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    Giant mealworms - are they sterile?

    After reading the thread about mealworms here on BYC I decided to raise some for my chickens. I bought a carton at our local feed store and put them in a plastic box with oatmeal, bran and a couple of slices of potato. They seem to be doing fine, but I just read a post on the mealworm thread...
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    Close call this AM

    I have a Barred Rock bantam hen that has hatched and raised several nests of eggs for me. Her latest chicks are now 5 week old. They love scratching around in my garden. When they hear me approaching the coop they jump over each other to get near the door so they can dart out when I open it...
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    Coon proof cat door. Ideas please.

    I am trying to perfect a way to allow my cat to come and go from my garage, but keep the racoons out. My original system worked for quite awhile, but the coons have figured it out. I'm ready to re-design my idea but it would help to know how high a coon can jump. Right now I have a six inch...
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    Hens with dried poop below vent

    I hope this is the right place to post this. I'm new, and this is my first question. I have four bantam hens, two Black Stars, and a Buttercup roo. All are fine and act healthy, but two of the Bantam hens get dried poop under their vent. I give them a bath and get them all cleaned up and...
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    New from northern CA

    Hi, I just registered today after two years of periodically checking BYC whenever I have time. I started with chickens quite unexpectedly when I went to a 4-H poultry day with my granddaughter. She bought her first chickens and I couldn't resist and came home with a trio of my own. My...
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