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    Cleaning out the chicken house

    Good food for thought. I find the part about water from rain barrels a little odd as I use them from the run off from my house.
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    Cleaning out the chicken house

    I am cleaning out a chicken house that has pine shavings and manure, is it ok to put it in the garden and till it in and plant it next fall? Thanks!
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    Can you feed chickens steak?

    Raw or cooked? Does it matter?
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    Experiences with Invisible Fences --

    We use this one at our farm: http://www.sportdog.com/Gear/E-Collars/All-Purpose/SportDOG-In-Ground-Fence-100A.aspx Works well with our 3 dogs. I will also say that since we installed it, almost 3 years ago, we have gotten rid of our mole and possum problem!
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    offshore fishing

    Quote: Man can not live on chicken alone....
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    offshore fishing

    Nice pics KenK!
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    offshore fishing

    While active duty in the Navy we used to go ocean fishing on the 3/4 day boat out H & M landing in San Diego. I grew up in MO so fishing in the ocean seemed very strange. But after a couple trips out and catching a lot of fish I was hooked! (no pun intended)! Now retired and living back in MO...
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    Are chickens exspencive to keep?

    To help with the initial start up cost, you can check craigs list for a lot of things and I've also found that just driving around and checking the countryside for unused equipment can be had for cheap or free as well. If you are starting out with just a few birds a small house is all you will...
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    Are chickens exspencive to keep?

    Initial start up cost can be a little high if you have nothing to start out with, after that it is not all that bad.
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    Have you ever bartered for eggs??

    After school care!
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    Quote: When you pull the milk out of the freezer and put it in the fridge, how long does it take to thaw out? I bought an extra gallon today and put it in the freezer! Thanks! I leave mine out on the counter for several hours. I stick it in the fridge after it's mostly liquid again (shake...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    Quote: Well, we bought a small deep freezer that we keep in our basement, mostly for stockpiling freezable groceries (make less trips to the grocery store). I'm not sure how long you could keep it frozen??? But once thawed, I keep it as long as I do regular milk. So if I froze it 10 days...
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    Just curious who else is living super frugal

    Interesting issue about freezing milk, how long can you leave it in the freezer, and how long adfter it thaws will it last? I never would of thought about freezing milk but sometimes we can get it at a good price but have no place to keep it!
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    Trying NOT to buy baby chicks

    At the local Orschelns you have to walk by the baby chicks to get to the chicken feed, I think they did that on purpose!
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    New To Chickens; Greetings from KC, MO

    from Braymer, MO
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