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    Attacked and mad about it!!

    I'll vote for this.
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    Wasp Nest in the Run

    can you use fire? wait until after dark, get some newspaper and roll it into a roll as long as possible. light the end, when it flames stick it close to the nest. the flame will burn the wings off the wasp. knock the nest down. leave the nest for the chicks. they will love the larvae. got...
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    Mealworms: live vs. dried

    we feed our chicks meal worms, the live ones. thought we would switch to the freeze dried ones. Our chicks will not eat the dry ones. guess they are a little too pampered.
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    White Leghorns, pros & cons??

    we have 4 leghorns and we love them. we also have 2 red sexlinks and they are very friendly and calm, but do not lay anywhere close to the leghorns. TW (the wife) likes the white eggs better anyway. some things we have noticed, when young, they are very friendly as they grow they get a...
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    White Leghorns, pros & cons??

    4 or 5 years old is a little too old. They will not be laying very much, if at all.
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    newbie with a stupid question

    you could give them away, first just make sure they are roosters. A breeder around here will swap if he sells you hens and you get a rooster. You might want to check back with the seller. If you keep the rooster, he will be fine with the rest of your flock. Not knowing what kind chicks you...
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    Anyone build nesting boxes outside the coop?

    how about adding a step to the roost? move the roost higher and add another step for them to use when going and coming from the roost. my coop is 4' high and the roost is 38" high. we have a step at 24". our chicks have no problems getting up or down, even the fat ones. maybe you could move...
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    Anyone build nesting boxes outside the coop?

    I like your ideal of the plastic tubs, but I have to agree with ChickenCanoe, they are gona roost as high as they can get.
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    What silly things are your chickens scared of???

    ours are terrified of a broom. they kept getting into the neighbors yard, he didn't mind, but his yard was just too close to the wilderness. I would sneak up on the chicks when they were in his yard and scare them with a broom. don't know if you can train chickens, but after about 3 times...
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    How many nesting boxes are recommended?

    we have 6 hens and they all lay in the same nest. it may not be the same nest every day, but all the eggs will be together. Where the first egg is, that's where they all lay. We have had 2 in the nest at the same time. both laying. Never had a problem with sleeping in the nest, but we have...
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    got my coon

    well we haven't caught a coon in the new trap yet. maybe caught all of them, lol. we have caught several other critters though. We caught a red bird the first day, then 2 doves, and last night a bunny. well maybe the coons are taking some time off. we are going to keep the trap set a few...
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    Rattlesnake in my chicken coop!

    don't know if this helps with the snakes, but I know for sure it helps with the mice and rats. We keep all our feed in galvanized garbage cans with lids. Learned that trick when we kept horses. ain't found a rat yet that can chew through one on them. I hate snakes too.
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    got my coon

    we took the borrowed trap back home and bought our on trap. Set it last night with marshmallows and its empty this morning. although one or some of the marshmallows were out of the cage, no coon.. my friend had put 1/2 inch hardware cloth around the sides to keep the coons from reaching in...
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    Will donkeys keep predators away like foxes and dogs?

    we don't have any now, but we did keep them with our cattle. They were great, no dogs, coyotes or foxes. we had 2 jacks and they worked as a team. one would stay with the calves the other would chase the varmints. if the cattle were away from the calves he would make them get up and join the...
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    Snake Repellant

    Just found this on the Face Book. don't know if it works, but it might be worth a try if you have snakes. All Natural Snake Repellent Be sure to clear your land of excess debris and to plug or block any and all openings around the base of your home. Also, cover any... openings that may remain...
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