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Home Grown Winter Poultry Feed Alternatives
Compatriots, With the price of poultry feed skyrocketing its time for me to look into some less expensive options. I have 5 acres and the poultry already free range, but the Iowa winters preclude free ranging approximately 4 months year. I am looking for some advice on what I could grow that...- Wired1979
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Non-Toxic insecticide spray for Japanese beetles
Compatriots, I am looking for some advice. I am in Iowa and the Japanese beetle invasion is terrible. The beetles are stripping the leaves of my fruit trees, grape vines, garden, etc to shreds. I am very concerned that I may lose some of these plants. I have tried non-toxic alternatives...- Wired1979
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Question on Turkey eggs
First year for me raising some bourbon red turkeys. My 1 year old hen is laying eggs and has been for a few weeks. I have been finding the eggs pretty much all over the yard. I let the turkey's out of the coop/run to free range during the day. my question is this, what time of the day do... -
Are these New Hampsire Chickens?
Compatriots, I need a bit of help identifying 5 chickens I got from Farm and Fleet this spring. Supposed to be all New Hampshire, 2 cockerels and 3 pullets. Looks like 1 red/black and 1 black/white cockerel. 2 of the pullets are blonde/red and the other is all white. They are about 10...- Wired1979
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Small Problem with Khaki Campbell Ducks
Compatriots, I have 5 ducks and 1 Drake. The drake is fairly aggressive during mating and has the feathers on the back of the head and necks of the ducks completely plucked off. They all have some fairly large bare spots on the back of the neck. Is there anything I can do with the drake...