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    White pullets...brown eggs?

    Well, my question has been answered !! I actually watched 2 of my hens lay today !!! IT WAS AWESOME !!! Our little RIR and one of the white pullets...
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    White pullets...brown eggs?

    ok. I know white chickens are supposed to lay white eggs... these are white pullets, no other color except for their combs & wattles - their 'ears' are white...there is no indication that they will lay brown eggs, but I think they are !!! We have seen each of our 3 white pullets in the nesting...
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    Fresh egg benefits

    We are close to having enough eggs to start selling.... I get a lot of questions from family & friends... & comments like "my cholesterol is already high enough"... I want to make available a 'flyer' to put out w my eggs to provide info to my egg buyers... What would you include in a flyer?
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    Frozen Sweet Corn

    I had bought some corn early in the season & it wasn't that great, hubby said just pitch the rest (was tough & not very tasty) Of course I could not throw it away when i know the chickens would love love love it !!! so I tossed it in the freezer. On those terribly hot days we just had, I...
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    Leaves from garden plants

    I've searched a bit but I can't find an answer to my question: What plants can the chickens not eat from the garden?? I'm not talking about the vegetable, I'm talking the leaves ..... I just pulled up some beets & I know I can feed them those.... can I give the stems too? and we'll have...
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    Chicken water nipples reviews?

    We use a 5 gal bucket with 3 nipples in the bottom. 2 would have been enough, since the chicken only use the same 2 all the time. I kept them out at the edge so if I had to put the bucket down, I could rest it on a tree stump that's nearby and not damage the nipples. the nipples do not leak but...
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    Need to get rid of FLYS!!! they are constantly on the chickens and ducks food. Any ideas?

    I sprinkle DE inside the coop and the nesting boxes; in the pine shavings, on the roosts, etc and the flys are not a problem in there at all. I do have issues with them out in the run, so I spray down that area every day, making sure to hit all the poop spots really good. No poop = no flys...
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    poultry nipple ...advantages?

    We love love love using the nipples! We have a 5 gallon bucket, put 3 nipples in the bottom, fill it up, put the lid on, hang it in the run. Chickens are so curious, I would 'ring' the nipples (they kinda ring when you tap them) and the chickens came over to check it out. after one started...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Hello! We are in little Liberty Center, Ohio.... about 45 minutes south west of Toledo. I grew up on a farm & craved being back out in the country. Liberty Center was the perfect place! We are 'in town'... but feel like we are in the country. We have 14 chickens and eventually we want...
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    Raccoon ate my chicks

    we found 5 baby coons in our yard tonight, I'm sure mom is not far away. very scared they will get our chickens. We have regular house windows & screen door in our coop. Do you guys think we should add chicken wire over the windows, or will the screens keep the coons out?? sorry to hear about...
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    people ask how your chickens are doing before they ask about your kids
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    Secure roof/cover for run

    Need ideas. We need to cover our run. It's appx 16 x 20. Husband wants something that will not require a lot of lumber as we are almost out of what we have. It has to keep out hawks, raccoons, etc. We are going camping for 5 days in July and want to leave the chicken door open so the...
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    How much did it cost for you to build your own coop?

    we probably spent $300....but a lot of materials we got used from friends & family. We tried recycling as much as possible to keep cost down and, obviously to keep things out of the landfill. Ask around. Check the groups on Facebook in your area (we have one called 'Traders Place' for our...
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    Slaughtering weight? Cornish Rocks

    ouch ! hope you heal ok :) thanks for the info ;)
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