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Chickens running/flying into hardware cloth
To expand the previous suggestion, you may want to put up a permant solid barrier on both sides of the door. Sometimes old birds forget, and if you get new birds in the future you won't have to go through it again.- Mtnboomer
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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Coop survived bear attack
This incident was a mamma and 2 cubs. We usually have 4 or 5 different bears every spring-fall roaming our property but have rare interactions (1-2/yr). We chose to live here and see the bears as a cool addition to our land that is to be respected but not feared. We take precautions to...- Mtnboomer
- Post #9
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Coop survived bear attack
At about 10pm this evening a large black bear (350lbs +) attemped to break in to my chicken coop. It managed to rip open a nesting box door and remove the interior feeder before moving onto our "bear box" (trash bin) and our house trash can on the deck. Thankfully, none of our birds were...- Mtnboomer
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Green coloration in hard boiled eggs
Photo doesn't really capture the coloration as its subtle.- Mtnboomer
- Post #2
- Forum: Egg, Chicken, & Other Favorite Recipes
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Green coloration in hard boiled eggs
Has anyone ever hard boiled eggs and found a greenish tint to areas of the egg whites? I am not talking about the green ring the yolk can get when cooked too long. The tint is in the whites and it does not appear to matter how old the eggs are before boiling or how long they have been in the...- Mtnboomer
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- Forum: Egg, Chicken, & Other Favorite Recipes
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How often do you water your cacti and succulents? House plant thread!
Well my boys may have finally killed one of my last remaining plants from college. My cutleaf philodendron monstera just turned 20 yrs old and has suffered the wrath of 5 moves (about 1k mi), 2 cats, 4 dogs, and 2 children. My youngest son knocked the pot over last night breaking all main... -
"Lucky" wasn't lucky enough
Thank you all! Its been a rough hatch this season. The spring hatches didn't and the summer hatches have given us 11 chicks so far but out of those 11, 1 died and 2 had to be euthanized. The death was determined to be failure to thrive. Nothing could be found physically wrong with it that...- Mtnboomer
- Post #8
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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How often do you water your cacti and succulents? House plant thread!
Unfortunately, root rot is a tough one from which to recover. Sounds like you're doing the best you can. Place it in proper succulent soil and dry it out, but if its too far along it will be a hard one to save. -
How often do you water your cacti and succulents? House plant thread!
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I was mowing the yard.🙂 -
How often do you water your cacti and succulents? House plant thread!
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My first meat birds
I agree, but through the challenge you can develop your own tricks along the way. Thomas Edison - "I didn't fail. I just found 2,000 ways not to make a light bulb; I only needed to find one way to make it work."- Mtnboomer
- Post #18
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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My first meat birds
We did not start out this efficient I assure you. We started only 4 yrs ago and the 1st attempt took nearly 30 min per bird and was a mess. I have butchered my own deer and wild game since i was a kid and can field dress and skin a deer in under 30min (25yrs experience). My wife is a vet...- Mtnboomer
- Post #16
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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My first meat birds
I said $2 is a good price. I keep brahmas. That time does not include set up or clean up but there isn't much to it other than waiting for the pot of water to boil for plucking. Clean up is just loading the dishwasher and wiping the counter down and discarding the waste. I let the birds rest...- Mtnboomer
- Post #15
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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My first meat birds
Good price but if you have a pot, cutting board, knife and a sink you can do it yourself for free. When butcher day comes here I do 10 a day. My wife and i can slaughter, pluck, dress, and singe a bird in 12 min all by hand. Thats 10 birds from yard to refrigerator in 2hrs.- Mtnboomer
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- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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Tomato End Rot Solution!
Too slow in their intact form. I save every shell during the year (10 lbs+) and grind it up to almost a powder form and add it to the garden in February or when i first till. Each season gets a dressing of lime either in the fall when everything is put to bed in the winter or in feb as well... -
Tomato End Rot Solution!
I plant food plots for wildlife each season. Any time i start a new plot or every 3 yrs i take soil samples and send them off to be tested. I include a garden sample then as well. The natural ph is betweem 5.8 and 6.1. In my garden it is usually 6.5-6.8. We have very heavy clay soil thats... -
Tomato End Rot Solution!
No i totally appreciate it and i am always up for making adjustments. The stalks of my corn are nearly 10ft tall and the tomato plants are 6ft tall by 3-4ft in diameter. Everything in the garden has that rich deep green you hope for in your garden plants and production has been awesome which... -
Tomato End Rot Solution!
I also rotate crops so that my peas and beans fix nitrogen for me around the garden. Rarely is the same thing planted in the same area 2 yrs in a row. Ive also experimented this year with clover as a living mulch with excellent results, another nitrogen fixing legume that now has a permanent... -
Tomato End Rot Solution!
About 40-50 lbs of non-composted litter (includes bedding) for 3300 sf. Fertilizer recommendations every three years usually comes in at 200-300 lbs per acre. Which would only be about 20-25lbs, but given that the majority of the litter is bedding, it seemed like i was close enough. The... -
Tomato End Rot Solution!
I add all my soil amendments in the fall. The only fertilizer I use is chicken litter from the coop. I apply it in october only allowing it to rest all winter for 6mos before spring planting. I do a soil test every 3 yrs to ensure the ph is staying between 6.5-7 and lime accordingly and...