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    Food Storage Ideas Needed

    Ive only ever found the square buckets at walmart. You have to go to the bakery department and ask for them. They had cake icing in them and look like the picture above.
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    How I Brood My Chicks. A Guide For Brooding Off Grid.

    My first choice is a broody hen but they don't always cooperate. I like to get my meat birds and new layers started early so I brood inside my cabin near the wood stove. I use a 50 gallon clear plastic storage bin so the chicks can see what's going on outside their little world. It helps them to...
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    Just Butchered 4 boys

    I struggled with this my first time around. I was able to rehome most but I kept one around that should have been eaten. He became very agressive. A year later he turned out to be the best tacos ever! The next time.... As soon as they started in on the hens, into the freezer. Yes, just do it.
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    Free Range in Snowy Weather: What do you do?

    I built a cattle panel hoop house behind the coop for them to use. They still mostly hang out under the coop unless it's a sunny day. I shovel all around the coop and put out old straw to walk on. Feed, water and treats are in the hoop house so they have to use it.
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    Cattle panel

    The wife and I built this in our spare time over a week or so. It was built to provide the chickens with a place out of the rain and snow. The frame is 8' wide x 12' long x 2' high and covered with left over 6 mil black plastic. Super easy to build and extremely sturdy. It has about 2' of snow...
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    Lethargic Skinny Hen 1.5 Years Old

    Yes, full and firm.
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    Lethargic Skinny Hen 1.5 Years Old

    Good evening everyone, I just brought her inside and gave her ACV water, high protein food and a little yogurt. She started eating right away and is now standing quietly with her head pulled close and fluffed up. Today she was wondering around by herself eating and then resting in different...
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    Food Storage Ideas Needed

    The ones i get, it takes 2 buckets to hold a 50lb bag of feed. They are square, maybe 4 gallons or so. I like the shape, they stack nicely against the wall in my shed.
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    Food Storage Ideas Needed

    If you have a bakery in the area you can usually get food grade buckets with lids cheap or free. I get mine from Walmart or the grocery store bakery for $1 each.
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    North Idaho / Eastern Washington

    Check your local library. If not in the catalog, they may be able to do an inter library loan or you can request it be added to the catalog.
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    Eastern Washington /north idaho, buy sell and trade

    Silver Fox rabbits will be ready to go around September 13th. 5 Black and 2 Blue.
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    What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!

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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    What does everyone think about the handful of states who recently changed the laws allowing residents to conceal carry without a permit?
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Day 14, 11 out of the 13 left. Another hen layed in the nest and broke 2 eggs. I plan on locking her up in a few more days.
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    Eastern Washington /north idaho, buy sell and trade

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