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    Comment by 'lighthawk' in article 'My Coop Page 1'

    Sorry I took so long to respond my computer had crashed and I just got back up and running. All the plans came from long hours of figturing it all out myself with pencil and paper.also quite a few changes were made during construction to make things fit. Sorry but they no longer exist. I did add...
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    Lighthawks Page

    Started a couple of years ago as I watched more and more of my neighbors getting laid off.I'm 60 years old and close to retirement. I thought about what I would do every day if I didn't have to go to work. That was when I decided to start learning everything I could about becoming self...
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    My Coop Page 1

    Red White and Blue the Coop This project started with spending the entire winter drawing numerous rough prints and incorporating ideas from BYC members along the way.Thanks to all of you for your help. Getting started to prevent anything digging into the run I laid out the footprint of the...
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    Yay I have a market for eggs

    Offer to sell them to your MIL @ $2.00
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    I laid out a handfull of seeds yesterday. Put them between two moistened paper towels on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven. Pilot flame keeps it about 90 degrees in there. When I checked them a little while ago I found about ten percent of them had already sprouted. There is probably two...
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Perhaps they wanted you to "peel" them
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Quote: Your, "variety mammoth" are they solid Black or do they have White/Silver Gray stripes? If they have stripes they are common sunflowers and not the Oil variety. I have a pack of, "mammoth" sunflowers and they are stripes. Chris Yes they do have stripes and another member told me that...
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    I took a handful and spread them out on a moistened paper towel in the oven. Pilot flame keeps it about 90 degrees in there. Should know in a couple of days if they sprout. I will update then. Thanks everyone.
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Quote: Where did you find them? I have been through all my seed cataloges and can find nothing that is specifically named a "Black oil" variety. There are tons of different varieties but none of them address the properties of the seed only the type and size of the flower head. Besides I'm...
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Quote: I have a small bed facing south up against the house. I will cover the entire bed with bird netting.
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Quote: Not sure I would want to have to find the time to husk all those seeds. The young lady at the feed store told me that they were probably heated after harvesting to dry them for storage not necessarily to prevent germination. She also gets volunteers around her feeder. Going to dampen...
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Thanks all. There is no label on the bag whatsoever so I guess I will just have to try and sprout some and see what happens. Do other varieties of sunflower have the same benefits? I have a packet of Mammouth Russian but the seeds are white with black stripes. I'm guessing there can't be too...
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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Has anyone taken black oil sunflower seeds from the feed store or TSC and successfully germinated them? A 25 lb. bag just cost me $10.00 and I have room to grow my own. Would it be a waste of time to plant seeds that I buy in bulk?
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    Ideas for disguising a coop for Hens on the Sly?

    Quote: My Nephew lives in a housing plat similar to what you describe. They would not even allow an outdoor garden shed. He just went ahead and put one in anyway. The HOA sent him numerous letters telling him to take it down but he refused. Once other homeowners saw his they started putting...
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    Michigan Member List- In MI? Come join our list of fellow Michiganders

    Hard to believe that as long as I've been coming to BYC I never knew this list existed till now. Please add me to it. Thanks.
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