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    Cedar Park, TX ordinance against backyard chickens

    Does your state have a "Right to Farm Act" like we do in Michigan? It supersedes all local ordinances. Imagine if you had a state license to carry a concealed weapon. Would you be expected to carry it until you reach the township/county in question, lock it in your trunk, and then retrieve it...
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    Chicks nine weeks old now, what to feed?

    Hi Everyone, from the Great Lake State, Most of you know I'm a "newbie" to raising chickens, with zero experience. At any rate, what I hope are all girls are about nine weeks old now. The only thing is, I don't know how much and just what I should be feeding them. Any suggestions would be...
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    The shed is here.... OMG NOW WHAT!

    Thank y8ou f8or sharing y8our great inf8o/. It's easy t8o bui2ld a m8ounting b2l8ock fr8om scraps, and y8ou can buy strings 8of bu2lb s8ockets, and wire-hanging stap2les/. They're pl2astic, with nai2ls a2lready attached 8on each side f8or stringing R8omex/. I ap8o2l8ogize f8or my keyb8oard...
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    How much t feed?

    Hi, Thank you for your reply. My birds are all contained in a large "poultry-wire" run, but it never occurred to me that mice or chipmunks (which I've seen a lot of lately,) might be helping themselves to my "buffet!" Sounds like some hardware cloth is called for. Thanks for your advice...
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    How much t feed?

    Hi everyone, I hope you and your chicks are surviving this heat. (It's going to be 90 here in Michigan, starting tomorrow!) My chicks have shade, and an unlimited supply of water. My question is, how much to feed them? I give my 18 chickens (Five months old,) a mixture of eight pounds of...
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    I'm sorry, I don't know where to turn...

    Hi, Of course, I reported the theft to the police as soon as I discovered it. Since I live in a semi-rural area, the Michigan State Police handled my report. The first words out of the responding officer's mouth were, "Do you have any receipts?." I was incredulous..."Receipts?...You...
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    I'm sorry, I don't know where to turn...

    Hi Everyone, Happy Fourth! Unfortunately, I recently discovered a significant theft from my garage, after I underwent a mild heart attack, followed by two weeks in the hospital, and then another week at home with a visiting healthcare nurse. Although it has absolutely nothing to do with...
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    Whoo Hoo! We have chickens, they make me happy!

    Hello Sweetwheat, Just wanted to let you know that I'm a chicken "newbie," too! I somewhat foolishly purchased 19 chicks from my local "Tractor Supply Company" store this spring, only to find out later that three chickens are usually sufficient to supply a family of four...and I live alone...
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    Chicken pecked to death...why?!

    Hi everyone, First I want to thank you all for your kind assistance and words of encouragement. (Remember, I'm a chicken "newbie," with absolutely zero experience!) At any rate, the remaining 18 chickens are now outside, in a pen that is 24' x 4'. I say "remaining," because right before I...
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    Comment by 'thegreatpiscato' in item 'Coturnix Quail'

    Hi "Craze," I'm wondering if it's possible to raise quail with chickens, or would I have to keep them separated? My primary goal would be eggs for a friend that owns two "high-end" restaurants, but I'm also not above culling those that tend to become slow producers. I'd greatly appreciate your...
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    Problems with Township!...

    Hi, I know what you mean, despite the fact that I'm 6'4" and 22lbs., I talk to my chicks all the time. In the morning, I'll go into my kitchen, (where at three weeks, they're still in a big freezer box that I've reinforced with a hardboard bottom, and 1" x 2"s all around.) I'll talk to...
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    Problems with Township!...

    Yeah, but being 6'4" and 222lbs., as well as a former member of the U.S. Navy's Special Forces, it's pretty hard to resist the urge to beat the living s--- out of someone who desperately needs it! In fact, as a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, my counselor at the V.A. just wrote me a...
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    Problems with Township!...

    Bonjour Madamoiselle, Je tu remember "coneheads" from Saturday Niight Live, back when it used to actually be funny! It's just that your hat appeared to resemble a very large portion of the terminal end of the male anatomy!:) A Bien To, Paul Anderson Bay City
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    Comment by 'thegreatpiscato' in item 'Little Giant - 3 Gallon Plastic Poultry Waterer - PPF3'

    TSC has a similar 3-gallon heated waterer for sale, but it is a P.O.S.! You have to turn it upside down to fill it, replace the 1-inch rubber stopper, and then quickly turn it over, hoping that it doesn't come apart! (The top and the bottom are connected by only three plastic lugs that require a...
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    Problems with Township!...

    Hi, "Diva," No offense intended, but I just had to say that is one rather strange-looking hat!:) But regardless, thank you for your words of appreciation. It's certainly a little different now than when I first cam back from the Paracel Islands off 'Nam, (100 nautical miles due east of Da...
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