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  1. U_Stormcrow

    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    When I built my barn, I thought it was huge. Experience has taught me otherwise. Eventually, I'll have a much bigger pole barn erected, then add sides on my own. For now, it suffices. Also, "Barn Red" gets surprisingly hot in the FL Sun!
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Saw this on facebook. I need to send a few more rounds down range. I'm in the white [and if the 6.5 Creedmore wasn't so flat shooting, I'd not be there]. Still not good enough to send those goats to camp. Haven't had time to practice.
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    Need soft food ideas for weight gain

    I was thinking 4%. Chickens don't store fat well, I'd not recommend trading one dietary problem for another. Obviously, healthy, active chickens not contained in little cages have dietary needs (including energy - often in the form of fat) higher than their cage kept others. Note I did NOT...
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    Deep bedding vs Deep Litter?

    @Ridgerunner 's post was inspiration for me.
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    Calling All Rabbit Nutters

    It comes in fits and starts. I lurk, rarely post.
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    Need soft food ideas for weight gain

    Scrambled eggs, lowfat plain yogurt, canned cat food, fermented mash. Hopes for a quick recovery.
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    I feel for you - blackwater tank clogged on the RV. While fixing it, kneeling in a puddle of (still clean) water, I found there was a bonded ground path. RV frame was (mildly) electrified. *tingled* Fixed now. Not the weekend chores I had planned.
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Which way did the weekend go???
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    Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

    Its a good post I've seen before. There are also predators who key on movement. and profile. Pattern is good for profile, helpful for movement.
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    Where are all the threads about bunnies

    @Jenbirdee you might try this thread...
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    ...only jars I see crack that way are large pickle jars subjected to thermal shock (when I put hot tap water in a cold jar I just emptied). Fridge 34* (sometimes colder). Our tap water 122*. *Ping* with some frequency. Same location and shape - the complex curve of the bottom plus the...
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    Free range question

    Good luck on your chicken keeping journey! I was up to near 100 at one point. Around 20 at present. Considering one last incubation before packing it up for the year.
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    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    You know more than you think you do - just let it settle in.
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    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    Honestly, just giving back to the community - a few years ago when I was just starting out (just as the Pandemic hit), I knew nothing more than what I read in "Storey's Guide to..." and "...for Dummies". Others here helped improve on my knowledge, posted links to sources, and I've had time to...
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    Hot Florida temps, can chicks be outside?

    I start in one of these. or perhaps the 27gal sized, but I think its the 40 now - I've replaced once or twice over the years. Inside the house (RV). Either feed bags or scrap towels for the floor. Improves traction, easier on the knee joints when I'm raising ducks. They move out to a 30x36 wire...
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    Feeling awful for culling my rooster

    You did the right thing. "When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out - that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse." - Robert A. Heinlein I don't expect a chicken to act like a human, but I DO expect it to know its place in the flock. It is...
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    Hot Florida temps, can chicks be outside?

    ...weeks, for extra insurance. After that, I judge by how they are doing, but usually move them to a sheltered area that has power (for said heat plate) for another three weeks +/-. I'm a little north of you. 87* currently, going to 95* - but 72 at night (mid 60s next week), which is my caution.
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    Chinese Skullcap root extract for Marek's

    As others have said. NO CURE for Mareks. Yes, you can successfully maintain a Marek's positive flock. Yes, there are some supportive things you can do to improve the lives of Marek's positive birds. I would not, but not my birds. You do you. Good advice above, if that's your plan.
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    Free range question

    I'm with @azygous on this, and I free range my birds - they have acres. Keeping food in the coop attracts vermin, not good. Simply scattering food attracts all sorts of things, again, not good. Throw them some scratch, if you must, for entertainment and to encourage them to scratch/forage in...
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    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    Example: Here is the back of "Bragg's Nutritional Yeast". Its a commonly available national brand. First thing you see is that its about 50% protein. YUP. 50%. They contain 35 mg Niacin per 10g of yeast. The container has about 12.7 servings (4.5oz ~ 127g), or about 440mg/bottle...
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