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    thank you!!!

    thank you!!!
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    Arkansas Chickens for Sale (or Free)

    Believe it or not, after I found I could not advertise my eggs on FB, I ordered a big “EGGS FOR SALE HERE” sign and attached it to my mailbox. I collected the eggs, dated them and left them in a fridge on my front porch(right in front of the ring Camera doorbell). Now I can’t keep enough...
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    Looking for Alternative water solutions

    I have used poultry nipples since day 1 and I have never had a chicken refuse to drink from them.
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    Pine shavings vs hemp bedding

    I converted to hemp after 6 or 7 years with TSC wood shavings. Yes, the hemp costs more……..but I don’t need to clean the coop as often because hemp controls the odor and handles the moisture much better than wood shavings. I can also use the hemp I cleaned out of the coop in my garden as...
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    polycarbonate, sun, and rain roof question

    The front part of my run has clematis vines and they grow up and cover the run in leaves and flowers. Keeps it cooler in there too
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    polycarbonate, sun, and rain roof question

    I have a clear polycarbonate roof over part of the run, no hardware cloth was used because it’s a lean-to roof and only runs on one side of the coop. In the summertime, I staple shade cloth to the rafters to keep it cooler in there; otherwise it’s like a hot humid greenhouse in there. I also...
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    Coop bedding

    I started using hemp last year after using wood shavings for the last 6 or 7 years. Hemp costs more but I only need to clean out the coop two or three times a year. The hemp composts faster and easier than the wood chips, there is a lot less smell. I just throw on more hemp bedding when the coop...
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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    Mine get special treats when it’s cold…I make them hot oatmeal with slivered almonds and some dried cranberries. I also have a wire sphere the size of a softball that comes apart, ..i open it up and shove the spinach in and they chase after it so that’s where they get their daily spinach or...
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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    Wow. Thank you for the reliable info. I live in Northeast Ohio and I have only let my flock out into the yard twice in the past month. I also put a fence up around the BirdBuddy wild feeder so that the chickens cannot get near it. I cannot sequester them from wild birds (like sparrows) but I can...
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    Poopy Butt?

    You need to wash that butt!!! It could be mites, it could be vent greet. You always need to check out a poopy butt and find the cause if you can. Good luck!!
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    Thoughts on hemp bedding?

    The last time I replaced the hemp was this past December. I would never be able to go 7 months with using wood chips. I have poop boards and when the hemp starts to look like there’s a lot of poop on it, I just sprinkle on another layer.
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    Thoughts on hemp bedding?

    I just started using hemp on the floor of my coop in the past year and I Will never go back to using wood shavings. There is no smell, and the hemp absorbs much better than the wood chips. Even though the initial cost seems higher, the fact that the hemp lasts much longer makes it (to me) worth...
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    My BSFL farm got taken over by houseflies….

    I did not know this. I think the houseflies were attracted to the decomposing food. They DID lay some eggs (maggots) in the BSFL bin, but it seemed like eventually the houseflies disappeared and the BSFL took over. There were a lot more of them in the container than I originally thought. When I...
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    My BSFL farm got taken over by houseflies….

    Black Soldier Fly Larvae. More nutritious than regular meal worms
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    Comment by 'Blingchix6' in article 'Nabiki's Black Soldier Fly Project'

    Thanks!! I will definitely try this. I know that when it started to get cold here, I dumped out the bin and there were a LOT of larvae in there. This year I will not be so quick to empty the bin when the temperatures go below 70 degrees F. The chickens still congregate on the spot where the bin...
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