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    Dose cracked corn keep chickens warm

    Also think about this, if corn was really especially good at keeping birds warm then normal chicken feed would be problematic in summer as most chicken feed is mostly corn. Better to stick with a good chick starter or all flock and keep treats at a minimum as usual
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    At what age can chicks have scratch?

    That's why I don't buy scratch, the wsmallest I've seen at tractor supply is 10lbs and I give it so infrequently that 95% of it would go bad before I could use it all. If I need to call my girls in with food, I just use a little cat food since I always have that on hand. Whatever you use, keep...
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    What made you happy today?

    Saw Juniper (buff orpington) on the nest last night while checking for eggs so she might be going broody. If so that would be perfect as that would give me a late winter hatch. I will give her a week or so to make sure she's truly broody though
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    Are They Eating Too Much Calcium?

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/fermenting-chicken-feed-a-straightforward-method.75967/ For 4 birds though I'd go with a pint jar rather than a 5 gallon bucket especially if it's just a treat, and yes a wet mash works too if you don't want to ferment
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    Favorite Chicken Breed?

    I think a certain leghorn enjoyer might have something to say about their name lol xD
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    Are They Eating Too Much Calcium?

    That is definitely way way too many treats. Treats should be less than 10% of their diet. If you want a healthy way to treat them, ferment some of their feed and give them some of that every day. They'll go nuts for it and it won't throw off their diet 'cause it's just their normal feed and...
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    Please help me with this aggressive hen- I cant take much more.

    Best way to have nice animals is to treat them with care and respect and not put up with mean individuals. Some animals are just plain mean no matter how nice you are to them and mean animals produce more mean animals
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    Please help me with this aggressive hen- I cant take much more.

    I did have some luck getting a previous hen of mine to leave me alone by pecking her back firmly with my fingers and gently holding her down whenever she acted aggressive. However, Parsley was nowhere near as aggressive as your bird, in her case she was just biting and pecking me when I got near...
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    prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

    My advice is to pick a reading plan and do that every day. If you miss a day just pick back off where you left off. The important thing is to come back to the practice when you've noticed you've drifted off and never stop trying. Eventually it will turn into habit but in the meantime stick with...
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    What made you happy today?

    I would worry about other's dogs and possible biosecurity issues, but I did once see a little girl bring a silkie with her to tractor supply. Staff didn't seem to care
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    Chickens dying.... need help..

    Thx for the update! Agree with the safeguard and getting addional testing. I would definitely advise both if you can afford it. If you do get addional testing let us know the results
  12. FrostRanger

    Scrambled Egg?

    It's not too big, you can just stick it in her beak and she'll swallow it just fine. As for catching her, grab her off the roost at night, that's the easiest way
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    Advise to keep my rooster

    Don't rehome an aggressive roo, all it does is pass the problem on to someone else (like what happened to you, what was originally your neighbor's problem is now your problem) and the people at his new home could get hurt. Even if you can't bring yourself to eat him, you can bury him, feed him...
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    prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

    Praying
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    How long can chickens stay in freezing weather?

    Don't put Vaseline on their combs, it traps moisture and makes it more likely they'll get frostbite
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    I ordered a Nestera coop, never received the third package, and they refuse to refund me!!!

    I once had a phone I ordered show up a year and a half after I ordered it. They had already sent me a replacement and that arrived just fine. I don't know what could have held up the original *that* long It was just a cheap tracfone BTW, nothing crazy. It was only 50 bucks
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    Chickens don't want the heater - seems weird

    You have to remember that chickens are basically wearing a down coat, as long as they are dry and can get out of the wind they can handle some surprisingly cold temps. Now, -29 is on the lower end of what I would let ride but if they are saying they're too hot with heat, then I would go with...
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    Advise to keep my rooster

    He needs to be culled. Human aggression is very often genetic. Could something have happened at his previous home to trigger it? Sure, but just as likely he is simply predisposed to human aggression. This behavior is seldom fixable as well. Also, roosters provide minimal predator protection...
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    Question of the Day - Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

    Pill bugs, although they are not actually bugs, they are technically crustaceans iirc and they have a larger counterpart that lives deep in the ocean
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    What’s For Breakfast!?

    Eggs on a English muffin with cream of wheat on the side
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