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    What is the price of peanuts in China? What are you paying for feed?

    I use Purina Layer crumbles or DuMore Layer Crumbles (depending on which is cheaper). Normally its about $13.95 a bag .... sometimes $12.95.
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    Where is the water going?

    They are just drinking it. I have the similar model but in a 5 gallon and my 10 hens go thru it like nothing. No water around it so I know its not leaking....they just drink ALOT !
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    cheap craigslist coop I got today

    I think you did REALLY GOOD ! It looks great !!!!!
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    Another dog attack

    Sorry to hear about your oldest henke she was definately the protector.
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    My babies!!! *One week update! Post 27 outside pics!*

    awwww .. so cute ! Good luck with them
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    When to start grit?

    When you give them grit, just put some in a bowl or do you mix it into their food ?
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    Could they possibly be that hungry????

    When my girls see me commin they swarm to greet me. As soon as I place my hand in the brooder then are all over me. You would think that they hadnt been feed in days ! T i gave them some blueberries ... Oh boy ! They were running around with them ..... gold I tell ya ! GOLD !!!!! LOL
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    They're here! Pics & a question

    I took the paper towels up as soon as i observed them starting to use the feeder ... it too about 3 days and all were using the feeder. Sorry about the little girl that didnt make it
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    Running electrical line to the coop?

    I live in Hunterdon county NJ and will be doing the same thing. I am running direct burial 12-2 line 12 inches below the surface. Main reason is so I dont hit it with a shovel. If you are going to wire it directly into the breaker box then you will have to have a permit, inspection, blah blah...
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    How to sell small farm eggs

    Maybe because you are selling them at a farmers market is the key requiring you to have them inspected. Around me people just out their eggs in ang a sign ($3.00 a dozen) and they go. I would continue to just keep them out with your sign ... its just a matter of time before people see it and...
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    Confused...what does this law mean? How would you interpert this?

    Call your town planning board. the law dosent come out and say you cant have chickens on less then 3 acres. It just says that if you have more then 3 acres you cannot keep more then 25 birds per acre.
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