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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    Always thought that episode was one of the funniest sitcom episodes ever. (but then I always found Les Nesman hilarious)
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    So today I let them out - they've been living in a chicken tractor-type pen, and they're used to it & consider it home. So when I let them out, one ventured out & stared at the others through the hardware cloth for awhile. Then she went back in & another came out, staring at US and grabbing bits...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    They won't be in sight, since you only level area I have that will support a "chicken tractor" is on the other side of the house. The tractor we have is set up to be secure overnight, but it only holds 12 max. If that goes well I will open the whole flock to free range in the spring, and keep...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    Thanks We are gonna try splitting the group in half and letting half free range from a chicken tractor (that way if we have heavier losses than expected we won't lose the birds I really don't want to lose) We will see how it goes.
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    Blue Laced red Wyandotte Roosters-Ohio

    Too far for us to drive unfortunately :-(
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    Looking for a few hens, Western KY area

    I have four Australorp pullets about ready to lay (born in June) if you are interested. There is nothing wrong with them but we need to reduce # (as I bought a few impulse chicks I shouldn't have earlier this year). We also have some buckeyes. How far is Paducah from I-64? I can drive out there...
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    Blue Laced red Wyandotte Roosters-Ohio

    Northern or Southern Ohio?
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    question about coop cleaning

    One of our wagerers leaks or something sometimes (we have one chicken who likes to play with the watered by sticking the "chicken nipple" to make the bucket spin, I think this mat be why), so we tried putting a child's plastic sled under it inverted, so that all the moisture collects there...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    I want to start letting our birds free range - I am thinking of starting by letting them out for 2-3 hours before nightfall, to see how it goes. We are on a heavily wooded Appalachian hillside, and we have raccoons & possums, but during the daylight my big fears are wandering dogs & speeding...
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    CHICKEN / FOWL NAMES! To Name or Not to Name? Do You Name Yours? W/ Sally Sunshine & BantyChooks

    The only one of my chickens to have a name is "gimpy girl", but she's not going to be around much longer...
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    Your experience with Ideal Poultry

    Anyone know if they have decent dark Cornish, or if their red lace Cornish are comparable?
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    I've ordered from Cackle and been pleased. All chicks survived (including the "spares"), are healthy, no defects.
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    Selling my flock cheap

    Also try the bulletin board at your local TSC or feed store.
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    I have found the best thing to do with otherwise-unusable stuff that can't be composted (for sanitary or scavenger-attracting reasons) is to dig a hole, put it in the hole, and plant a tree or shrub above it. Requires some forethought (but we live outside of trash collection, so *all* our waste...
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    Topic of the Week - Dogs and Chickens

    Yeah honestly I wouldn't trust a dog to recognize a difference between a pigeon vs a chicken :(
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