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    Bedding

    Pine shavings at Wal Mart are much higher priced than a farm store. Don't know here you live but I purchase mine at Tractor Supply or Rural King (Natural Wood Shavings Bedding). A large bale of pine flake cost around $4.99. Also, you could try lumber yards, ours here will give their wood...
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    Dirt floor vs. raised wooden floor coop construction

    If one uses linoleum is there a higher risk of mites 'nesting' between the wood and linoleum and would you have to replace the linoleum occasionally?
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    Dirt floor vs. raised wooden floor coop construction

    Thanks for your additional questions, very good
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    Dirt floor vs. raised wooden floor coop construction

    We are in the process of designing and building a new coop for our flock of 20 birds. I see some coops that are raised off the ground with a wooden floor and some that have no other floor inside but the dirt itself and are built directly on the ground with only the four walls and the roof of...
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    Mites: I've tried EVERYTHING

    Here is a link to a video on YouTube on DE
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    Mites: I've tried EVERYTHING

    I found this article online (really don't know where), but I saved it on my computer. Hope it's helpful, please correct any mis-information! Thanks :) Picture of mite infestation: All this said, I am a beginner at keeping chickens and I really want to know...
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    Floating gazebo????

    Our duck gazebo :)
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    Duck Houses

    We don't have a duck house for ours but they have a floating platform out on the water, the trouble is they haven't found it yet or won't swim out to it to use. They stay around the shore and won't swim out very much onto the pond. Any suggestions on helping the ducks get used to the pond and...
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    TIME TO TURN OUT???

    They are approx. 1 yr old.
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    TIME TO TURN OUT???

    I have purchased my FIRST pair of peafowl approx. one month ago and have kept them pinned up inside an old corn crib to get them used to our farm. My question, when can I start to turn them out? What is some of the favorite foods I can put out to keep the birds 'home' and make it less likely to...
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    DO MALE PEACOCKS FLOGG??

    That makes me wonder.... do roosters / peacocks / guineas fight each other?? All I have right now are two hens and a rooster, thinking about getting a pair of peafowl and some guineas. Again, all would be free range.
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    DO MALE PEACOCKS FLOGG??

    Just wondering, do male peacocks flogg people like some roosters do? I am considering owning a pair, have never owned them before and generally know very little about them. Are peafowl people friendly even when purchased as adults, or should I get young ones? Just a note, mine will be free...
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    Ended 130,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR & Win!

    04/21/2012 21:00:00
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