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skyler_white•2d ago

Update: my predator light took 11 months to actually work, and I bet the "just get a light" crowd never tested theirs past the first week

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jessicaw11•3d ago

Showerthought: I called the deep litter method a lazy excuse for 3 years, then my coop stopped smelling in week 2

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robinc66•4d ago

Hot take: stop tossing oyster shells in the run like it's chicken confetti

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noah_barnes•5d ago

Showerthought: a guy at the Monroe feed store swore by sand in the coop, but my hens act like it's lava

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bell.taylor•6d ago

Showerthought: my 4 hens turned 29 eggs into 11 chicks and I only lost one to a hawk

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cora400•7d ago

Vent: switched my girls from pine shavings to sand and I'm kicking myself for waiting 2 years

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the_skyler•10d ago

Just changed my mind about mixing my own feed after a scare with my Barred Rock, Hazel

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cameron763•12d ago

Vent: switched my hens from layer pellets to crumble and the difference in 2 weeks is nuts

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thea246•13d ago

Just realized I blew $38 on a heat lamp my chicks did not need past week three

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the_simon•16d ago

Appreciation post: the lady at the feed store in Tulsa told me to stop feeding scratch at night

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xenar14•18d ago

Pro tip: gave my hens crushed eggshells and got 3 double yolks in one week, now I'm not sure what to think

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claireg81•20d ago

Thought 6 birds was too many for my little Tulsa yard, but the egg math shut me up

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matthew_wilson46•23d ago

My 6 hens laid 41 eggs in a week and I found out why from a 1987 feed store flyer

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the_sean•23d ago

Hot take: I went with the cheap plastic coop over the fancy wooden one and I regret it

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sandralee•23d ago

I stopped cleaning my coop every week and my hens are healthier for it

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