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    Disregarding Local Chicken Laws

    "The greatest threat to America's security is BackYard Chickens. We will stomp out this scourge with the full force of the federal government and partnerships with local law enforcement- then we'll finish off veterans and other freedom loving cretins." -Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security...
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    One of my my chickens laid an egg with a belly button....weeeeeeird!

    One of my my chickens laid an egg with a belly button....weeeeeeird!
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    Something we can put in our yard to keep cats out?

    Sprinkle Cayenne pepper and/or slice up lemons and put them around where the cats hang out. What I do when they use my raised beds for a litter box and works well. Also used coffee grounds and peppermint oil work....BB gun
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    Sweet PDZ - granules or powder?

    I'm using granules/pellets and it's working fine in my brooder. Less dusty-ness in an already dusty place.
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    ...when your buying chicks on the sly and hiding them from your wife then sneaking out to the shed to 'look for something.'
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    Ended Coop Page Contest #2 - Win a $20 BYC Store Gift Certificate!

    Is there a way to upload a pdf or word doc? I've tried 3 times to do the text then add pics and each time something happened and had to start over. Thanks.
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    PDZ Experiment in Brooder

    Thanks goes out to TheSpoiledChicken in the thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/621363/poop-board-convert-warning-graphic-gross-poop-pictures for introducing me to PDZ PDZ: A product marketed as a horse stall refresher and ammonia absorber that is added to bedding. Available in powder...
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    Jacob Biggles Poultry book from 1895

    Jacob Biggles: A Concise And Practical Treatise On The Management Of Farm Poultry I saw this book recommended someplace and looked it up. Its free in some archive places with a google search but the downloads are full of text errors and the drawings are all messed up from however they scanned...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Homemade Coop Homemade Brooder Homemade brooder Water and food off the ground and covered saves a lot of time and prevents waste as well as keeps poop from contaminating the food and water supply. Made from left-overs from the coop.
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    Poop board convert *warning-graphic/gross poop pictures*

    Lovin the PDZ thing, had never heard of it. Concern is about if PDZ is ok for composting..... Yes it is, with a neutral ph of 7.5. And also cost effective at $9.99 at my local Ga. TSC for 25lbs. Learned something new that will be great to keep the smell down with humid, hot season not so far...
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    TSC Chick Days Are STARTING NEXT WEEK!!!!!

    Here In Georgia they got chicks in last week. (Feb 7 approx)
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    What is this chicken thinking?

    "Meep-Meep!"
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    why did you start keeping chickens

    Prepper mindedness. Trying to be self-sufficient, at least starting. In the learning and study stages. Eggs, composted poop for an eventual garden. 6 hens, and they kinda grow on ya after awhile. Wanting more land to have more chickens!
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