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    How many chicks to expect from a Delaware trio

    Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with breeding Delawares could tell me how many chicks I could expect anualy from a Delaware trio if I let the hens raise the chicken themselves, and how many I could expect if I had a 50% success rate in a homemade brooder? Thanks in...
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    Using a small pig as a chicken yard composter?

    Hi there, I intend to build a composting chicken yard for my chickens, adding grass clippings and straw periodically to keep bugs growing and to produce a rich garden dirt. However, would putting a small pig with the chickens to root up the grass and straw be a problem in terms if it eating...
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    Can one use grass clippings for poult bedding?

    I was wondering if it is possible to use grass clippings+wood chips for poult bedding. Does it affect the performance of the birds in any significant way? Thanks in advance!
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    Do Leghorns or Black Australorps lay more

    Hi there, I am wondering which breed is the best layer over the course of two years: Leghorns or Black Australorp. I have heard good things about both breeds, but I can not decide which one is the best of the two. Does anyone have any experience which one lays the best over two years and still...
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    Does loose housing affect egg production?

    Does loose housing affect egg production? UPDATE: By loose housing I mean in a hoophouse with deep (2ft) with 5-10 square feet per bird. Thanks!
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    FREE Chicken Food!

    Has anyone tried this idea? It sounds......brilliant! http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/japanese-beetle-trap-zmaz06jjzsto.aspx
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    Best Brown Egg Layer?

    Which breed, in your opinion, is the best brown egg layer?
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    Free choice feeding corn, oats, meat meal, and oyster grit?

    In Pastured Poultry Profits, Joel Salatin talks about feeding his loose-housed layers free choice, cafeteria style corn, oats, meat or bone meal, and oyster grit, in addition to hay and grass clippings. Has anyone else tried this? Does it work as well as pellets without any loss in egg...
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    Feeding Kale for Winter greens

    Has anyone tried growing winter kale for feeding during cold weather? Does it keep the yolks dark yellow? Thanks!
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    Feeding Eggshells as Turkey Grit?

    I have ordered several Broad Brested White turkeys and have read that they need grit. While they are poults, would ground up egg shells work? Is there any chance of them getting blackhead from them if the shells are cooked prior to grinding? Thanks!
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