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    Hi, I am a new farmer (of the backyard variety). It started a couple of years ago with a tomato in a pot and now it has grown to 2 tilled rows and 5 chickens. Growing your own food is addictive and should be for our commercial agriculture system is unsustainable and control driven. Our local...
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    organic scratch & peck vs. purina

    Anyone know where to get organic feed in Louisiana. Shipping is like 30 bucks on a $25 bag. Seems a bit crazy. But I may have to do it if I don't want to feed my chickens GMO corn and pesticide laden mash. I see a lot about the scratch and peck operation, I will have to check that out.
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    chickens laying funky eggs

    Hi, recently I have been getting about 1 in 6 eggs that has a runny yolk when cracked open to cook. I have two questions, is there something I can do to prevent this? Also, can these be eaten? It's really discouraging when I crack three good eggs into a recipe and the fourth is one of these...
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    Chickens are pecking at another chicken

    I have the same thing. I just got five white rock hens yesterday and two of them had their tail feathers pulled out by other chickens. I have had them for about 24 hours now and while there was a little pecking early on, they have pretty much stopped. I did some reading and saw that chickens...
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