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    Llamas v.s alpacas?

    I own alpacas and chickens... The alpacas have an alarm they make when there is anything unfamiliar to them or if they sense danger. I have only seen one coyote come near my property in a year( knock on wood)
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    Alpacas or goats?

    I am glad you asked that question... I have Alpacas, they are a breeze to care for, only eat 1/3 of a flake morn and nite and l give them a goat molasses mix twice a week. 1 cup per Alpaca They get sheared usually in May and the lady who shears them, checks their teeth and toes and files/ trims...
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    Obsessed with this site! Hello from Northern AZ!

    My home sold in July and I am loving it up here where l have enuff property to have all kinds of livestock, other than my chickens and alpacas. I have learned a lot abt chickens and can't wait til spring to add more to my flock! Out of my 12, one was a Rooster and he takes good care of the...
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    CAYENNE + NO LIGHT = EGGS DURING WINTER?

    I sprinkle the cayenne pepper or flakes in rice or the water I cook spaghetti in..... 2 treats they love ( can you say spoiled!!!) I have 10 layers, 9 mos old and get an average of 8-9 eggs daily. I am debating running electricity to the hen house as they start heading into the coop by 5:00...
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    Cayenne pepper

    My babies love rice... So, I put the cayenne pepper in while it is steaming and they LOVE their rice more and seem to complain if l skip it!!! I will try the water too but not sure how it would taste with the apple cider vinegar!!! Maybe one water will have ACV and the other, the cayenne I...
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    CAYENNE + NO LIGHT = EGGS DURING WINTER?

    I can't remember now 'who' posted the info...but the reason some use pepper/cayenne pepper, is because the chickens drink More water and it's the added water that creates more eggs.
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    Still no eggs...

    I give my chickens spaghetti that is slightly warm and yes.... They slurp it up like they do worms and steal from each other and run! Tooooo funny!!!
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    Still no eggs...

    Do you feed them foods like oatmeal, pasta or rice? If you do, add pepper (black or cayenne) to the food.... This could help with the egg laying as they will dink more water...
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    When... The chicken who thinks she is the favorite jumps up on your knee for a massage. Buffy lifts a wing to be massaged and then the other and when I start to give her entire body a message, her eyes flicker before closing as she abt falls asleep!
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    Duckweed the new protein for chickens? Grown even in winter for green food !

    this is all very interesting... this will be my winter in the wt mts and i am worrying about the snow, etc. I am going to try and grown some sprouts for the greens they will miss when my grass isn't growing. Where in the Wt Mts are you? any tips are welcome! I'm in Snowflake
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    I was looking at Home Depot sheds yesterday...

    Did you add on to the 8x12??? It looks bigger!
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    I was looking at Home Depot sheds yesterday...

    Can you send Picts of your shed/nests etc? My 11 girls plus roo have been " roosting only" in a 4x5x6 coop for a few months now. My sons are going to build a 8x12x6.5 high shed and l thot l would just put the coop inside up against a wall. The coop is on 3ft legs Looking for new ideas Thx!
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    Shed --> Coop Conversion Build Thread

    Nice home for chickens! How long is that roosting stick. I have read 10 inches per chicken is needed... I might turn a shed into a coop now.... Thx for sharing!
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    Ventilation + cold winters?? And window question

    I have 11 chickens and their coop where they roost for the nite is only 4x5x5. After reading what you wrote, I am worried, the coop is inside a 20x14 chainlink run which is 8ft high but as soon as my boys build an enclosed shed which was going to be 8x12, the coop was going to be put in there...
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