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    How long will they live?

    Well yesterday after a hike i made it home about 6 pm. I walk into the backyard and to my amazement find my chickens cruising around the backyard. It seems that the winds actually blew the front door off the coop! Didnt even lose anyone, they quickly enjoyed some water and food before i captured...
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    How long will they live?

    Still have not been able to return home. The reason a coop door was not left open was because winds were 60 mph, many predators in area, we believed we would be home in a a short while. I was very close to where the fire started and it split into two sections and traveled very fast. 4-H...
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    How long will they live?

    I was forced to evacuate my home near Ramona, where the San Diego Witch Creek fire started. The fire was 2 blocks from the south side and 6 blocks from the east side of my house when i left. I got the two dogs and me and my girlfriend out, nothing else. Sadly, my chickens were left in there...
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    Meal worms - How often?

    Do a search for rainbow mealworms, out of Los angeles. Excellent company with good customer service, been ordering from them for over 12 years. Order a few thousand and then breed your own. It is very simple.
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    Natural weed inhibitor?

    Corn Gluten Meal is an excellent preemgergent. A university discovered the abilities it has as a preemergent and patented the rights to it. If you buy cgm that is packaged as feed, IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AT 1/3 THE PRICE.
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    Question about duck's water.....

    Direct sunlight into the pool will increase the amount of algae. Try it in a shady spot if you can.
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    ? about using fans for ventilation

    In regards to using one fan for intake and one fan for exhaust. You may consider having a passive intake and using both fans to Exhaust. This technically gives you double the air flow moving through the coop. Fresh Air WILL find its way in via air pressure if air is being exhausted, even without...
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    coop kitty

    Please keep us updated, it could turn out to your benefit having a little kitty around to catch rodents and snakes. Maybe it thinks its a chicken.
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    What are we.

    Thanks everyone for the quick replies. The rooster crowed this morning. Would anyone be able to tell possible age of these? They are pretty calm and seem very nice. If they are fighting type, does that mean they will automatically get mean and nasty? They were pretty mellow yesterday.
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    What are we.

    A traveling neighbor brought back a couple chickens that we are trying to identify. Here are two pictures. Thank you.
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    Eating Different Skin Colors

    While researching what kind of dual purpose birds i want to get i keep seeing that white skin is considered a detriment. I would like to know if there is a large difference in eating quality. Is it only noticeable when preparing the chicken with the skin on? Or does it also affect the flavor of...
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    Need help raising mealworms

    Superworms(Zoophorbas Morio)sp. are similar to mealworms(Tenebrio Molitor)sp. though should never be refrigerated, this will kill them. Be careful not to buy King Mealworms. These are just regular mealworms treated with something to make them grow really big, these will not breed large worms...
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    Plantings in pen.

    Bubba- Yes i considered alfalfa. Only thing i was not sure about was i read that it will winter kill. I was kinda hopinig I could find something that didnt winter kill, but now that you mention it will do well in my soil it is in the top 5. Will i need to mow the alfalfa before putting the...
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    Plantings in pen.

    I have an area for a new pen and i was thinking of planting some type of grass or cover crop that they can pick through and destroy. I know it wont last long term. Any suggestions on type? I was thinking oats or a winter rye. The birds wont occupy new area for at least a month or maybe two. The...
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    Skin color

    Silkie-At what age did you slaughter? What are the BRs like to eat? Have you ever kept any of the BR roos for long term?
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