Welcome here dear. There are lots of articles about predator proofing coops and runs , and disease treatment and prevention. The article section can be found by selecting icon at top of page 4 the on from left that looks like a dog eared piece of paper .
I would ask for manager and show him them.
Folks so to just feed to birds as they eat bugs all day.
Old wives tale is using spearmint gum sticks to ward off weevils also they hate the smell of bay leaves.
I put that stuff up on "ceiling " of coop. But stuff on walls has been eaten/ pecked off all of it. You could literally watch them grow by how high I had to keep cutting it off! The little sparkle poopers!?! I agree my winters are horrible here subzeros etc and they are very resilient...
Interesting post. I have ryobis and hubby has dewalts . I bought off brand ones and seems like they went bad fast. Did get a deal on Ebay a few years ago on DeWalt ones, guy must have been laid off as I got a deal on one of those 4v ones ( hubby's fav.)
I got my 3 girls March 14th and I got my first brown tiny albeit usable egg today. I'm sure it's one of them as next group are 2 weeks younger and they are white layers.
Yes freezers are used for farm raised meats and frozen veg and fruits. And of course DH ice cream!
I wouldn't eat them raw but cooked or in baking like a raw egg . They're are lots of YT on this method.
So glad you're here Jen . What a cool thing Joe has found her pal. There is lots articles if you touch the icon in brown bar above that looks like a dog eared page. 4th one in from left. Good luck and welcome you two.
I've learned on here that hybrids seem to have more reproductive issues.
My hens stopped eating their feed too so I fermented it and now with heat I just wet it with COLD water which they love. Since this heat they haven't been eating much . Good luck they will get back to laying soon I...
You can use parchment in place of trays but the egg stuff is runny. I ordered Xtra trays off Amazon for my dehydrator.
This was my first try at this so I just placed stuff in used mushroom jar and I kept on kitchen counter to check on it. Tonight is first time messing with it since made it 2...
No I dehydrate raw whole eggs that have been frothed up in blender. Poured onto fruit leather trays and dehydrated. Ground down to fine powder and vacuum sealed and kept cool. The video that inspired this method was
I hope this works for all of you. If not PM me and I will try a different...
How hot HADES! that's how hot!
It's 9:30 p.m and it's 97* in my coop as I sit here . Today was 112* outside temps , after sitting in my driveway for awhile my car registered 121. I didn't even know it would go that high!! I'm so glad I have a covering on my run my honey coated with white roof...
I have a red sex link that kays very thin shelled eggs. Yesterday was so thin it was like the consistency of a rubber glove.? with the insides spilled out in bedding.
Let them have as much oyster shell as possible, and give back their shells too. I've also given them dissolved calcium citrate...