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Wow, the PG areas is gorgeous!!! the kids and I were bugging hubby that we wanted to live up north again, and he was looking a t a job in the PG area. I was already starting to ack my bags. But the job wasn't for him, so ..... we are stuck here. Oh well. I must bloom where I am...
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I have two horses (ok, they are my daughters) a dexter, an alpine goat, two sheep. ducks and chickens. Used to raise quail and rabbits too but got out of them. Now we are looking for more land, so I can have more critters (mainly sheep and smoe more horses for my dd). It all started...
Ok, I live in Sw Ontario, but last night I actually saw NORTHERN LIGHTS!!!!!!!!! I haven't seen them in years!! Mind you, they were not very bright, but they were there.
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I don't know how cold is too cold, --I didn't have chickens when I lived up north. But i have heard shovel the snow up the sides of the coop for extra insulation. It si the moisture in the air that is detrimental to chickens--causes frostbite, so make sure you have GREAT ventilation...
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Whatever questions you might have many of us here can help you without someone actaully coming to your place. Just find the correct forum and ask away. There is also a search feature at the top blue bar that you can use to search for previous posts on stuff you might be...
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Where id SW Ont? I have a breeding pair of dark standard cornish, but I would have to put them together to get some pure eggs from them. I bred them to barred rocks.
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who cares if it doesn't have anything to do with chickens or even canada. i seriously never heard the term before, so I find it cool and can't stop thinking about Cheech and Chong now.
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had any snow yet? i used to live in Iroquois Falls.
hi, a few flurries but nothing we can call snow, irratic fall weather as normal, -6 yesterday and plus 5 today ahahaha. I love living up here
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I love it too, and miss it terribly, hence my username
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Trails end farmers market in London has auctions, and then there is always Aylmer, but I don't think they have anything dedicated to chooks. I usually go to Mount Forest sale once a year, but that is quite a drive. Closer to windsor, there are auctions at harrow fairgrounds I think...
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What do you all feed your quail? I've searched the canadian purina site and they don't make gamebird feed but the American site does. My quail are just starting to lay and I'm mixing chicken starter and layer together to get a higher protein but this is not a sure thing as I...