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    Am I getting about the right production

    Hi I think I have a deadbeat chicken I have 3 Buff Orpington, 3 Australorp and 3 Barred Rock. I'm feeding scratch and layer formula feeds with plenty of free space for the birds with a nice roost and 6 nesting boxes. So I have 9 birds but some days I get 5 eggs and some days 6or7 but never 8...
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    Killing equipment question

    Hi Well I’ve been keeping chickens for eggs now for about a year and it’s working out great. I think I would like to try my hand at meat birds. I’ve hunted and have dressed Rabbit, Squirrel and deer, well actually I just killed the deer and had it processed so the butchering won’t bother...
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    Egg Sellers--How's Your Business?

    It’s the economy; Folks would rather pay 1.00 a dozen at the big box store than to have healthy farm raised eggs. Freeze your surplus and let the people that don’t know better eat what ever they want.
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    Harbor Freight Tools???

    I've been a tradesman for 35 years and I can tell you that the # 1 rule of tools "You Get What You Pay For" but having said that if I need a tool just once or rarely Harbor Freight tool are fine. I've always had good luck with Milwaukee, Dewalt and Makita for really good tools.
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    Gardening and Chickens

    Save yourself some headaches and heartaches…fence your garden. I set out kale, cabbage, brussel sprouts, swiss chard, lettuce, broccoli and onions and in two day the chickens and rabbits destroyed everything but the onions. I think the @#%# starlings even got in the destruction. I had nurtured...
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    The evils of NAIS

    Like most regulations, there will be some exemptions…for a while and then they will come for the rest. I think it's about taxes and fees and permits and taxes and paperwork and taxes….
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    The evils of NAIS

    speckledhen gets it
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    Chickens in Flower Beds

    Is there a way to teach chickens to stay out of the flower beds or some kind of a deterrent? I like my chickens to be able to roam but they have got to stay out of my flower beds, garden and carport! I was thinking of an electric fence.
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    Tell me about your "pop" /chicken door.

    Mine is about 12X18 and slides up
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    Well….We got er done!!

    Hi Everyone Here’s a link to the start to finish of the construction of Trublu’s chicken coop. The dimensions are 12’ long 6’wide and 6’ give or take :| tall. The chicks seem to like it. This link is photo heavy so it may take a while to work...
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    snakes in the trees

    Those are some Great Pics!!!!
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    Questions from a first timer on coop design

    Hi!! Thanks for the welcome All of the chickens are heavy breeds. Actually they haven't even arrived yet. I’m just now getting coop ready for the chicks once they are big enough to go into the coop.
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    Questions from a first timer on coop design

    Hi Everyone!!! This is my first post here. I’m building my first chicken coop and have a question or two. I'll be posting some pics of the building process later. How deep should the nest boxes be and how high off the floor of the floor of the coop should the roosting perch be and how big...
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