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    Japanese Beetles As Chicken Food

    I see lots of ways to trap Japanese Beetles (I have billions and billions) and then feed them to chickens. Some suggest instead of just letting them accumulate in a bag or other device, to let them drop into a pan with soapy water (to keep them from flying away?) and then the chickens can eat...
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    Japanese Beetles

    I see lots of ways to trap Japanese Beetles (I have billions and billions) and then feed them to chickens. Some suggest instead of just letting them accumulate in a bag or other device, to let them drop into a pan with soapy water (to keep them from flying away?) and then the chickens can eat...
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    Japanese Beetles as food

    I see lots of ways to trap Japanese Beetles (I have billions and billions) and then feed them to chickens. Some suggest instead of just letting them accumulate in a bag or other device, to let them drop into a pan with soapy water (to keep them from flying away?) and then the chickens can eat...
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    Which do your recommend? (the purpose of the question)
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    One persons "temperature" is another's "frequency"? "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;" The colors of the visible light spectrum: Color ~ Wavelength interval ~ Frequency interval Green ~ 560–520 nm ~ 540–580 THz Cyan ~ 520–490 nm ~ 580–610 THz...
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    Thanks for the reply. It is the information I was looking for. "FlatFender" is a Jeep lovers name for Jeeps built beginning in 1941. The shape of the fenders went from "flat" to "curved down in the front" when the M38A1 in 1951 (later became the CJ5) first replaced the MB/GPW's built during...
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    LED Light Bulbs

    Thank you. This link has the information I was looking for: "LED lights are what we would call full-spectrum light, very similar to what we see in sunlight. In a typical LED bulb, the peak wavelength within the blue spectrum reaches around 440nm. The distribution of light intensity across the...
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    LED Light Bulbs

    I posted this question in another thread and was advised to put it here instead. Does anyone have experience with using LED light bulbs to increase egg production in the winter months? If so, what bulbs do you suggest? What light frequency is most beneficial to chickens?
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    LED Lights for Coops

    Thanks. Will do.
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    My birds are semi free range at the moment. They have 1/2 acre of fenced in area to roam around in as well as a 300 sq. ft. covered run. Eventually they will be allowed outside the fence. The bulbs labeled "day light" likely do not emit the full daytime light frequency spectrum. When the...
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    I doubt that my location has any affect on which LED bulbs (if any) are acceptable to use in a chicken coop.
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    Rooster to hen ratio

    I have 19 young hens, 5 different breeds and 4 leghorn roosters. (by accident, didn't plan on having any roosters) The oldest hens are about 12 weeks (as of June 19, 2019). The roosters are 8 weeks. How many roosters should I keep? (if any) What do I do with the others?
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    LED light bulbs, which, if any are best?

    I have a 60w (9W) LED bulb in my 63 sq. ft. coop mostly so I can see to count them when locking them up for the night. It is enough light to "read a newspaper by" as others have suggested. I see two different bulbs available, "soft white" and "daylight". I prefer the "daylight", seems brighter...
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    LED Lights for Coops

    I have a 60w (9W) LED bulb in my 63 sq. ft. coop mostly so I can see to count them when locking them up for the night. It is enough light to "read a newspaper by" as others have suggested. I see two different bulbs available, "soft white" and "daylight". I prefer the "daylight", seems...
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