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4/9/12 at 5:31am

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How do you clean your feed and water dishes, and how often?

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4/9/12 at 5:56am

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Waterers get the algae scrubbed off and refilled daily. I use a little bleach on the scrubber for stubborn spots. I'm not as fussy about the feeders since they never get wet. I do soak them in a bleach water solution for at least 15 minutes when they start looking grungy, then scrub out any solids. Mine are all plastic.

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Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

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4/9/12 at 6:42am

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I squirt them daily with brown vinegar I have in a squirt bottle down by the coop, then I also squirt vinegar in the fresh water to add a bit of vinegar which aids in digestion...

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