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    GMO free feeds?

    I am a farmer in South Dakota & want to share a link regarding GMO food that would be hugely beneficial to most of you on this thread. Here is the link: http://findourcommonground.com/food-facts/gmo-foods/ After reading that I think you may feel less stressed about working so hard to find GMO...
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    Odd Chicken Staying in Coop Alone

    I have realized over the past week when I pick eggs & feed & water my chickens that there is always 1 Americauna still inside pacing back & forth on the roosting bar. Even when I throw scraps & scratch out & the rest rush to it, she still stays in there. I noticed that the feathers around her...
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    Damp Chicken Coop

    I am in a region that has had a lot of rain & yesterday snow (yuck!). I have done the deep litter method by covering the floor of my coop with kiln dried shavings & read that adding leaves is good too. A friend that lives in town gave me the leaves & I spread them in the coop & then realized...
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    Deep litter method

    I have my chickens in an OLD wood grain bin & so there's plenty of "natural" ventilation. I almost worry it will be too much for our cold northern winters, but everything i read says to have plenty of ventilation. Do you add all your wood chips at once or do you keep adding them throughout the...
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    Cleaning out Coop & Putting on Garden

    I just cleaned my coop out yesterday to start the deep little method for winter. Can I put the shavings/manure I just cleaned out directly on my garden that I just cleaned off? Thank you!
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    Deep litter method

    I have read that when you do the deep litter method you should add a thin layer of diamaceous earth (DE) to the little to help keep the litter dry & fresh. I went to buy it & there were so many warnings on the packaging that I left it in the store & decided to do a little more research before...
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    Wiring a Chicken Coop for Winter

    I am at the stage where I need to wire lights/outlets in my coop so their water will stay unthawed & they will have some light in the winter, but don't even know what to buy for lights when i go to the hardware store. I have not clipped my chicken's wings & don't plan to so I am concerned they...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Mature cucumbers split down the middle that didn't get harvested from the garden soon enough. Cherries. Peaches. Sweet corn on the cob. They are spoiled. I feel bad because I won't have all this good stuff to give them once winter hits!
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    Can you feed chickens cherries with pits?

    I am wondering if you can feed chickens cherries with pits or if the would get lodged in their crop?
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    Preparing for Winter - Keeping Water Thawed

    We are in a climate area that is very cold most of the year. I'm trying to get prepared for winter (even though it's 90 degrees today) & am wondering what others do/use to keep their water unthawed when it's 20 below. If you make a recommendation of a product could you tell me where you bought...
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    Using Quick-Crete Around the Run

    I haven't taken any pictures yet, but will try to take some & post soon. Thanks for the advice.
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    Using Quick-Crete Around the Run

    Yesterday I mixed up quick-crete & put it around the areas where my wire meets the foundation of the building so that no predators can get in & along the foundation inside the run where there were cracks. I am concerned if it's not completely set that the chickens will peck at it, eat it & get...
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    Using Used Nesting Boxes??

    Thank you. I don't think it's been used in years so it's "old" poop, but i still thought I should ask.
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    Using Used Nesting Boxes??

    I bought a really old metal 10 hole nesting box & it was pretty filthy. I blew everything off with the air compressor & am throwing away the floors of some of the boxes because they were so matted with old bedding & manure, but am wondering what else I can do to clean it or what the risks are...
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    Puffed up feathers, heavy breathing, staying in same spot...

    If it's just one chick, I wouldn't worry about it. My chick acted like that for about a week & then I moved them into a larger area with better ventilation & either that did the trick or it just snapped out of whatever it's problem was. It was about 3 weeks old at the time. Maybe check to...
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