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    What is the worst predator?

    For me it has been neighbor's dogs, possums, and raccoons. It's a little hard to differentiate between the possums and raccoons without actually witnessing the attack, but we caught a possum in a trap right after one attack so I'm assuming it was him. He would panic the chickens then one made...
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    ⠀ Fodder types--nutrition and practical suggestions

    Fermenting makes some nutrients more available. I bought whole organic corn for my chickens, and they wouldn't eat it. So I soaked it a couple of days, which is the beginning of the fermentation process, and then blended the softened corn in my blender and they would go CRAZY over it.
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    Feed & Water In the Coop???

    We have kept the food inside the box of our chicken tractors for protection from rain, and one thing we have used is a one gallon plastic bottle with a horizontal cut across maybe 1/3 of the bottom at the depth we want the food or water to come, then cut straight up to accomodate the chickens'...
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    Gynura Procumbens "Longevity Spinach"

    I have grown Gynura in a hydroponics setup, with a fish tank and a gravel-filled grow bed above it to pump the fish water into and then let it drain back. Gynura loves it, I think it is a water plant. The problem I have had is that they are next to a sliding glass door and ants have actually...
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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

    Bernadine503- The grandkids have a couple of silkie hens. They are favorites with the 2 younger kids, so tame and easy to handle, and so fluffy! z8hannah
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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

    My grandkids love them as pets. They play with them constantly, then if the chickens turn out to be too noisy for their neighborhood, they give them to us, and I like it that they are such tame chickens. Kids make great chicken wranglers.
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    Boys VS Girls

    sorry, 84
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    Boys VS Girls

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