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    electric fence only?

    check with premier1 about chargers and poultry
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    electric fence only?

    Yeah its for keeping out daytime predators the flock are locked up at night. Im planning on using it for dividing a winter food plot for rotational grazing oats and clover. They make energizers special for poultry cuz their legs dont ground well.
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    what to put in run for chickens to perch or play on?

    yes i am interested in moveable stuff .....good ideas thx
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    what to put in run for chickens to perch or play on?

    Looking for pics and ideas of whats in your run for chickens to enjoy/entertain?
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    electric fence only?

    Anyone have only a regular electric fence not netting for a run? My father in law has had chickens in a 4 wire setup for many years.
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    feathers return?

    Will back feathers lost from roo mating grow back after molting?
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    quail looking bantam

    yes line on eyes when they first arrived. Is there a pic of 3 week old EE's somewhere?
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    quail looking bantam

    anyone?
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    quail looking bantam

    Sorry no pics but i have a few 3 week old bantams from a straight run from cackle hatchery that i am curious about the breed. They have yellow heads with a brown stripe down the back and the wings and tail feathers are colored brown like a quail pattern. Any ideas? thanks
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    2 Bantams and new chicks

    my son has a laying bantam and a 2 month old bantam that were given to him. They run away when anyone approaches so i ordered a fresh batch from cackle hatchery that will be here on friday. I was wondering what i should do with the original 2 bantams im afraid they will make the newbies...
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    3 days worth of eggs in nest

    just came home to 3 days worth of eggs (30) in the nest boxes. After sitting in 100+ heat for 3 days are they still ok to eat? thanks
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    first eggs from May pullets

    Hi guys, i have 14 pullets from cackle hatchery turned 18 weeks old this week and got my first egg yesterday. Got another egg today a little larger than the first was wondering if it was possible the same hen or do i have 2 layers? Will i get a dozen eggs a day from 14 RIR's? We currently have...
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    winter food plot

    I am using a winter food plot mix containing ryegrass, oats, peas, and clover in my garden area this fall and winter for my RIR's and was wondering if it was safe to use a regular fertilizer such as 10-10-10 or triple 13 when planting? Thanks
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    14 to 1

    Is 14 hens too many for 1 rooster? Will he "work" himself to death? Thanks
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    coop at night

    I have a chicken tractor with coop attatched that i moved my 15 RIR into at 4weeks old. I put food and water into the coop and had to put in a light to get them to go inside at night. Now they are 9 weeks old and go inside and roost before i turn the light on. Do i still need the light and food...
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