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  1. cajun Rabbit

    Boiled Peanuts??

    Ok, long story short.... I think yall would say "DW" (my wife is worth the extra 2 keys..... an a whole lot more, but if two letters is enough 'round here I guess it is what it is) and I heated up some store bought boiled peanuts last night. Tried something new and the flavor was 'BBQ' ..... it...
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    Nest box.... to big?

    OK, One of my chicks waddle and comb has turned bright red in the past 2 days and from what I read that means she will lay soon. So I put in the box I made and put some hay in there along with 2 golf balls. When I got home today to check on things, the balls were buried and the hay was moved...
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    peanutbutter??

    Ok, I am sure yall are the same way I am getting to be.... anytime something kitchen scrap is to be thrown out, I ask "who can eat that?" before it goes to compost bucket. So tonight when my daughter asked if we have any use for the peanut butter tub... well you know the drill. Can chickens...
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    peanutbutter??

    Ok, I am sure yall are the same way I am getting to be.... anytime something kitchen scrap is to be thrown out, I ask "who can eat that?" before it goes to compost bucket. So tonight when my daughter asked if we have any use for the peanut butter tub... well you know the drill. Can chickens...
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    quail food for chickens??

    A neighbor I have used to raise quail and has some feed left over and was kind enough to give it me to feed my chickens. My question to yall is the obvious "can chickens eat quail food?" now he don't know what brand or type or anything. It is grey in color and is crumbles.... Don't know...
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    my plan (help, I am new)

    Hey yall. We are new to raising chicks (have 4 layers now, only 6 weeks old or so) and am wanting to make a plan for next 'rotation' of birds. Here is my plan, please comment and let me know if I am missing something, way off base, tips or tricks When my hens are about a 12-16 months old, I...
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    harvesting ...... poop (for compost)

    Ok, So we have 4 lil ladies all set up in a small tractor and it looks like it is going to work (hasn't fallen apart yet ) Now eggs are still a few weeks out and we are moving the tractor every few days when we see poop on the grass below run. Well it struck me a few days ago.... manure! one...
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    ARUACANA or AN AMERAUCANA or EE (((HELP)))

    I am looking at our flock of 4 and think I want to add 2 more (have room, so why not right) I want "Easter eggers" for the egg colors. Is there a such thing as an EE? or is it the same as ARUACANA OR AN AMERAUCANA or what? From what I have read owners of EE (on other sites) are so proud of...
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    how old before you can spoil them?

    Hey yall, Still learning here and am wondering how old the chicks need to be before we can start giving them fresh scraps? Do we need to wait till they are laying?? or can we start now? I have heard that they have trouble eating and breaking down the food. I have given them some black soldier...
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    Garlic? good/bad/ugly ??

    I am learing so I don't know from personal experience. I have read (on here and other places) that feeding garlic to chickens will result in 'off' tasting eggs. But in a video posted here the man said that it was a great way to deter fleas and mites. .... I know in humans that eat lots of...
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    hey yall from da Bayou state

    Hey yall, just wanted to do the general into thing I am new to byc but glad to be here. There is Sooo much good info here and from what I can tell so far, good folks to learn more stuff from (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes (Grandparents had them when we...
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    Noob with pvc coop question

    Hey yall, New here and new to chickens (building coop and getting ready for chicks first) and have a question. I am looking at getting a few chicks to be kept in a tractor so I can move them around the yard. After looking around I found plans for PVC and thought it would be in-expensive and...
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