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    Eggshell abnormality

    Does anyone know what this eggshell abnormality is, and whether or not I should be concerned? This is a Black Copper Marans egg. It's the only egg we've gotten with this problem.
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters for sale southern Minnesota

    We have 2 four month old Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters and 5 four month old Barnevelder roosters for sale for $5.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for the roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and...
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    Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale southern Minnesota

    We have a four month old Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale for a minimum of $5.00. We raised him from a chick that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for any roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going). We are in...
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    Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale southern Minnesota

    We have a four month old Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale for a minimum of $5.00. We raised him from a chick that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for any roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going). We are in...
  5. SouthernMNNewbie

    Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters for sale southern Minnesota

    We have 2 four month old Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters for sale for a minimum of $5.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for the roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going)...
  6. SouthernMNNewbie

    Barnevelder Roosters For Sale S. Minnesota

    We have 5 four month old Barnevelder roosters for sale starting at $8.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have enough room nor the need for so many roosters. We're in southern Minnesota and they are for pick up only. The photo doesn't...
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    Caragana arborescens (Siberian Pea Shrub or Tree) as a feed source.

    I've decided to grow these shrubs/small trees as a source of feed for my flock because I've heard it mentioned in a few sources: http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_caar18.pdf http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/peatree.php...
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    Run construction questions.

    I have a couple of questions about run construction that I haven't come across exact answers for in this forum: 1. Is there any concern about toxic chemicals in treated lumber, or are the new preservatives safe? I'd like to use treated 4 x 4s and 2 x 4s, but I don't want the chickens pecking...
  9. SouthernMNNewbie

    Would a vinyl floor be harmful to chickens legs because it's slippery?

    Would a vinyl floor be harmful to chickens' legs because it's slippery, or would that only be true for chicks?
  10. SouthernMNNewbie

    Nest box height and need for roosts.

    For heavy breeds, how high above the floor of the coop would nest boxes have to be to warrant roosts being placed in front of them?
  11. SouthernMNNewbie

    Farm cats and chickens.

    (I searched the forums for this but I came up with so many results I decided to ask the question myself.) I'm sure many or all of you have the same situation as us. We have five large, healthy, immunized, neutered tom cats on our farm. They are very friendly to people, and even to our two...
  12. SouthernMNNewbie

    Temperament of Barnevelders, Marans and Plymouth Rocks.

    I'm going to apologize in advance for asking such a quantitative question, but which of these three breeds, Barnevelders, Marans and Plymouth Rocks, is most friendly? From the research I've done, they're all docile and friendly. In the case of the Plymouth Rocks, I've read that they like being...
  13. SouthernMNNewbie

    WTB ~10 Double-laced Barnevelder chicks.

    I have a 4 x 8 coop and I'd like to raise Double-laced Barnevelders. I think 10 is about the limit for this size coop. Does anyone out there have (or are soon to have) newly hatched chicks that I can buy and have shipped to southern Minnesota?
  14. SouthernMNNewbie

    Why are many coops raised off the ground?

    Are many coops raised off the ground to prevent the floor from rotting or to keep rodents from nesting under it? Mine will have a plywood floor that is held off the ground by horizontal 4 x 4s that are built on (but no space showing under the coop). I want to avoid both problems. Should I put...
  15. SouthernMNNewbie

    How early in the year can I start brooding chicks in southern MN?

    I'm planning on starting to raise chickens this coming Spring, and I'm wondering how early I will be safe starting them here in southern Minnesota. I have a small coop that I'm going to use to house layers and I have a barn, but I also have five always hungry barn cats.
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