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    Depression grit.

    My mother told me when she was a little girl one of her jobs on the family farm was to manufacture grit. My grandmother would give her a hammer and all the broken ceramic plates and saucers. There was a big metal anvil in the back yard and she would break the damaged dinnerware into small...
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    A mystery!!! Do you think I have more than one laying?

    The history: Six black sex links. Two days away from 21 weeks old. August 14 got my first egg at 19 weeks two days. August 15 nothing. August 16 got my second egg. August 17 nothing. Have gotten 1 egg every day since August 18 for a total of 9 eggs. Nice little brown pullet eggs, good hard...
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    Sevin dust update

    I think I have found the facts: If I can decipher the government BS, this seems to authorize certain Sevin uses to be terminated and Sevin dust existing supplies cannot be sold after April 17, 2011. http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2009/March/Day-18/p5695.htm
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    Hallelujah, Hallelujah............I've got egg.

    My first egg on the left. Large store bought on right for size comparison. I guess I have to stop reading recipes to them as bedtime stories. Yippee-Yi-Yo-Ki-Yey!!!!!! One of my 19 week BSL's did the deed. Yippee-Yi-Yo-Ki-Yey!!!!!! Nice hard shell and very heavy. Now I have nothing to...
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    My bug experience.

    I had a roach problem in a storage shed at work. I used Borax on the floor after people saying on the internet how effective it was against roaches. The Borax did nothing. After reading on here about diatomaceous earth, I decided to use it for my chickens as a mite/lice preventative and to...
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    Clemson thinking about legalizing chickens.

    Post a comment with zip code 29631. Help a fellow chickster. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090812/NEWS/908120355&s=d&page=1#pluckcom
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    Very cool old chicken book!!

    Found this on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=gKs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=poultry&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false I think it may describe Davaroo's three finger method of determining point of lay.
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    Can chickens taste/smell?

    A chicken's diet runs the taste, texture spectrum. Anatomically they have a tongue and nostrils, but is one for moving food and the other just for breathing? Can a creature taste or smell if it's diet consists of: Texture..................from styrofoam to rocks and all in between...
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    Origins of run and coop size rule?

    Is there a source for the 4 ft/chicken coop, 10'/chicken run rule? I've got no problem with it, I'm just curious as to where it came from. Is it anecdotal, scientific research, or did Aunt Mamie do it because her grandfather's cousin-in-law always did it that way? I've searched to no avail.
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    How my chickens help me compost while line dancing.

    I built a tractor awhile back to hold my "Gang of Six". Of course it got too heavy to really be easily moved so I built a PVC/net stealth addition to it to give them a little more yard area. The area the tractor was in was covered in dead leaves so that became the floor of the run. I figured I...
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    FYI....... My BSL's @ 11.5 weeks

    It is official. No more peeps at 11-1/2 weeks. Only cluck, buck, bahk, bonk, bronk, cackle and other assorted non-peep sounds. They do love watermelon from the fridge.
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    Chain Link Run Deal Brag

    I just lucked into a 6 x 8 x 20 chain link dog run for $25. Chain link on top too. ( breaking arm patting self on back )
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    FYI..... At ten weeks

    I got six Black Sex Link pullet chicks at my local feed and seed on April 2 (Chick Day). They got them from Ideal. The chicks are about ten weeks old. As of now they have finished a fifty pound bag of Purina Sunfresh Starter/Grower. They have been outside since 4 weeks and seem to be healthy...
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    Eggshell/Eggeating POLL

    I have read several threads about feeding eggshells, causing or not causing egg eating. If anyone with actual personal experience would weigh in, I think it would be helpful. It would be easier to keep a running total if the posts were kept to Yes's or No's, but that might be too many rules...
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    Alien stealth tractor found at Area 51!!

    Top secret From the desk of: Clandestine Organization Concerned with Keeping Every Reliable Egg Layer (C.O.C.K.E.R.E.L. for short). This alien device was discovered by top secret BYC agents. It weighs 10 pounds and costs about $30.00. This picture was taken while uncloaked. This picture is...
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    I can't post in the "Raising Baby Chicks Forum" anymore

    My 6 week BSL chicks actually go into the coop at night, and........................................Get on the roost. By themselves. All grown up. I must be the greatest chick raiser on the planet. Well, at least on my property.
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    Can panting be normal?

    My first chickens, all these behaviors are new to me, please help. A couple of my 5.5 week old BSL's were panting in the late afternoon heat yesterday. They are outside in the shade and plenty of water and breeze, but it's hot. My questions are: 1. I know that they are hot. Are they...
  18. codybird

    Almost 5 weeks, Black sex links pics

    Found this yesterday near the coop!
  19. codybird

    4 week olds reach milestone

    My 4 week olds went into the roost by themselves tonight! Hooray!!!!!!!
  20. codybird

    When does a chick become a woman?

    I know a pullet is a hen less than a year old. I know a chick is,.......... well, a chick. When does a chick become a Pullet? Would fuzzybuttedness (new word), or lack of, be an indicator? Has the National Association for the Advancement of Chicks and Pullets made a determination? Codybird
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