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    New to Eastern Idaho

    Small world. I am just outside Blackfoot as well. Just where Groveland Rd curves east. Also, I worked in Fort Mill, SC just barely south of Charlotte. What brings you to the area?
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    Heat traced piping for chicken waterer?

    Still have to fill the waterer though right?
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    Heat traced piping for chicken waterer?

    Been using just a regular plastic waterer that I have to refill periodically. Don't really want to deal with the water freezing and refills all winter though. I am thinking about bringing a buried pipe and electricity over to the coop area and just running the pipe in the coop with nipples off...
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    Hello....and one quick question

    Feather shaft color depends on breed. Don't cut last two feathers at the tip as these have additional blood vessels. A good place if you have questions is a pet shop as they clip feathers for various bird species.
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    Easter's Eggs Egg Color Contest-- WINNERS ANNOUNCED (4th page)

    Just getting ready to restart after a year break due to relocating across the country and having to stay in an apartment for awhile. I was planning on blue Orpingtons or Australorps.
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    Chickens and soybeans?

    That article has a lot of inaccuracies in it though. I would hesitate to trust it.
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    Easter's Eggs Egg Color Contest-- WINNERS ANNOUNCED (4th page)

    Beautiful eggs. Making me reconsider sticking with a single breed...
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    Disagree if you want. My wife trains horses. Just confirmed with her. It is not a lope. Also, FYI, a lope and canter are English and western names for the same gait.
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    Star Wars VS Star Trek

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    Found a mouse in my feeder?

    We ended up having to get a hanging feeder. Even then we had to make sure nothing was close enough for the mice to climb and jump.
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    I agree that nothing has been done to make them lame. However, that is not a lope. Horse movement in terms of speed from slowest to fastest is four-beat walk, two-beat trot (jog), three-beat lope (canter), four-beat gallop, and run. There are exceptions for gaited horses. The gait being used in...
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    RANDOM STUFF!

    foxtrot
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    What breed is "Mr Sexy"

    x2
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    table scraps

    x2 If they are willing and able to eat it they should be fine.
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    Chickens and soybeans?

    I'd be interested to know too. A couple years ago we fed our chickens some soy feed for a couple weeks and didn't notice any adverse effects. However, I don't know if you were to do it continuously if there are any long term benefits or harm.
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