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    Integrating a Tom in my Flock?

    I should mention that he is currently a lone tom that free ranges with chickens and ducks at his current home.
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    Integrating a Tom in my Flock?

    My friend is moving and giving me her Bourbon Red Tom (He is a few years old). I currently have 9 chickens and 4 ducks who range from 5 to 9 weeks old. How should I go about integrating a Tom into my flock? Also, I would be interested in getting some hens for him, at what age can I introduce...
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    Sprouting Grains Blog

    Hi Jack! My birds go crazy for sprouts! But it did take them a bit to get used to them. It can be helpful to break up the mat for them initially to get them interested in the sprouts. Make sure that the seeds are not super slimy and definitely aren't moldy! If you allow the root mat to get too...
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    Sprouting Grains Blog

    Check out my article on Sprouting Grains! http://bit.ly/SproutingGrainsforChickens Any insight or additional knowledge from people that have tried other grains than wheat? Anyone have their own set up they'd like to share?
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    Unfortunately our city determines the rules of the ordinance. With 5 hens they wouldn't be able to make much money on eggs, plus Florida has some pretty strict laws on selling eggs so they are pretty limited anyways, The main function of not being able to sell eggs is to 1. not flood the market...
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    We face problems with opossums, raccoons, foxes, household/stray cats & dogs, hawks, owls, and sometimes rats. We go over predator proofing, like using hardware cloth, making sure all gaps/holes greater than half an inch are covered, covering the run, and burying hardware cloth to deter digging...
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    I Have a 240 sq ft coop and my chickens will free range throughout the day so they will have a 10 acre run :P Can't get much better than that!
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    It is a two hour seminar that attempts to scratch the surface of chicken keeping. After attending the course residents apply for a permit from our city planning department ($25 fee) and once they acquire the permit they can have from 5-15 hens depending on how much land they own. No roosters, no...
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    Always tell about scratch :)
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    Extension Agent learning alongside you :)

    I am an Extension Agent with the University of Florida (Go Gators!) working in Jacksonville, FL. I currently teach a backyard poultry seminar twice a month as Jacksonville requires the course in order for residents to keep chickens. I also own a farm and have 9 chickens and two ducks with more...
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    Molting? When and How long?

    Is molting based on age or season, or a combination of both? How long does it last on average?
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    Breeding Ayam Cemani to various hens/roosters?

    Okay, okay, okay I know I am going against every poultry breeder's hard work but I am just curious at how dominant the black coloring of the ayam cemani genes are? If my roosters of various breeds, breed with a cemani hen, what are the chances of the chicks keeping their black color? Or if a...
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