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    Feeding Bullhead Catfish, Do you see any problems?

    There is cropland around the pasture, but the pasture is for dairy cows, so I'm hoping not too much pesticides. And the pond is a manmade one that is built up around a spring, not one that gets natural runoff. I'm sure there is some leaching going on, probably it is inevitable in such a...
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    Feeding Bullhead Catfish, Do you see any problems?

    There is a pond down the road in the middle of a large pasture. The farmer that owns it says I can fish and keep all the bullheads I want. While I don't care for catfish too much for myself, I have been fishing with my daughter and granddaughter, keeping the fish and freezing them whole on...
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    Chickens who HATE snow?

    My three girls don't like the snow either. The small hoop house is just 5 feet from their coop and I put hay and straw down, and there is even some grass roots for them to dig up, but if there is snow, they won't go over even if I put mealworm treats in the HH for them. I have to put a branch...
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    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    Bogtown and Alaskan, Thank you for your responses! I will put a roof on the run, and maybe some plastic to keep the run snow-free. The coop is for three chickens, and right now they have a moveable fence that they spend most days in- I just connect it to the door of the run and they go in and...
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    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    Thank you all for posting! I have a chicken tractor, and was wondering if they would be OK in that for the winter. There is no floor covering where the ladder is, (a big hole in the floor). I was thinking I would cover that at night, but will I need to do more? I have an EE and two golden comets.
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