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    Does anyone know Sturgeon's Poultry in Western PA? HELP!

    Bruces poultry processing https://www.facebook.com/brucespoultryprocessing/ it's about 3 hours from Mercer County (western PA), I haven't used them but its an option if you feel like driving that far.
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    chicken run converted into veg garden

    at the moment we have corn, pole beans, spaghetti squash, and chili peppers that will need planting, how do you think they will fair if we put the mulch and landscapers cloth down? (yes we have access to a tiller)
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    thanks

    thanks
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    How to get rid of roosters?

    then you're either going to need to make your peace with having a rooster or sell him.
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    chicken run converted into veg garden

    Alright, so I have seen the threads about converting your garden into a chicken run. however, i would like to do the opposite, as my chickens are getting a bigger permanent run in the orchard we are planting. we are hoping to put the veg garden where the run currently is. the 20x10 foot spot has...
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    Day 25, should I help? VERY URGENT

    we just had one in a similar predicament, don't get your hopes up. ours lingered for a day and a half before nature took its course.
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    My Neighbor shot at Me and My Chickens This Morning

    wow, reminds me of when I was a kid and our neighbors went "turkey hunting" in our pasture, long story short, my parents still have their farm and the neighbors are gone. id suggest getting the trail cam set up and document everything involving them.
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    No Crow roo collar?

    you are quite correct on that, however, there always seems to "THAT neighbor"
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    No Crow roo collar?

    I don't know enough about NZ laws to comment on that portion of this, but I'm fairly sure your Roo is going to end up in the stew pot. even with a no crow collar, they are still fairly loud, and it only takes 1 annoyed neighbor to cause you grief.
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    How Cold of Weather Can Chickens Stand Outside of Coop?

    our polish mix hen (Charlie) had decided this winter that flock life was not for her, because of the roosters.:idunno and refused to stay with the flock or go back to the coop at night... instead, she would roost in our rhododendrons. the cheeky girl had my kids in tears over this. the coldest...
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    Little giant incubator help

    here this thread should help you, it has lots of good information.
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    Little giant incubator help

    Sorry, I meant the separate thermometer and hydrometer you put in. here is the link to the instructions http://www.miller-mfg.com/pdf/instructions/FINAL_9300_10300_Instructions_lo-res_073114.pdf it says in step #3 "run the incubator for at least 8 hours. the heater ON icon will come on and off...
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    Little giant incubator help

    did you calibrate the thermometers/hydrometers? (i almost always forget to do that) and just how much water did you add? also according to the instructions, I got it will take about 8-12 hours for the incubator to "level out" as it were.
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    Age of chicks

    I think the hens start getting the tail feathers before the cockerels- but i could be mistaken. and yes tractor supply gets them that young. i got a couple about a week ago that were between about 4 days and 2.5 weeks old (the older ones were 50% off in our store)
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    Newbie here from Western Pa.

    i would go with swedish hedemora, since they will continue to lay in "really fricking cold" weather. just be sure to have some shade for them in july/august
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