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    Texas BYC Cafe

    We would like to be within a 25 minute commute from the LeTourneau area of town... We would like at least 5 acres, preferably with a barn and coop and already fenced. We have young children but we homeschool so I am not worried about school districts. How do people water their pastures out...
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    Texas BYC Cafe

    My husband and I currently live in Idaho but are potentially moving to Texas, specifically Longview. I am looking for some general advice on what it is like to homestead there and what are the pros and cons of the area? We have 2.5 acres here and raise dairy goats, laying hens, meat birds, meat...
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    Baby chick question

    What is the preferred age to introduce baby chicks to the flock? Babies have a mother hen watching over them.
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    Help- what is this??

    We just got this hen yesterday from a friend who needed to re-home her flock. Tonight we noticed this enormous mass between the hen's legs. Her vent appears normal and the mass is much lower. It is red and soft (fluid-filled?) and larger than a softball. Any ideas on what it could be and what we...
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    Idaho?

    Aww, Jewel is a darling! And that Hines is a looker too! Thanks for the pictures. Have you thought of breeding Jewel?
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    Idaho?

    Hey just wondering if any of our chicken friends in SE Idaho also raise dairy goats? We have moved into the country between Idaho Falls and Rexburg and are looking for some good milkers. Any one know of a good contact for us? I am leaning towards a standard breed since we have the space and as a...
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    Cornered

    We added two new hens to our existing flock two days ago. The new girls are having a rough time. The older girls won't let the new ones near food or water and make them stay in the coop or up on a roost. How long will this last? I have separate food and water set out for them today but this is...
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    Is this "hen" a rooster?

    That's what I was afraid of, but was secretly hoping I was wrong. No roosters allowed within city limits which is such a bummer because he has the most personality of all our chickens!
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    Is this "hen" a rooster?

    One of our "girls" has me thinking she may be a he. She has a redder face than the others, is taller with longer legs, and has been mounting our one laying hen (the others haven't begun to lay yet). Last night I decided to take a closer look at her feathers and think they seem pretty pointy in...
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    Idaho?

    Interesting... I called Town and Country and they told me the stuff they carried was not food grade??? I ended up finding a 5# bag at Geisler's for $14.99, so same price as you what you paid.
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    Idaho?

    Hey, just wondering if anyone in the Idaho Falls area knows where to get food grade DE? I asked at CAL ranch and the guy looked at me like I had two heads... Thanks!
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