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    Cornish Rocks came today! PIC

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    Wanted - Cider Press - Vermont

    Antique, new, whatever!
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    BYC Pulse

    Is there any way to determine how busy the forums are at any particular time? Could this be measured by posts per hour, new member registrations, or any statistic like that? I think it may be kind of neat to have some sort of "pulse meter" or something fun like that.
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    Snotty Teenager Phase?

    Our chicks are 8 1/2 weeks old now and recently started becoming less friendly towards us whereas they were very friendly towards us as babies. Are they going through some snotty teenager phase they will grow out of? Will they become friendly again? Is there anything we might be doing wrong?
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    Lethal Temperature Range for 8 week old chickens

    I am trying to set up my coop so that my chickens can be at a comfortable and safe temperature. If their coop temperature falls to 45º at night and raises to 85º in the middle of the day, will they be okay? I was able to find a past thread saying that around 95º is the lethal temperature for...
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    Does anyone tie fly fishing flies with their own chickens feathers?

    I would love to tie flies with my Barred Rock Roo's feathers, I heard their hackle is great. Anyone out there tie flies?
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    Post Views

    Has there ever been any discussion about showing the number of views a thread has had? Maybe formatted next to the number of replies?
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    Wild bird biosecurity

    Have other ornithologists/bird lovers stopped feeding wild birds for the health and well being of their backyard flock? It would be great to still have bird feeders around as we both love to observe all the wild birds.... Does anyone have any thoughts on this subject? Any diseases/ health...
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    Does Classical Music Increase Size of Meat Birds?

    Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens states on page 72 that you can boost the growth rate of meaties by playing classical music for them. They book does not go into further detail. Is this an unsubstantiated myth or has any given this a try with any results?
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    BYC Electricians Unite!

    Hey sparkies, I'm a 3rd year apprentice working on in VT and NH. Mostly new commercial, some industrial, and a bit of renovations. Any other electricians out there? Where and what are you working on?
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    Vermonters! Who is going to the Tunbridge World's Fair?!?!

    Is anyone entering any chickens, veggies, pies?
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    Post pictures of your lawn/garden/farm tractor! (not chicken tractor)

    I'm obviously very excited about my new John Deere
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    Barred Rock fly tying?

    Does anyone have any patterns, links, flies, etc for tying flies with Barred Rock feathers? I have a BR roo and I've heard his feathers will be great for tying. Thanks!
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    UF or Romex in barn with livestock?

    What do you all think? Is UF cable required in structures that will be housing livestock? I'm thinking that romex will be fine, but I am wondering if UF is the preferred practice.
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    How to move a 1500 lb coophouse!

    We put this baby on a flatbed and then rolled it on 8' cedar posts 200 feet to my backyard!
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    Did I just kill this thread?

    Why me?
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    Do chickens attack electrical wiring?

    How has everyone done with electrical wiring in their coop? Will the chickens peck at exposed romex? Should I be using MC for anything inside of the coop?
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    Hens go broody over own eggs or others'?

    When a hen decides to go broody, is the behavior precipitated by her laying her own egg? Is there a high probability that she is sitting on top of one of hers, or could she have found other eggs and decided that she needed to become their mother?
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    Plastic membrane for bottom of coop?

    My coop floor is plywood with pine shavings on top, do you think I should lay down some sort of plastic membrane to protect the plywood? Has anyone had any problems with wood rotting or anything like that?
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    How to Vent a Coop in the Winter?

    My 8x8 coop houses 11 chickens that will likely see -30º temps this winter. How much ventilation (what size holes, etc.) will I need so that I may retain heat yet keep the coop adequately ventilated?
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