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    Raising Chickens on Septic Systems

    Greetings my fine feathered friends, Shawn McCarty with Chickabee Farm in Ontario, Canada has an ingenious rotational pasture system over his septic system. It is perfectly legal in his area. I am wondering what your thoughts were on this. I had a permaculture designer tell me this was not a...
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    Chicken Tractor For Removing Bermuda Grass

    Happy Holidays To All, I would like to completely remove some bermuda grass from some areas of my yard so that I can make some vegetable gardens. Will running chicken tractors over the area completely remove all bermuda grass and seeds from the area? Thank you, JB
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    Small Run Safe?

    Hello, I am developing a 1/4 acre wooded lot into a forage area for chickens. It's taking longer than I had anticipated and my wife is anxious to get some chickens. Would it be safe and clean to buy 6 - average size chickens like the 'red sex links' and keep them in my chicken tractor which is...
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    Run Fence Type Question

    Greetings All, Hope this Memorial Day weekend finds you well. Can someone please suggest a strong permanent fence for my new run? I tried the Premier 1 poultry netting but there are too many trees surrounding the run area. I was thinking of something more durable than chicken wire. I used...
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    Best Plants for Chickens to Forage On

    Hello, Can someone recommend a spring crop that my chickens here in North Carolina can forage on? I would like to grow a 50' X 50' garden and then move the coop and run over the garden in the spring when the crop is ready. Thanks for the great help. Jim
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    Salsify For Chickens

    Hello, I am going to start a vegetable garden and when it is mature I am going to enclose the garden with my electric chicken fence. I plan to grow brussel sprouts and was wondering if anyone would recommend salsify for chickens? My chickens are not picky eaters. Thanks, Jim
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    Chickens Eating Feces

    Hello My Fine Feathered Friends, I noticed that at least one of my chickens is eating chicken feces. Is this something that I should be alarmed about? Thanks and have a great day. Jim
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    Best Electric Chicken Fence

    Hello My Fine Feathered Friends, Can someone please recommend a high quality electric chicken fence for here in the Burlington area of North Carolina? It does not have to be portable but it would be nice. Thanks so much. Jim
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    Is A Wooded Lot a Good Place To Have Free Range Chickens?

    Hello, I have a half acre wooded lot and would like to use it to free range my chickens. Is this a smart move? Thanks and have a great weekend !!! Jim
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    Cheapest Dogs For Protecting Chickens?

    Hello My Fine Feathered Friends, I switched from free range to chicken tractor over a year ago and I am ready to return to free range or a combination of both. Can someone please recommend the best dogs for protecting my flock? Marimmas are popular here in central North Carolina but I find...
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    Back Protection

    Hello, My little silkie's back is missing most of it's feathers. Can someone please suggest a good remedy? Should I separate her from the flock? Thanks, JB
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    Ideas For Saving Money On Feed?

    Hello Friends, Can anyone please suggest how I may save money on chicken feed. I am currently feeding them Dumor Poultry Layer (leaving a feeder with them always). I am also giving them about 16oz of Purina Scratch Grains every morning for the entire flock of 9. There are not any other animals...
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    Feeding 9 - Chickens

    Hello I have 9 - chickens that have a run that is 50' long x 10' wide. I feed them by keeping a metal feeder filled with Purina Layena. This feeder holds about 25 lbs of feed and usually lasts several weeks. However, my last refill has only lasted about a week. I am guessing that either they...
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    Catching my Chickens

    Hello, I have free roaming chickens that are proving to be quite difficult to catch. I have a net on the end of a pole but whenever they see it they scatter. Would a net that I can throw over them be better? Thanks, Jim
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    Noisy Rooster

    Hello, I've got a 18 month old Rhode Island Red rooster who is too noisy for my neighborhood. Any suggestions for quieting him? Would more hens help this free ranging rooster? I've got 4 - hens for him right now. Thank you, Jim
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    1/2 acre wooded lot

    Hi, Is it better to raise chickens (RIRs) in a grassy pasture or in a wooded lot? I have a wooded 1/2 acre lot that has alot of trees that are going to wreck havoc on my chicken wire fence when I put it up. But if it means the chickens will be healthier I will keep the trees. Thank you for the...
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    sexing baby chicks

    Hello, Can someone please describe to me how to sex baby chicks and what is the earliest age the sex can be determined? Thanks, Jim
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    Egg conveyor (slide) design?

    Greetings Fellow Feathered Friends! Can someone suggest a simple laying nest that will roll the eggs into a box so the chickens wont be able to get to eggs after they have been layed? Thank you.
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    Wooded Forest Free Roaming

    Greetings Friends, Could you folks please suggest to me whether or not it would be wise to let my chickens to free roam in a fenced in (chicken wire) wooded forest 1/2 acre in size? Also, can you recommend a good poultry guard? Thanks, Jim
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    Heat for 10 week olds

    Hi Folks: When can I turn off the heat going to my coop for my 10 week old Rhode Island Reds? My full grown rooster is crowing all night long and is somewhat aggravating. Thanks, Jim
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