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    Growing BOSS Update, sprouts

    Has anyone taken black oil sunflower seeds from the feed store or TSC and successfully germinated them? A 25 lb. bag just cost me $10.00 and I have room to grow my own. Would it be a waste of time to plant seeds that I buy in bulk?
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    Free heat

    Last winter while I was laid off from work I went to work building solar heaters for all my south facing windows. I got the idea fromBYCers who posted a link to coloradowindpower.com and I thought why not give it a try. Rather than attach the glass to the front of the heater I built it so that...
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    Need advice on raising a feeder pig

    I did find an old thread on the subject but little information on what is needed specific to my case. I have thirty acres but most of that (about 12acres) is planted annualy and 15 of that (in back) is designated hunting and too far from the house to do anything with. The remaining 3 near the...
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    Making scratch from scratch

    I lease about ten acres out of my thirty and it is planted in yellow corn two years running. The third year into soybeans. This year I harvested about two bushels (still on the cob) and it is drying in my shed suspended in a mesh bag so mice can't get to it. I believe it should be dry enough now...
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    The beginnings of my "Hobby Farm"

    My soil is heavy clay so this summer I built the raised bed garden. 12X24 inside dimension. First laid down some metal roofing around the perimiter then built the rock walls on that so I don't have to weed wack. I can drive the lawn mower over it. Then filled it with 30 yards of topsoil one...
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    Coop drawings are finished.

    Now if you would all just stop posting new designs and ideas then I will no longer have to keep revising my plans. I mean it folks you have just got to knock it off. I do however have an issue I am struggling with and I am hoping I might get some advice. At the roofline I am planning to...
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    Thank you BYC

    Funny I did a search for this topic and found none. I just finished the blueprint for my coop and when I did, I realized that 6 months ago I had no idea how to keep, feed, raise, tend, nurse, house or protect a chicken. I got lucky back then and stumbled onto this site. In the last six months I...
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    Pullet/cockerel ratio ?

    Just getting started and am still in the planning stages so I have obviously never ordered birds before. I am planning to keep 8-10 birds maybe one Roo so I am planning a large enough coop to accomodate 15 birds. I am curious that if I mail order straight run BR's what type of ratio might I end...
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    Light/Heat Idea...Opinions?

    I have been reading a lot about the dangers of adding heat lamps inside of a coop (fire hazzard condensation etc). I was thinking about those old style Xmas lights with the nite light sized bulbs. If one were to add a string of bulbs (red) under the roost they would give off a dim red glow and...
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    Chickens and Caulking ?

    I finally took the plunge and registered. Planning to construct a coop this winter so that I can start a small flock in the spring. Coop pages and the coop contest thread have been extremely helpful. One thing I have not seen mentioned anywhere is the use of caulking inside the coop. Is it not...
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    Can Guineas be trained to use a Roof Hatch?

    I am newly registered but have been lurking the board for about 6 months now. I'd like to thank everyone for the wealth of information I have gleaned so far. I am planning to build a coop and run this winter to (hopefully) be ready for birds this spring. I am planning for 8 BR pullets and 2...
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