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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Love the bucket nests. The local bakery gives away buckets in various sizes daily.
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    Review by '' on item 'Cornish Cross'

    I am not sure where I stand on these. I raised a few last year and they did their job, but their "chickeness" is gone. They grew so fast that they were half bald for their entire life. They couldn't fly and ran awkwardly. These things both repelled me and made me laugh. But in 10 weeks they...
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    Review by '' on item 'Naked Neck-turken'

    These are my daughter's favorite. In MN they were the only hens to lay all winter. We had one that liked to have the few feathers on her neck plucked out by one of the other hens. She would stretch her neck out in front of the other hens until one would give in. (chicken version of a bikini...
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    Review by '' on item 'Leghorn'

    Our Brown leghorn was a lovely hen to look at, prolific with her egg laying (nearly every day) and sounded like a fishmonger's wife. Our neighbor thought we had a rooster. She was also nearly impossible to catch. If I was in a rural setting, however, I would get another one in a NY minute.
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    Review by '' on item 'Easter Eggers'

    These are one of our favorite hens. In our current flock she is calm when picked up and quiet all around (bonus in an urban setting) Also it is fun to give our neighbors her blue/green eggs. We will get another one this year.
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Okay this one is simple but I like things cheap (okay free) and easy. My poultry eat outside and the combination of old garbage can lid, wire hangers and wall hook keep the feed clean and dry.
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