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    What keeps predators from digging under electric netting?

    I want to build a chicken tractor for my property and use electric netting to keep the predators out. About every coop build I see, people put hardware cloth on the ground to keep predators from digging under the fence. But I never see anyone mentioning that when they do a tractor with...
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    Egg Laying Ducks

    I've always read that chickens that are bred for high egg production such as the sex links lay a lot of eggs, but they only do it for a short period and then burn out. Are ducks the same way? I guess Welsh Harlequins and Khaki Campbells are heritage breed ducks, but with their high egg...
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    Mixing Breeds

    Not sure where to ask this, so thought I'd try here. When I start my new flock at my farm, I was thinking of having a few different breeds in there to vary the color of my eggs. I will not be separating every breed, however, so the problem arises of the breeds mixing as they will be free...
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    Couple of interesting eggs

    Just thought this egg was cool and thought I'd share..... I see people talking about Easter eggs and them being different colors. A couple weeks ago, one of my hens laid a striped egg. It was already decorated for Easter. :) Then a couple weeks later, along comes a monster. My neighbor...
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    Ever use one of these predator control lights?

    Anyone ever use one of these? https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=NIGU Looks like a simple idea, but not sure. One good review, one bad review, just wondering if anyone here had ever tried these or anything like them. Thanks.
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    How old before chicks can eat....

    crickets, roaches and the like? How about a slice of apple or a piece of lettuce?
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