg glitches and egg laying question…

    @Wyorp Rock Great info, thank you! So maybe the extra calcium one got stuck mid turn and the second thin shelled one “crashed” into it. I’ll keep an eye on her. I’m hoping it’s a one off glitch caused by my switching to an all flock feed for about a month or so to get a higher protein into...
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    Egg glitches and egg laying question…

    I have only one dark brown egg layer (a wheaten marans) so I know for a fact both of these came from one hen in a less than 24 hr period. The egg on the left was laid last night around 1am while they were on the roost. When I got home from work I picked it up out of the poop tray and looked on...
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    rats

    Since we are doing PSA's and safety announcements... Do not use peroxide to make your pet vomit if they get ahold of rat poison. Take your dog to your vet or to the vet ER. Vets now have safer methods to make them vomit as peroxide has been shown to cause stomach and esophageal ulcers.
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    Constructing Run Floor

    If you have room to store a very large pile of wood chips, you can see if chipdrop.com is available in your area.
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    Did y'all just add a ton of ads to the site?

    Would it be too much to ask for the ads to not dynamically resize themselves....constantly? I think I'm clicking one topic in a forum listing and in the half second it takes to click, an ad loads and shifts the page up or down and I either click a different topic or more disingenuously an ad...
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    Water and feed system for new coop build

    I went back and dug up the post if any one is curious. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/electrical-fire-from-heated-waterer.1609399
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    What kind of fencing is this?

    Curiosity sent me searching and this turned up: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Knitted-Wire-Mesh/dp/B0844HBSCF Also: https://www.anxinwiremesh.com/wiremesh/knitted-wire-mesh.html
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    What kind of fencing is this?

    It looks like its knitted. If it is and one wire breaks, depending on the tension its at and the memory of the wire itself, it would easily weaken and split. Think of runs in pantyhose. (Did I just date myself? Does anyone even wear pantyhose anymore?)
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    Water and feed system for new coop build

    This particular heater states not to use an extension cord with it. I think someone here in the forums did and it actually shorted out and melted the base of the waterer. As to refilling it, I've had between 4 and 9 chickens total and never have to refill it every day. I usually go out to the...
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    Water and feed system for new coop build

    NEPA here, will you have electric out to the coop for winter? I use a 3 gallon heated water from Premeir1 and love it for all year round. I just fill a gallon jug or two from the house and carry it out to the coop to dump in the waterer. We do have electric out at the coop so winter isn't a...
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    Hoop height calculator?

    I'm actually planning out a garden hoop trellis, but the constraints are similar. I actually want a low height because I'm short and will need to be able to reach the cucumbers planned for this to pick them!!
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    Hoop height calculator?

    Yep, that's the one I was looking for. Thank you!!
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    Hoop height calculator?

    I know I saw a calculator or maybe a infographic on how tall/short a hoop coop could be made depending on how wide you make the base. I'm drawing blanks trying to search the forums for it tho. Anyone got it bookmarked?
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    MITES HELP!!!!

    Does permethrin have an egg withdrawal period? And does anyone have a specific powder they recommend?
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    Sealing plywood in coop-safe options for chickens

    Exterior grade latex paint.
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    Logistics - is a fully enclosed run necessary?

    I’m in northeastern Pennsylvania. In town, tho sorta close to the edge. We also see domestic feral cats, stray dogs, skunks, possums, foxes, raccoons on the camera and hear coyotes at night.
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    The Merry-Go-Round of Roosting

    We call this the nightly roost rumble. I have a mixed bag of 2 and 1 year old hens. And a single 6 foot roost over a poop board. Six of the hens smoosh together in a nightly random order on the actual roost and one single hen perches on the lip of the poop board even tho there’s quite often...
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    ELI5 how do I prep my space for a delivered coop?

    We have ours on a gravel base, with pavers and I think edging or capstones under the runners:
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    two chicken coops enough for 6 chickens?

    Yep, I have an old fruit crate and small wood wire spool they can jump on. Plus a corner roost that’s a big favorite.
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    Mites or a feather eater?

    I did the second treatment of ivermectin this past Tuesday. It doesn’t seem like the affected chickens are getting any worse. And I see some pin feathers coming in here or there. So fingers crossed…. I personally won’t consider myself out of the woods until this fall’s molt and everyone has...
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