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    Amending sandy soil

    I have sandy soil also. Great for drainage, but a nightmare to keep watered in the heat of summer! My husband order a truck load of clay...BIG mistake. I can't get it incorporated, so it sits on top and makes a slippery, sloppy mess when wet. Your best bet is to keep incorporating organic...
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    My new coop

    I am pretty excited about the coop and run that my husband built. We still need to cut some strips of metal to sink around the perimeter to keep burrowing animal out. My dad will probably have a heart attack when he sees that we used the "good wood" that he gave us to build a coop! But, hey, it...
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    Texas

    I am just getting started with chickens. I bought 2 barred Plymouth rock chicks and was given 6 chicks of uncertain heritage. The person who gave them to me has buff orpingtons, buff brahmas, ameracunas, brown and cocoa marans, and easter eggers. They are three weeks old now, so I don't know...
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    Texas

    Hi, y'all! New here from the Bryan-College Station area!
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    Hello from Texas!

    Yes, she hatched them from her flock and a friend's. They have buff orpingtons, brahmas, armeracunas, easter eggers, marans, and mixes of those.
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    Hello from Texas!

    I have been getting great info from here, so I joined so that I can participate in the forums. I was given an assortment of 6 chicks from a coworker a few weeks ago. I don't know what breed or sex yet. I look forward to getting help with that once they are a bit older. I also purchased 2 Barred...
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