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    I was soo excited

    Today I was turning some compost of mine and when I took the trash bag I keep on it off... I had 6 potatoes sprouting in the pile. I wad so glad, I took it as a sign of some good compost. I planted the sprouts next to some red Pontiacs I planted earlier in the year. This is the first year I have...
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    Sponsored Post Californians Will Appreciate Value of Freedom Poultry Feeds

    I double that. Before you say somethinghave atleast one source from a group of people that do solid research, not a one sided hate group please.
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    Sponsored Post Californians Will Appreciate Value of Freedom Poultry Feeds

    You are mostly correct chicken dude. Its just scientists natural selection process sped up so we can feed more people in the future.
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    Sponsored Post Californians Will Appreciate Value of Freedom Poultry Feeds

    Wait wait wait! What's wrong with corn and soy???? Ilf your trying to feed your chickens as the homsteaders did don't you think they threw their livestock fresh cracked corn everyday. And soy? Why wouldn't we let animals eat it, its very high in nutritional value otherwise humans wouldn't eat...
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    My new chicks, and what to name 'em????

    Well I was at orschelns today and guess what! Yep I got some more chickens. Last year they had no americanas and I was disappointed but... this year they did. I walked out with the last two they had. I'm gonna add them to my existing flock of eight when they get bigger. So I need help on what...
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    Lawn maintenance question

    OmAnNom, and any one else who would like to help us all out. From reading our two anwsers I realize we come from two totally sides of this argument. Lets try to reach a middle ground. I farm on a large scale, and every year I use "commercial fertilizer "as some would call it. I also use roundup...
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    Chicken poop in the garden?

    it depends. i shoveled some chicken poop right out of my coop last week on top of 6'' of snow so i could see where it was going. then when it melted off its now sitting on drying out dirt. i plan on tilling it right into the soil in the next 3 weeks and planting sweet corn right there. but on...
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    Lawn maintenance question

    i see no reason why a cheap bag of 12-12-12 fertilizer would not do the job. just make sure to throw it out a day or so before your next rain. i do it too my yard every year and ive never had a chicken hurt. and roundup wont hurt a chicken either unless they drink it like water. its just a super...
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    Garden Tillers

    Mack in Wisconsin, I grew sweet corn, radishes, peas, green beans, cucumbers, and zucchini. The zucchini and cucumber were a total flop because of this little white bugs. I kept the garden watered good so it all did good except for the second crop of sweet corn which yielded zero and I tilled...
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    Garden Tillers

    Nope Missouri, but I just received all my guerneys seeds and I love turning dirt so I kickstarted this thread again.
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    Garden Tillers

    Time to resurrect this thread. What is everyone using this year? I'm sticking with a jd2305 and 48 " pull behind tiller. What about you. Pics appreciated
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    Share your Compost Container pics!

    Sorry no pics but mine is currently two homemade tomato cages made out of cattle wire that I took apart since on not in tomato season anymore. Haha I then wrapped Chicken wire around it it contains about two wheelbarrows worth of compost in it and I piled about 1 bale of straw on top of it so it...
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    Compost Pile

    yes you can put documents and newspaper in there. But i have heard the ink might be toxic when you go and put it in your pots or garden next year.
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    What are the best breeds for beginners?

    i love my black australorps, out of my 8 chickens those are my favorite. I have barred rocks, sex links, and cherry eggers but those australorps lay the best, are the most docile and quiestest. And sure you can mix it up i dont have more than 2 of anything so i dont get my birds confused, and...
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    Compost Pile

    heres what i did. I thought I needed the right combo of everything to make a great compost, but heres the secret... you dont! i started by cleaning out all my coops straw bedding, put a shovel full of dirt on top of it. Then some sweet corn husks I had just picked out of the garden. I then mixed...
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