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    Topic of the Week - Feeding mealworms, bugs etc.

    I think this is only a concern in warmer climates or if you're working with very deep litter. (Or in the case of commercial operations: provide heating) Mealworms used for feed are generally of the T. molitor species, they don't really propagate very well below 15°C/65°F. Speaking from...
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    Breda Fowl thread

    (Credit to ad van den oetelaar for image)
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    Breda Fowl thread

    Very nice, the third pic is :love
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    Is a pop door, 30inches off the ground, a good idea against daytime predators?

    Any dog small enough to fit through a pop door (e.g. terriers) would be deterred by sufficiently high perches inside the coop anyway, no? More crafty day-time threats like a weasel or the rare raccoon would probably not be deterred by this by itself. Like SunHwaKwon I worry certain chickens...
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    Breda Fowl thread

    Don't know about this, afaik the breed has been around in the Netherlands since at least the end of the 19th century. You might be mixing them up with the bantam form, that almost went extinct before it was picked up again.
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    Woods Fresh Air Poultry House

    I imagine it's derived from wild bird colonies, in other words a group of birds that roost or nest in one location, very close to eachother.
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    Breda Fowl thread

    How long 'til your Breda started laying?
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    Woods Style Open Air Chicken Coops

    I remember reading that the advised minimal depth in a Woods coop is 14 ft., no? Anyone have a different experience with that?
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    BANTAM ROOSTER PHOTO SHOOTS - SPRING SUMMER

    A quick google leads me to assume we're talking about the (Dutch) Booted bantam or a similar bird here. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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    Has anyone ever tried to hatch grocery store eggs?

    If you're not particular about the breed you want and are looking for an alternative to online orders, I agree with the above posters: any local contact will be far more reliable. Most layers on farms never come close to a rooster (since there's no commercial reason to keep them in your flock)...
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    Review by 'Sophocles' in article 'From coop to kitchen: Pets versus livestock and respectful chicken harvest'

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    Indoor Pet Chickens

    Call an exterminator. o_O
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    Breda Fowl thread

    I wish, but any breeding plans will have to wait a few years :) I'm going to get a small flock of Breda next year and I've been doing some research, looking around and asking breeders. It's a shame the breed is so uncommon.
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    Breda Fowl thread

    Bredas are very rare in the Netherlands, too. Wageningen University keeps a list of Dutch Heritage breeds and estimates there's about ~100 adult Breda hens that are used for breeding this year. It's a rough estimate so take it with a grain of salt and it excludes animals kept by hobbyists...
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    PVC Pipe for roosts?

    Just going off my intuition, anything that would be easy to clean the way PVC is, would be because it's so ultra-smooth and therefore slippery. So it might be tough to find. :p The perch doesn't need to spick-and-span, you probably just don't want whole drops of poo clinging to them.
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