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    Buff Orpingtons feed

    i think the new home has them off. i fed layer crumbles from the time they finished the bag of medicated chick crumbles.
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    Chicken pecking egg

    my barred rock is starting this. i saw her do it once. she only pecks her egg. i will have to get a few wooden eggs from the craft store.
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    25 pound coon in my freezer!

    skin him and sell the pelt then gut him if you want get something out of him and if it is a him, you have to keep the ivory.
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    my ABS feeder

    Quote: i was teaching my one neighbor about leash laws. they got a new dog, that doesn't know it is hazardous to cross the property line and scare the chickens. there is sits. not sleeping, but waiting. like chuck norris. lol
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    my ABS feeder

    i wanted to come up with a feeder that would hold more than the bottle type. i used 2" ABS. i used a 2 x 3 reducer to keep any rain water from following the pipe down into the feed. the water drips off the bottom of the 3". nothing goes into the feed, which is under the coop. for the top i...
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    racoon

    probably not. but i have seen a few pictures of non targets in DP's.
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    A New Predator in the Neighborhood- The worst (if you ask me!)

    you can normally protect your property. don't S S S there are always biologist doing studies on critters. they do put chips in them at times. you would never know. it sends out a dead animal signal, guess were they will find it. if you cage it, call fish and game. they will move it, may include...
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    Massacure last night

    coyote
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    half grown coyote stalking my chickens

    they were never stocked in nj. the earliest recorded sightings were in the late 40's. cape may and lambertville, same year. they have always been here. the auto industry, tree huggers or anyone else on the list did not pay to have them stocked. one point that is not talked about is the fox...
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    Chicken tractor questions

    i move my tractor every 3-5 days. i just take the water hose and spray the droppings until they go away. this way no one steps in it. and i haven't had a burn spot yet.
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    Broody chicken videos! Lets start a thread!

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    Moving 5 wk chickens in with the big girls--two options input please

    i have been putting my little girls in with the big girls, in the tractor. but i use a ring of 4' hardware cloth to keep the peace. tonight i let them get together, wasn't good. big girls either held them down or pulled feathers from the neck. it is going to take a while. big girls got the...
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    little girls first day out

    woke up to some great weather today. so i took some hardware mesh and made a small run to put in the chicken tractor. my little girls haven't been outside yet. they loved it. spent 8 hours outside today. i just brought them back in. in two minutes they are sleeping. the little girls are 3...
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