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    Garden pests - i.e. squash bugs

    is there any domestic bird that eats squash bugs? My chickens won't touch them. I'm curious if ducks or guineas eat them. Does anyone know? I have given up growing squash because of these blasted bugs!!! Thanks! Wendy
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    Black sex-linked & Barred Rock cross

    I have a source for chicks from black sex-link hens & barred rock rooster -- am I right that I can't tell the chick's sex because they are a hybrid? Other than not being able to sex the chicks, this seems like a good cross to me -- any thoughts? Thanks, Wendy
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    Anyone feed crows??

    I know people have mixed feelings about crows, but my hubby thinks they are the coolest, smartest birds, so he started feeding them. He started by walking out on the deck, throwing out some grain, and calling "CROW-CROW!" whenever he saw them nearby. It didn't take long for them to figure it...
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    My avatar....

    Several of you have asked about my avatar -- this little chick did not have a medical condition; nor was he injured (except for a blow to his pride, perhaps!). I fashioned the diaper out of a Kleenex & photographed him for a baby shower invitation. It was a huge hit, and the new mom has a...
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    How long to keep laying hens??

    We have BR hens that are 4 years old. We bought new chicks & raised them to replace the old girls (so I thought), but now my husband can't part with the old girls. Something about "knowing them for 4 years" and "not wanting them to go to an inferior home".....he is so soft-hearted. But...
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    Oyster shell question

    Years ago, oyster shell came as "flakes". We gave it to the hens free choice and never had thin-shelled eggs. Now I can only find oyster shell in pellet form, and the hens don't seem to eat it as much, and we get some thin-shelled eggs. Where do y'all get the "old fashioned" oyster shell...
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    Any rubber stampers or paper crafters here?

    I have been stamping & paper crafting for about 8 years and now getting into scrapbooking. Anyone else have these afflictions -- I mean hobbies? Wendy
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    Gardeners - seed swap?

    Does anyone know of a good seed-swap site? I have started saving seeds and would like to swap with other gardeners. Thanks! Wendy
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    Breed abbreviations??

    I am new here -- is there a list of the breed abbreviations y'all use on the board? EE for instance? Some I can figure out... Thanks! Wendy
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    I'm new here.....

    I just joined this forum tonight & look forward to learning and sharing ideas! I have raised chickens on a small scale for about 25 years. I live in middle Tennessee and currently have 16 barred rocks. They are my favorite breed--they are the calmest, sweetest birds! and they don't fly out...
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    Chicken run & vegetable garden.....

    I have been thinking about designing a henhouse with 2 fenced yards. Run the chickens in yard A and grow a garden in yard B. Then, the next year, run the chickens in yard B and the garden in yard A. It seems to me the chickens would fertilize the soil & eat all the weed seeds & scratch it up...
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