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    Feed And Water

    Delicat catfood bucket from Sam's Club made into a no waste feeder. Details of interior of feed bucket. Since these pics were done I have made the holes in the plastic bucket oblong to better fit the chicken's heads as they got bigger. The wooden insert holds about two...
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    Codybirds Page

    Finally done! 4' X 8' footprint. 21 square feet upstairs. 32 square feet downstairs. Open and ready. Two nesting boxes are closed until POL. Upper area used for feed storage. Access to both ends of second level. Roost is shown just above the top of the bottom nest boxes. Water and feed...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    I had 6 Black sex-links that I got April 2nd 2009. Got my first eggs at about 20 weeks, mid August of 2009. Laid like fools until November 2009. I'm talking 4 to 6 eggs a day. Dropped to 1 to 2 eggs through the winter of 2009-2010. Not worried. One hen died for some reason in March 2010...
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    Grit & Scratch - what ARE they??

    What part of the world are you near? (Not to get to nosey.) Nevermind. Africa. Author search.
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    Egg question for ya all....Should I toss them or keep them?

    Read This. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Fresh-Eggs.aspx
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    If you love your chickens, fence them in

    I guess it comes down to: "How much freedom is your chicken willing to give up to live under the illusion of safety"
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    Hard boiled eggs --- how many??

    Most of the protein is in the white.
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    Does Taking Dust Baths Indicate Age?

    Quote: I think itty-bitty chickies dust bathing has to be one of the most adorable things ever! Except when you are sure they are convulsing and about to die.
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    When do Black Sexlinks start laying?

    One of my six started laying at 19 weeks. Now at 23 weeks I think they are all laying. The one with the most red and largest combs and wattles was the first to lay. The combs got red, then taller, the fatter. I could guess which ones were laying by the relative size of their combs. It seems...
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    Does Taking Dust Baths Indicate Age?

    Mine started dust bathing at 2 days old.
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    gardening with chickens...help!

    You can only garden FOR chickens, unless you have a fence.
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    How much feed would it take to raise 50 chicks to POL age?

    My six BSL's ate 100 lbs. of food in 18 weeks.
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    Most disgusting coop ever!

    I would suggest that you offer to help clean out their coop, in a diplomatic way of course. The friends will not hate you. Hubby will think you are a heck of a woman. The birds will be better off. You will have free fertilizer. No authorities will be involved. And it will easier to maintain.
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    I need feedback on Purina Layena Sunfresh layer feed!

    My hens are laying well on Layeena, but 50# only costs $12.50 here. After reading a lot about protein content, I wish the protein content was higher than 16%, but since my chickens rarely log onto this site I think I'm okay.
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    Depression grit.

    My mother told me when she was a little girl one of her jobs on the family farm was to manufacture grit. My grandmother would give her a hammer and all the broken ceramic plates and saucers. There was a big metal anvil in the back yard and she would break the damaged dinnerware into small...
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