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  1. MarthaTheRooster

    Homemade Chicken Feed?

    Hey Y'all! I recently scrolling through Pinterest and found a post about making your own chicken feed. I have a lot of questions regarding this subject, as I have never heard of anyone doing this before. How do I go about making sure the feed is nutritionally balanced? What is considered...
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    Something is Munching on my Garden!

    Hey y'all back again with another question. I've noticed small 'holes' all over the leaves on my hostas. I suspect something is making a good meal out of them. What are some good sprays that are chicken safe and wont hurt the bee population?
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    Zip Ties as Leg Bands?

    Hey yall! I was wondering if anyone used zip ties as leg bands? If so, how do you put the numbers on the zip tie and keep it from rubbing off?
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    Old Lady Name Ideas

    So yall probably think I'm crazy but since we've moved everyone out into their moveable pen I'm finally ready to start giving everyone names. I've always wanted a flock with cute old lady names! Drop some of your favorite "old lady" names below so I can have some inspiration! I'll be picking out...
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    How to Keep Chickens off the Porch?

    Hey yall! I'm back with another couple questions. We just put our five week olds out in their new moveable pen, we don't plan on letting them free range for a few more weeks so they can put on some more size. My question is, when I do let these little guys out how do I keep them off my porch? I...
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    Property Name Ideas

    Hey y'all! My husband and I are trying to come up with a name for our property we just bought from my husbands parents. we have a little single-wide trailer, barn, and a huge yard that sorta comes to a "knob" like hill in the back of the property. Our place backs up to my husbands family farm so...
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    Whats your go-to Fertilizer?

    I have lots of different varieties of plants in my flower bed and in pots and I was wondering if there was a fertilizer I could use for all of them? Some examples of plants I have is azaleas, lilacs, morning glories, hostas, mothers in law tongue, lavender, elephant ears, ferns, and wandering...
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    Browning Elephant Ears

    Hey yall! I purchased my first elephant ear plant, its not hardy in my zone but I planned out putting it in a planter so it can sit outside in the summer months then come in during the winter. My issue is the edges of the leaves are becoming brown and flaking off. I've followed the label so far...
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    Limited TV and no Internet, am I Old Fashioned?

    Until a recent discussion in one of my threads I had no idea that it was odd or old fashioned of me that I prefer paper records over computerized. What do you all use and why? I will probably never go back to computer records but its interesting to hear what everyone else has to say. Also who...
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    Chicks and Record Keeping

    Hey everyone! I've got to say I'm a huge sucker for record keeping, maybe it has something to do with me being an accountant, who knows. But anyway, I was wondering what, if any, types of records you keep for your chickens. I've kept all my receipts since starting and I keep them cataloged to...
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    Business Names, Any Ideas?

    My husband and I have been in the chicken business in the past and after about five years of not having chickens we are finally in the position to purchase and raise egg and meat chickens again. As it was in the past, we have had an overload of requests for 'eating' eggs, 'hatching' eggs, and...
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    Returning Member

    Hi y'all! I'm so excited to be back in the Backyard Chickens Community. I was a member in the past but after I lost my entire flock I deactivated my account. Now, several years later, I'm purchasing my new flock and I'm beyond happy to get back into the hobby. My username is inspired from a...
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