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    Do you Clean out poop from the run?

    bark takes a long time to compost, I don't care for the pellets, or big wood chips, nor does my cat! The few times I've scraped the run, I add the scrapings to my compost pile. The hens will tear through the compost when they have a chance, and they love it...
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    How to make yolks more yellow?

    maycwindu I never raised quail, but I agree with what you say. I have one hen that will look at something I think is a treat, she may just walk away, or another hen will rush over and grab it. Then she's interested. The other day I found a 2" long large pine beetle in my wood stack. I captured...
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    How to make yolks more yellow?

    I think eggs with darker yokes taste better, maybe it's a stronger flavor? Are they more nutritious? I'm looking for more information.
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    This is my Pecker

    I think you're correct, with her cape. But no, she lays brown.
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    This is my Pecker

    Pecker is still with me! She still lays an occational egg, will eat a few bugs, but doesn't go crazy over meat like the others do. She is the most affectionate chicken, and often spends time away from her sisters.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2019

    It's sad for the poor girls.
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    Immediate crisis, abandoned egg, please help

    Great story, Dona
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    Why is my chicken behaving like this

    I have a 5 year old Cochin hen that screams almost like a peahen. She bellers in the morning and evening like a rooster. She drives me nuts, I can't go out into the yard without her noise. If I'm out with them, she's normal, unless I'm in the vegetable garden, then she's constantly calling to...
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    What's the one thing you wish you had included in your coop?

    My hens don't like pine shavings, they will lay on the floor in the straw to avoid the shavings in the nest boxes.
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    What's the one thing you wish you had included in your coop?

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    Safety of buried eggs?

    I was given one by a Chinese friend, they're expensive and considered a luxury. Not as weird to eat as they look, but I have no desire to eat another.
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    Safety of buried eggs?

    So, what did you eat that made you sick? Eggs? I don't think I've ever gotten sick from eggs, store-bought or otherwise. I often eat eggs from my older hens with cracked shells, so I'm not too careful. I also sometimes eat them raw, but not the ones with cracked shells.) I've read some people...
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    Safety of buried eggs?

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    Toddlers are Quackers

    Full Moon tonight - and lunar eclipse; these things affect some children and grown-ups
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    Toddlers are Quackers

    When I was young they grew tomatoes real close to our home. They were NOT staked; they grew all over the ground. You don't have to stake them, that's just for convenience. We all keep learning. What still makes me ill is how animals are mass slaughtered. I couldn't do that job.
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