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    How to Kill Weed Trees

    I have some privet and Ailanthus trees that I would like to get rid of too. I have heard if you drill holes into the stump and fill them with rock salt it will kill the suckers.
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    Mushroom foragers

    I heard the problem with using pigs to hunt truffles is that the pigs like to eat truffles. Using pigs when they are under 40 pounds is easy because you can control the pig with a leash before it eats the truffle. Now try to control a 200 pound pig and you can see the advantage of using a dog...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    I couldn't resist. We're free range now. Here in northern California, it has been a rainy season so far and my lot has greened up nicely. I have been keeping my little flock cooped up and was not planning to free range but now I changed my mind. I protected what little I have of a winter...
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    Hot composting with chicken bedding and garden waste

    My most recent compost pile is chicken bedding from the last six months. I raked all the places I had moved the tractor and put it all in one big pile. The used up bedding is about a bale and a half of wheat straw mixed with all lots of garden waste and weeds plus every kitchen scrap. The...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    My chicken compost is steaming up the neighborhood. I turned it yesterday because it cooled down some and now it's hot again. When I forked it to another spot the inside of the pile was white from heat loving fungi and bacteria. This might be the last of the cucumbers. The rains came...
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    Comment by 'Birdy Buddy' in article 'Mike's Tractor Coop de Ville'

    I just entered the coop contest. With all the beautiful coops out there I don't stand a chance. Maybe best tractor?
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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #8

    I made this tractor last spring for my new pullets. It's not beautiful but it is very utilitarian. I have five hens living here now. I'm old and disabled but I can move this coop easily because I tried to keep it as lightweight as possible. I can disassemble, move it and assemble it in about...
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    Mushroom foragers

    I was in Portland OR a week ago and went mushroom hunting. I didn't know my way around but still found a few chanterelle in the woods. This photo is from a hunt near Mendocino CA last year. I didn't get a pic of the chanterelles last week. My camera battery was empty. Below I found a few...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I added my location in my profile. I started building the greenhouse last spring. I got the shell up just in time to start a few seedlings for spring planting. It's too hot inside all summer. The past week or so I put doors on the greenhouse and made some shelving to get ready for winter. I...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I'm kind of new here at BYC so this is my first post on this thread. I think gardens and chickens go so well together. I moved recently to a place in Sacramento where I have enough room for a decent garden and a few fruit trees. I built a tractor coop because I liked the idea of being able to...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    I'm kind of new here at BYC and I was trying to guess which predator I lost the most chickens to and dogs were barely ahead of raccoons. I was not surprised to see the results of the survey where raccoons were the worst. Coons depradations were my fault because it only happened when I...
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    ⠀ GMOS' Genetically modified feed?

    Funny how anyone who is skeptical is labeled a shill. It's OK because very few people understand genetics outside biology. I don't know why the evil scientist is such a popular meme. Biologists are some of my favorite people who are only trying to make a better life for humanity. GM crops...
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    Show Me Your Feeders!!

    I would like to share my feeder with everyone at BYC. It has served me well. I have been using this design of mine for a feeder for a long time. It eliminates food waste and contamination and is easy to fill and maintain. It's attached outside of my chicken tractor. I made the box with a...
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    ⠀ GMOS' Genetically modified feed?

    I like the organic farmers I meet at the farmers market and more power to them. When considering agriculture overall, the organic method doesn't really translate well using modern agricultural methods. GMO crops use less pesticides and require less tillage. Organic pesticides are not...
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    Mushroom foragers

    The top one looks like a variant of Amanita muscaria. The lower mushroom looks like the garden variety Lycoperdon perlatum. The little puffballs are edible but I rarely find enough to get a decent meal. Here is a west coast Amanita muscaria. Notice the cup at the base called a volva. All...
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