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    Raised Coop - Pros & Cons

    I am building a new coop this summer and I am considering building it on posts instead of a concrete slab. My other coops have been on slabs and have worked out very well. I have my reasons for considering a different approach but I would appreciate hearing from anybody with a raised coop...
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    She Is At Peace Today

    We had the funeral for my wife today. She has no more more suffering. She had made the decision to become a doner some time ago and her wish has been fullfilled. Through her gift some one, somewhere will receive a precious gift. The very best thing about this program is that you know who...
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    My Big Mean Boss Ameracauna Roo Is A Teddy Bear!!

    I have a Ameracauna rooster (Henry) that is the undisputed boss of my flock. He is a big blue 2 yr old with sharp spurs. He does not put up with any young cockerals, puts em right in their place. He guards the flock and does all the things a roo is supposed to do. He is also very gentle with the...
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    2 Week Old Chicks Up On the Roost! Pics

    Mamma hen decided it was time to get the young'uns up on the roost. Only 2 weeks old and the top roost at that! How they made it up I don't know. Two of the five decided they couldn't jump quite that high and went to bed in one of the nest boxes with a broody hen. Pretty smart I'd say. Mamm'a...
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    Dill Pickle Recipies

    What's your favorite dill pickle recipie? I've been looking for a good dill pickle recipie. The best pickles I ever tasted by far were some my brother made in a old wooden whiskey barrell. The fermented kind. He would load up the barrell, set it in the cellar, turn it every day till it quit...
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    Free Range Fried Chicken Dinner Today - Taste Test

    We had fried chicken dinner today from our own flock. This was the first from our flock this year. We used up the ones from last year quite some time ago. So this was a taste test of sorts since all we have been having for 6 months is store bought. All our birds are completely free range all...
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    What's the Weirdest Thing Happened to You this Month?

    Somebody dropped off a load of 1" angle iron at the end of my driveway. There's about 600 feet of the stuff in 8' lengths plus an assortment of other steel beams. It kind of looked like it slid off. I waited two days for them to retreive it. I asked everybody I know if they knew anything about...
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    How Long Can the Hen Be Off Nest?

    This afternoon sometime the hen still sitting eggs decided to switch nests. I'm not sure how long the eggs were without miss Broody, I just discovered the switch at 10:00 PM. The eggs felt cold to the touch but the coop is fairly warm, somewhere around 70 to 80 inside all day today perhaps a bit...
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    My Coop Is The Best - Bragging - Pics

    Excuse me but I have to strut my feathers a bit. My coop is THE best! I designed and built my coop from scratch. It was finished last year and is now home to 74+ chicks & chickens and more hatching at this moment. I am completely happy with everything about it. I have had success upon...
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    Chicken Tractor 4Sale Central MN (pics)

    5x12' with pickup topper on top. Sidewalls 25" high. Completely enclosed with chicken wire. Enclosed 3 sides under topper with corrugated tin. 1 yr old. Well built, screwed together for strength and painted for looks it is ready for use. Lightweight - movable by one person with built on handle...
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    ARE BARRELL BOLTS SAFE?

    I have barrell bolts on my pop doors. Has anyone had problems with predators getting them open?
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    QUESTION - GOLDEN LACED POLISH BACK FEATHERS NOT DEVELOPING NORMAL??

    +We bought 25 golden laced polish from Cackle Hatchery this spring. At 7 weeks they are pretty much feathered out except their backs. Their backs are almost totally bare. This has lead to pecking with several being injured and separating them from the rest. Is bare backs normal for this type of...
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    Ahhh! TRANQUILITY in the COOP at LAST!

    Last summer with the coop under consrtuction and three age groups of chicks it was bedlam. Being new with chickens I did not know that the older ones would attack the younger ones. Each group was separated from the others as they left the brooder and kept in either a portable coop or in a corner...
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    BROWER Top Hatch Incubator CRITIQUE - Bad News!!!!!

    We purchased a Brower top hatch incubator last summer new for about $130.00. Stay away from these folks. We have had nothing but trouble! We have used it exactly three (3) times and now the motor has burned out. I am a former tool maker and I know something about how equipment is supposed to...
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    CHICK KEEPS FALLING OVER/TWISTING HEAD - WHY?

    I have a two day old chick acting very sick. It keeps tipping over backwards/sideways with its head held high. It also seems to be having trouble breathing with mucus in the mouth and constantly swallowing. What is this? Is it wry neck? Thanks for your advice.
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    Strong Tasting Chicken? I found out why!

    OK here's the deal - We butchered some of our roosters later than we had planned last year. They had already developed into adult breeding age. Most of them tasted great but two had a very strong, gamey flavor that we could not stand. I was unsure of the cause of this. Now I know and will share...
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    Hens skin ripped open - Is it fatal?

    One of my hens got caught in some wire or something. There is a 3 inch section of skin completely gone under a wing! What can I do? Is this fatal? She was limping at first but not after the second day. So far she is not showing any bad symptoms but how long can this keep up?
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    Mora Vasaloppet ski race Grandkids Pics Great Day!!

    We had a wonderful day today. The two oldest grandkids participated in the Mora cross country ski race. Don't ever say we don't have fun in Minnesota in the winter! Grace went in the 11k and Sam was in the 4k (his first race). Tommorrow is the long one and people come from all over the world for...
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    I FOOLED 'EM !! Just an OLD PLUCKER

    Well we finally had a nice enough day (low 30s) last week so we butchered 7 birds. There were some tree trimmers working close by that were keeping an eye on the goin's on. I had the hot water outside of the coop but did the plucking right inside the door. The next day one of the guys walked...
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    Freezer Time! Strong Rooster Taste?

    I put 7 orpington roosters in the freezer on thurs. Had one for supper yesterday. This group didn't get butchered when they should have last fall so were already mating age when the time came. My question is can roosters have a strong taste. The one we had for supper seemed to me to have a...
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