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    Chickens 101 - if You get this You are on Your way

    There are many, many highly useful and informative articles to get You started however few draw attention to a fundamentally important Chicken Habit that will destroy Your enjoyment and sanity if You don't have a mitigating strategy . Chickens POOP and in abundance they do. NEVER Ever...
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    Pine needles for nesting box

    Interesting question but cannot think of why not. Another thing pops to mind. Would the smell and oils of Pine Needles not act as a deterrent for Mites and Lice therefore making it a wonderful nesting material?
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    Chicken Psycology

    I consider Chickens pretty high on the Intelligence Register in many respects and there is clear evidence of learned behavior and memory retention. Well most of the time but there are 4 observations that have me stumped so I'm wondering whether anybody has figured this out or can offer a...
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    Comment by 'GreggKznSA' in article 'portable predator proof poultry pen'

    KISS Designs like this tick all the boxes for me. Well done. I too use this style of design with a few small differences. I use top panels rather than sides as the point of entry to take advantage of the flat/low depth of the design that is easy to lean over and into. It means that the side...
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    Rain collecting system filtering?

    Oops! Thank You Moderator for editing my Post🙏
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    Comment by 'GreggKznSA' in article 'Omelays Chicken Coop Tractor'

    Very Practical Tractors and much like those that the Master of Sustainable Farming, Joel Salatin (follow Joel on You Tube) uses on His Farm in the US. I really recommend folks to view Him on You Tube for highly informative and intriguing information.
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    Hello from Crestholme, KZN, South Africa

    Thank You and let me just say that I really REALLY like the look of those Delaware's. Wish I could get a few here in SA.
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    Hello from Crestholme, KZN, South Africa

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    Rain collecting system filtering?

    Putting any Fish in the water is a bad idea as fish excrete ammonia into the water, which changes the pH and contaminates it over time. Best things to do is to build a simple Rainwater Filter System that uses Natural Filtration. The principle remains the same regardless of how big or small you...
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    Rain collecting system filtering?

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    Hello from Crestholme, KZN, South Africa

    Thank You. These are the Girls! The first are from a younger 15 week group and 2 in the Coop 2 POL I held back from the first batch that we sold out.
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    Sex- linked Information

    A fantastically detailed post that explains it all! Thank You. My personal favourite is the female from New Hampshire x Light Sussex which throws a delightful Buff Hen that we call a Buff Blacktail Layer. My second choice is is the RIR x Light Sussex that throws a darker Female - lets call...
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    Hello from Crestholme, KZN, South Africa

    Great to be in the BYC Family. Whilst we are all in COVID-19 Lockdown there is much time to read and learn from all of you. We are blessed to live on a 3.5 acre property 40km inland of Durban and keep an 8 Bird Flock of Free-Range Birds. We also procure and sell small quantities of POL...
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