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    Predator safe floor ideas needed

    My chickens are in a corner of the old bank barn. The rats come through the walls, fairly impossible to keep them out. Best thing I did was hang an old skid with some extra perches added, suspended from the ceiling, so the chickens all perch up there at night. They used to be easily...
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    Lean-to build

    I'm looking forward to seeing this done. I'm planning similar for my summer coop (they winter in the barn, and free ranging did not work last summer). I plan to bring a lean-to off the side of our driveshed, I'm thinking 10' wide by 12', steel angled roof and one side steel to create a dry...
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    Raising Meat Rabbits

    Those of you free ranging or providing time out in the garden, how do you deal with parasites? I plan on trying to raise a litter of rabbits this summer and I'm concerned about how to balance their quality of life with parasite control. I've heard rabbits kept on the ground need dewormed. Is...
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    A Beginner’s Excursion into Meatbirds

    I've seen pylon's used as kill cones, with the head whole cut a bit bigger, I thought that looked ideal
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    Ontario - White Rock Broiler vs Cornish X?

    So the internet is a wonderful thing, except I can't tell when we are all talking about the same breed. So sorry if this has been asked, but I couldn't find it when I searched. So Ontario folks, I am looking at buying meat birds from either Frey's or Bonnie's hatcheries and they list White...
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    Frey's Dual Purpose

    Hey JP, how'd you like the Frey's Dual purpose birds? I am looking for a good meat bird option other than franken-chickens and I can pick up Frey's chicks at my mill.
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