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    BYC food to emulate grass fed

    Where are you at in ElDo? I have family with large gardens up in Georgetown. Gram used to have garden boxes with glass tops for winter veggie, kale and cabbage all winter long..
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    the things your chickens WILL NOT eat

    Ours will not eat strawberries (unless the it is the ONLY treat that day) carrots, cooked or raw, banana, mango.. unless a small hole is started.. then they will eat it down to the bare seed.. but they will not touch sliced mango. Nor will they touch their new pellets. ARG.. don't they know...
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    Eugene Oregon suspends chicken limit

    know whom buffbuttercup?
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    Eugene Oregon suspends chicken limit

    Me too.. although I still violate the 20 foot from building aspect. I hope that Eugene is lives up to it's green reputation and lifts the limit permanently.
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    Eugene Oregon suspends chicken limit

    http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/24833092-55/chicken-chickens-ordinance-scott-eugene.csp Is it okay to do the chicken dance?
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    What is the maximum number of eggs you have ever collected?

    5 of 5 happening at least three times a week.
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    New coop is here.

    Sans I love love love your brindled bullgod! Our old girl Annie McFannie, who is now over 11...goes out and checks what treats the chickens are getting everyday. She has never chased them... other than the obligtory fuzzy butt sniffing. I thought I was the only one crazy enough to do bullgods...
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    looking for someone to care for my chickens over the holidays.

    Hiya, I'm in Eugene, off of River Road but travel to coburg road every day. My hubby works for Qwest.. I'm a stay at home. Pm me. We can work something out. Amy
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    How many of you are experiencing a drop in egg production?

    Flock block. Its this big 12x12 inch block of seeds, grains, molasses, grit, oyster shell...It was about 10 bucks... My hubby drilled a hole through the center and we hung it under the cover in the run. Though if I had it to do again, I would put it in a wire box or something like that...
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    How many of you are experiencing a drop in egg production?

    We have pullets.. Our 5 girls were laying 4-5 a day.. then about the first of Oct, we were down to 3 a day.. Went to feed store bought a flock block. egg production since adding the flock block.. 5 a day. I have no idea why or what, if they were not getting enough food, grit, shell or ...
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    You know you are "Country" when...

    Quote: My new husband.. the one I knew was a keeper... the first time he meets my parents since we were kids...while out at the "farm" decides to water a tree... but pays no never mind to the road. What clinched it for me... the 10 year old mother earth news in his in town bathroom. Or...
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    You know you are "Country" when...

    Our city home is on a 10 house dead end street.. We all look after each other's dogs, so that when a dog or other animal gets loose we put them back in. With a quick note and a hiya. And just last month, the body builder across from me was chasing chickens that got loose. I really wish...
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    You know you are "Country" when...

    Quote: So we are city.. but my parents have 100 acres about 20 miles from town.. I went and stayed at my mom's for the summer.. house renos and they were traveling. Potty trained my now 13 year old out there on the "farm" specifically on the tractor tires, trees, rocks, stream, bush, and...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We got six eggs today.. of course only five of them had shells. We only have five hens. Not sure who laid the shell-less egg on our back deck.. the dogs loved it.. (we have old, non agressive english bulldogs.. they might follow the hens but they act more like protectors.. chasing racoons...
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    How old was your hen when she laid her 1st egg?

    I can finally say for sure that everyone is laying. We got 5 eggs today!!!! 4 RIR 1 SLW born on or about 3/31 23 weeks old
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