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    Best feeder for 8 chickens with an enclosed run?

    Which treadle are you using?
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    Best feeder for 8 chickens with an enclosed run?

    I previously used the rentacoop style feeder and a grandpas treadle feeder, but that was with 4 birds. No I have 8 and I’m wondering what yall are using? I like the idea of the 3” pvc that I can refill from outside of the run, but I’m also worried about rodents eventually finding out. I feel...
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    Raising chicks a month apart in age?

    I’ve brooded chickens before, but not more than a week apart. I’m picking up 12 chicks on Saturday that were hatched 1/30. Next week I’m picking up 3 more newly hatched chicks, so 3 1/2 week difference. I’m already planning on brooding the younger ones separately, but next to the older ones, but...
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    Help! Something's eating my eggplants.

    I've got 3 nice eggplant plants going, in between 1-2 ft high, and there's something eating almost all of the leaves. Upon inspection I noticed about 3 different bugs on them. A green worm, a really tiny black beetle, and a black and green beetle as well. Something also is "glueing" my leaves in...
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    Tip if you're building a coop.

    Put the roosts higher than the nesting boxes!
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    What's wrong with my tomatoes?

    I have a bunch of different types of tomatoes growing in my garden-cherry, jelly bean, beefsteak, romas, etc. However, almost all of my beefsteak tomatoes have what looks like stress cracks in the flash. It doesn't look like bugs, but like someone took a knife to them. Someone told me it was...
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    Feeding worms to chickens

    Don't worms carry worms that are potentially dangerous to chickens? I would say worms are good but only in moderation.
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    Oyster Shells

    What's the best way to give my girls oyster shells? My buddy is a shucker at a local restaurant so I can get an unlimited supply. Should I just give them whole oysters or put them in a bag and crush em up a little it?
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    HEAT, How do you save your chickens?

    I'm in central florida too, well, New Smyrna Beach. The heat is getting ridiculous. My girls don't really move between 1 and 5, they just hide behind trees or lay in the shade, I give them ice in their water like everyone else said, and when I go water my garden I usually mist them a little bit...
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    Too many grapes?

    Is there a such thing as giving chickens too many grapes? It's reaching almost 99 degrees here in Florida and my girls absolutely love grapes.
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    WTB Ameraucana Laying Hens in Florida

    I'm in the East Central area, looking for a Ameraucana thats preferably laying.
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