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    Keep water from freezing

    Nice idea, hopefully its plugged into a GFI outlet. If not it should be for your protection. Also maybe use a lower watage bulb.
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    Help With Rooster From Hell!!!

    What always works for me is to hand feed the rooster some bread crusts everday for a couple of weeks. They usually eat some but also drop a lot of them to the ground for the hens, thereby making brownie points with them in his mind. After a couple of weeks he probably wont regard you as a threat...
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    Is crossbeak genetic?

    Quote: Thats crossbeak and it doesnt get better, sometimes it gets worse as time goes by. They end up having trouble eating. Others seem to have no trouble at all. If they do have trouble eating, you can put their food into a deep bowl and they seem to get it better than out of a regular feeder.
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    Are Tomato Hornworms Toxic to Chicks, Or Not?

    No they're not toxic but I just read in a magazine that these disgusting creatures actually turn into the hummingbird moth, which I think are beautiful. I may not kill all of them. But the chickens do love them almost as much as the japanese beetles I give them.
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    Coons -- big discussion in the family

    Quote: this is very dangerous after puberty they start to go back to their wild instincts http://wildlifetrapper.com/blog/raccoons-try-to-eat-baby/ it finally came out the g'parents had a pet raccoon We never let them in the house or around really small children and the one my mother...
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    What To Do With "Left-Over" Show Broilers?

    Quote: When we had the broilers processed we had half of them quatered and left half of them whole. We were able to consume all the quaters before they went bad as they were packaged via a vaccum sealer. The whole birds which were huge, weighing between 7lbs to 8lbs each(processed), were to...
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    Coons -- big discussion in the family

    I have heard some people say that they kill the coons and cook them up to serve to the chickens, kind of a roll reversal. I myself couldnt kill the racoons, when I was growing up my parents would feed them and they were just like pets. They would sit on my lap while they ate and I would pet them...
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    Why Can't We Have Ordinances to Control Cats? Please?

    If the cats are trying to reach inside the pen, you could put up some 1/2" hardware cloth around the pen.
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    Why Can't We Have Ordinances to Control Cats? Please?

    BigDaddy'sGurl : Quote: I think the point that the OP was trying to make is that while she knows that she needs to keep her coop extra secure for wild predators, there is a lack of "fairness" with the fact that she has to "fort knox" it because a pet owner is irresponsible and doesn't keep...
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    Is crossbeak genetic?

    One of my dark cornish was born with an extremely bad case of crossbeak, everything I read about it said it was genetic and not to breed them.
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    Why Can't We Have Ordinances to Control Cats? Please?

    I think some people might say that you wouldnt keep your chickens in their coop all day long, the same for cats. They need to get out and have sunshine and fresh air as well. and usually cats do not cause the same type of damage a loose dog would. Plus its impossible to train a cat to stay in...
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    cornish rock crosses, which rooster?

    I heard that they use a white rock rooster and a white cornish hen to make the cross. I dont know if its true or not but its what I've heard.
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    I Caponized! ***Graphic Pics*** Not For Faint of Heart.

    I have read in some other articles that you can get both testicles out from one cut. Do you think that is possible? It would probably be alot easier on the birds if there was only one incision. Just wondering what you thought.
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    Questions about raising Meal Worms

    So glad I found this thread. You guys have done all the leg work for me. I'm going to get started on this ASAP.
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    Help! Neighbor Issues: Irresponsible dog owner

    Not that I'm advocating lying or anything, but if you told animal control the dogs cornered your child or grandchild you'd see quicker and more permanent results.
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