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Prevent Egg-Eating by Reducing Egg Breakage Egg breakage is one of the main reasons hens begin eating eggs. Reducing or eliminating egg breakage minimizes the chances your hens will get a taste for raw egg. Here are some tips to prevent breakage: Provide at least one 1-by-1-foot nest for every four or five hens in the flock and never fewer than six nesting boxes. Position nesting boxes at least 2 feet off the ground and at least 4 feet from the roosts....

Correct Use The trick to getting plumber’s tape right is to wrap it around the pipe in the proper direction. When the pipe is turned into the fitting, the friction of the mating threads should work to tighten the tape around the pipe, rather than work against it and unravel or ball up the tape. Therefore, you wrap the tape around the pipe in the same clockwise direction of how the pipe will turn into the fitting....

Use Wall Space Walls are a home’s number one untapped resource. Sure, they’re great for hanging pictures, but in a small space, they should be used for much more. Use tall bookshelves that extend to the ceiling or install individual shelves one above the other all the way to the ceiling.Install hooks and hang your bike on the wall.Try a living wall planter in order to have plants without taking up any table or floor space for pots....

What Are Wet Suits? At the peak of the Hollywood fascination with surfers and their lifestyles, wet suits hit the mainstream market in the 1950s. A wet suit is a garment, usually made of foamed neoprene, which is today worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers, and anyone engaged in water sports. The suit provides thermal insulation, abrasion resistance, and buoyancy. There are many different types of wet suits for specific uses and temperatures....

Though this plant only lives for two years, these fancy little flowers often reseed themselves if conditions are favorable. It does well near other plants, especially grasses, because of its hemi-parasitic nature. In plain language, this means that the the scarlet painted cup burrows its roots into the root system of nearby plants in order to siphon nutrients and water. Though not essential for the survival of a scarlet painted cup, this rooting action supplies it with nutrients to thrive and produce flowers....

This is sometimes an easy job, but in other cases it can prove to be one of the trickier plumbing repair jobs you will tackle. On an existing tub, gaining access to the overflow tube can be challenging, and the process for replacing the tube can vary greatly, depending on what type of drain pipes you have and how the fittings have been made. Chrome or plastic parts made with slip fittings can be relatively easy to replace, but if the fittings are soldered or solvent-glued, the process can be much more complicated than you’d expect....

Painting your home can be overwhelming, but the process of buying paint doesn’t have to be! We knew we wanted to make something different. We wanted to take the stress and indecision out of the painting process so you can spend more time enjoying your space and less time staring at a never-ending stream of swatches. The Colors We’ve all stared at that massive wall of paint chips, wondering how there can possibly be that many distinct shades of green....

The daffodil is a common name for the genus Narcissus of which there are fifty or so species and a fantastic 130,000 varieties when including cultivars and hybrids. In some areas of the country, all yellow daffodils are mistakenly called by the common name jonquil, which is the species name of N. jonquilla. Jonquil bulbs need to be planted in the fall when soil temperatures have started to cool right before the first frost....

If you’ve shifted from grabbing any old bottle of Two-Buck Chuck to inspecting labels in search of a particular blend you read about in Wine Enthusiast Magazine, you might be ready for a dedicated wine fridge. Properly storing wine for a long period of time—maybe a few bottles from your wedding reception or an expensive vintage you received as a gift—requires a stable environment and temperature. Most experts will agree that storing bottles at room temperature—those you don’t intend to drink for a while, anyways—is a big no-no....

Sleeper sofas, like Lark Manor’s Rasberry Rolled Arm Sofa Bed, turn an ordinary room into a multipurpose space where you can host guests. A quality sofa bed should be comfortable to sit on but able to provide a supportive night’s rest. It also needs to complement your decor and disguise its dual purpose. And who wants to wrestle with folding and unfolding a bed when you’re tired? No one. Therefore, transitioning from sofa to bed and back again should be a simple task....

Unless you live in a traditional locale with very old buildings where real, natural stone is the norm, the stone you will likely end up purchasing for your home will be a synthetic stone called manufactured stone veneer. Manufactured stone veneer has nearly the heft and all of the texture of natural stone. Manufactured stone veneer is often found as a fireplace surround, wainscot, exterior wall, accent wall, or any area that needs solidity, rich texture, and timeless beauty....

Below you’ll find some of the best ways to stay organized and uncluttered month to month. Checklist: Tackle Small to Large Closets Start with your smallest closet and work towards tidying up the largest one. You’ll finish small closets fast, giving you more time and motivation to handle your largest offender, likely your bedroom closet. Try this order: Hall or entryway coat closet Kid’s bedroom closet Primary bedroom closet...