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    My homemade kill station in action (pics)

    "And even once their in it...dont the bite while you try to get ahold of their head?" I think that's an interesting question. I would like to know how other folks handle it, but here's my answer: Yes, they often bite. I get bitten often, when I get too close to the birds who aren't keen on...
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    Meal worms

    Pet store here sells mealworms. Four bucks for 35 large, same price for 50 small. Yowsa. Raising mealworms yourself is very inexpensive, BUT it takes a LONG time. Full life cycle is six months or so. Once you have an established colony (at least 10 thousand live things in various life...
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    MEALWORMS - Raising Them the Easy Way

    Hiedi: They may be soldier fly larvae. I researched those buggers a couple years ago when I discovered them in my compost piles. They are *fantastic* for quickly breaking down organic stuff into humus; soldier fly larvae are great to have. Chickens love them too, but for an entirely...
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    Anyone have problems with ordering chicks from McMurrey Hatchery?

    Murray McMurray mailed my order of 25 on a Saturday morning, Priority Mail. Post Office called me SUNDAY morning, 10:30 AM, saying come and get 'em. From Iowa to its destination in eastern Tennessee in around 24 hours, NICE. Inside the box were 27 happy chicks. (got an extra Buff Orpington...
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