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    I have a pooooo question

    Quote: dude, it better be REAL cheap to justify pouring it on my compost pile vs. into my mouth. Hence nikischick's advice to pee on the pile...drink the beer first, then moisten the pile. A properly constructed pile shouldn't have much in the way of bad smells or maggots. I'll be...
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    Before and after pics of today's remodel

    Got to work on the coop/tractor today. Added two more windows, vinyl flooring, some nesting boxes and a roost. DW also primed it in preparation for painting it to match our house and storage shed. Here are the pics - I'd really like input. No pics of the roost, but it's a 6 or 7 foot length...
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    Pellets vs. Crumbles

    What's the difference, short of personal preference? I'm brand new to chickens (had ducks and geese 30 years ago), and have my hens on layer pellets right now.
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    New (to us) coop

    There will be plenty of pics soon, Omran. My wife is aching to get at them with her Nikon.
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    New (to us) coop

    Just brought home a lovely flock of seven hens. They came with a 4 x 7 two-story home-made chicken tractor. The upstairs is all the coop I have right now and I'll be remodeling it over the next few weeks to meet my specs. The hens enter through a ramp into a square hole in the middle of the...
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