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    Lights in the coop that AREN"T for egg production?

    I like to have supplemental light in the coop at all times. They can be replaced with heat lamps in winter and keeps the hens laying more regularly, but also it seems to work quite well in keeping a lot of light-shy nocturnal predators at bay (our great horned owls especially don't seem to like it).
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    Comment by 'bruceturkey' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    I tried sand last year in my hen house. I really liked how cheap, low-maintenance, and easy to clean it was, as all I had to do was take a grass rake and rake all the droppings right out of it and into the compost bin. However, I ultimately had to go back to pine shavings. It gets very cold in...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    Table scraps in general are fine, but pizza probably isn't the best choice. The cheese, pepperoni, and sausage all make it a salty food, and salt is generally not the best thing for birds. We do, however, throw them the crusts.
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    Young white eyed peafowl pics.

    my young white eye has a very small white throat patch, one or two white primaries, and no "frosting" on his back or wings at all. But he is starting to get his first white eyes in his train. he looked an awful lot like the one in your picture last year, save for less white on the throat and in...
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    Young white eyed peafowl pics.

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