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    Mississippi

    SW Mississippi (Amite County)
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    Sick chickens

    My wife and I have been working a lot of OT lately so we are unable to tend to our flock like we normally do. Just got home from work this morning (and has happened the two mornings before) I go to feed my chickens and seem to have one (two this morning) moving slow, barely able to hold its...
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    Rooster ratio

    2nd update. The day after my last post I started 2 weeks straight of 12 plus hour shifts at work. Got off yesterday and spent the day with the family. Got up today and started hanging the cone, when wife came out saying a lady just called wanting a rooster. So alas, he was spared. Broody...
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    Rooster ratio

    Update. Tried every combo of rooster, and the older one is the only one staying. He has never been an issue, the hens like him. Had someone want one of the younger roosters, so sold one and put other in with hens to give him another chance. Let them out today, and saw him chasing a hen, he...
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    Rooster ratio

    I'm down to 25 laying hens and I have 3 roosters, all Buffs, all less than a year old. My smaller rooster is 8 weeks older than the other two. I'm having a problem with the two younger ones (about 9 1/2 months old) one of them was a late bloomer, and with two taking care of the girls...
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    Broody hen issues

    I think we got her. I moved the nest box over by laying box (it's on a stand) and we put her in it with a extra pad I have from the egg box. We put a piece a lattice in front of her so she could get air and see other chickens if need be. I removed lattice at 4 am when I left for work. Wife said...
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    Broody hen issues

    One of my BOs went broody recently, and has taken over my "egg box" (roll out community box) not allowing the others to lay. I tired moving her to the nest box, several times, evening moving her at 10pm last night, and when I left for work at 4 am, she was back in the egg box. I have no...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    I may be wrong, for other states, as laws are constantly changing, but in Mississippi, to own a NFA Weapon capable full auto, along with SBS (short barrel shotgun, under 18"), SBR, (short barreled rifle, undr 16"), and silencers, you just need to fill out the proper paperwork, get govt approval...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    Auto , automatic and semi auto on a shotgun is universal terms. Browning made the "Auto 5" which is a semi auto if you want to get technical, but the automatic part is that it reloads itself. (ie no pumping) While several don't like revolvers, some of which because they don't have the "cool"...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    While no expert, I am somewhat familiar with firearm handling. Grew up hunting, was in military, shot IPSC, Action Pistol, Palma, matches at Camp Perry, and some 3 gun, along with I just like to shoot. If someone who has handled a pistol very little, is looking for one for self protection, I...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    You talk about smart guns, then laws and how criminals don't care or obey them. The criminal part I agree with, but not the smart gun part. Gun control laws don't work. If they did, Chicago wouldn't be a bad as it is. Guns are NOT the problem, people are.
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    I knew what it was. Let me ask this- in a home invasion, your spouse or whatever is wearing the ring/watch or whatever and gets hit. You still have an invader in your house and you pick up the smart gun to defend yourself while someone is trying to kick the door to the room in, are you going to...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    Is that an iPhone app? Lol
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    Winchester target loads usually are listed "min(imum)" dr eq which is about as light a load that you will get, and you won't be paying for shells labeled "reduced recoil" Also, for self defense and / or hunting, don't rule out a 20ga. Several will say or recommend only a 12ga, but that is an...
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    Do You Own A Gun ?

    You can shoot low brass shotgun shells for getting familiar with shooting a shotgun. They have less recoil than say buckshot due to a smaller powder charge.
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