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    Anybody else call their girls?

    I trained my girls to come running when I call. Often I'll have kitchen scraps in the middle of the day and they aren't expecting them. So, I started by going our and getting their attention by calling in a high pitched shrill "....CHICK CHICK CHICK......CHICK CHICK CHICK...... at first they...
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    Sales Tax for Chicken Feed?

    One of the Feed stores in out community does NOT charge Sales tax on chicken feed. The other Feed store charges you Sales tax unless you are planning to eat the chicken. The store that does charge sales tax asks you to fill out a Tax Exempt card for them to have on file to protect them. Here in...
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    Bought 50# sack of BOSS and they love it.

    I was at the feed store today and saw they sell 50# of Black Oil Sunflower Seed (BOSS) for $29.95 so I bought a sack. I took it home and threw a handful out to the girls and roo. They were anxious at first but when I threw the second handful they all scattered out away from it. They were slow...
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    Birds are leaving my figs alone.

    Has anyone else noticed birds leaving your figs alone? Usually the local birds help themselves to my delectible figs. This year I have found that my girls and roo hang out in the shade of the fig tree and birds seem to be leaving the figs alone. Could the birds be afraid of the chickens? By...
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    Showoff your Egg Carton Label..

    Here's mine. I made it myself. I don't sell my eggs but when I give them away folks always get a kick out of the label. This label is 10"x3" and is used on a dozen egg carton and it covers the top of the carton. That way I can use the ones folks give me that have a store name on the carton and...
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    DE and earthworms in my compost?

    I purchased 50lbs. of Food Grade DE at my local feed store for $23.00 plus tax. I am sprinkling it on my coop floor then covering the floor with a bit of straw. When I clean this up in a week and put this soiled straw in my compost heap I was wondering if the DE will kill my beneficial...
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    Publicity for chickens...

    I phoned the Editor of our local weekly and told her about my coop. She was thrilled and put it in the paper.
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    Bumblefoot and eating the eggs?

    One of my girls has Bumblefoot and we are treating it, but since it is a staph infection we were wondering if the eggs are safe to eat.
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    You've been WARNED!!

    I got tired of people thinking I was kidding when I said "Watch out for the Rooster", so I made a sign. Think they will get the message?
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    Anyone tried Pin-Less Peepers?

    I just received some Pin-Less Peepers (10 for $5.50). There are no instructions but they look pretty straight forward. My question is; has anyone tried them and do they hurt the chicken? The gap looks like it would cut into the membrane that separates the nostrils. I did not purchase the tool...
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    Roto-Egg?

    I found a Roto-Egg machine in my Dad's barn today. I plugged it in and it has a turntable top that simply agitates back and forth. I looked it up on line and all I have learned is that it is supposed to clean eggs. Does anyone know how to use it?
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    Chicken Tractors?

    I was thinking of building a Tractor so that I can graze the girls in my lawn. I understand the advantage of the tractor is no floor, thus the girls always have new ground to scratch in. The thing I haven't figured out yet is how do you move a tractor without the girls scattering in all...
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