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    Irresponsible cat neighbors?

    The past couple of days there has been a young black and white cat, no collar, hanging out around my garage. Tonight, it tried to get into the house. The cat looks well fed and allowed me to pick it up to bring it outside. While I was bringing the cat outside, I noticed my neighbor's light was...
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    Grazing Frame Failures - Need Suggestions

    I built a nice grazing frame for my chicken run. It is 3X12 feet long. It has 1/2 inch hardware cloth on top of a 2X4 frame. I was all excited that I would be growing some green grass in the chicken run that the chickens could eat but could not dig up or pull out. The first year, two years ago...
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    Survived a 50-foot-tall Widow Maker!

    Sometime last year, I had a 50-foot-tall dead pine tree break about 10 feet from ground level. It was hung up in other pine trees surrounding it, but I was afraid it could fall down any time. It was just leaning on the branches of the other trees. I failed to take a picture of the hung tree...
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    Do You Have To Pay Sales Tax on Your Chicken Feed?

    I buy most of my chicken feed at our local Fleet store. I have never been charged sales tax for years and years. Anyways, they got a new "computer checkout system" in the store and I got charged sales tax for the first time ever. So, I brought my receipt to the customer service counter and asked...
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    Butchering Supplies for Harvesting Chickens

    I currently have 16 chickens. 8 of those chickens are from this spring and have just started to lay eggs about 4 weeks ago. I need to harvest my older chickens that are now about 4 years old that no longer lay eggs. I want to get down to 10 or less chickens before winter. I won't be buying an...
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    Is anybody using a chicken egg and expenses system to help manage their flock?

    When I got my first backyard flock, over 4 years ago, I found a software spreadsheet on the internet that helped me log all my egg collecting and expenses. It was pretty good with a number of graphs and such that you could view. I think it helped me in those first years to get an idea of how...
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    Solved Necroposting Guidelines for BYC Forums?

    For better or worse, I cannot find any BYC guidance on necroposting. Does BYC forums have any guidance on this issue? In general, I have followed some guidelines on other internet forums such as this.... The issue affected me directly in that I started a new thread on a subject, and another...
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    (Seed Storage) Field Boxes on sale at Menards for only $1.99 after rebate

    In case anyone is interested in buying one of those watertight ammo/field boxes for seed storage, Menards has them on sale this week for only $1.99 after $5.00 rebate... I bought one of those ammo boxes at Harbor Freight this fall, on sale, for $3.99. I thought that was a good price at the...
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    6-Port USB Charging Dock for only $4.99 (after rebate) at Menards Online

    Online only deal now available at Menards online... Compared to Amazon listing... I don't know how Menards is picking up these items for so much less than Amazon and other sellers, but Menards offers these deals as online only specials. If interested, get it while the sale lasts - which...
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    Overstock Sale on 5-gallon Bucket Feeder Kit at Amazon, reduced 50% to $6.49!

    When I first got my chickens 4 years ago, I made a 5-gallon bucket feeder using PVC elbow pipes. I have it hanging in the chicken coop 24/7. The chickens stick their head into the PVC pipe and eat the food in the bucket. It reduces the amount of waste feed I used to get with open pans and other...
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    New Lower Prices for Kitchen (Lomi-type) Composters this Holiday Season!

    A while back I posted a thread on the Lomi kitchen composter that was selling for $500.00. Most BYC members said they would rather feed their kitchen scraps and leftovers directly to the chickens. So would I. And I even posted a YouTube video where the CEO of Lomi was interviewed and said that...
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    Hügelkultur Raised Beds

    ⚠️ New YouTube video on 3-year Review of Hügelkultur Raised Bed Over the years, I have become a big advocate for the hügelkultur method to use in raised beds. It just works for me. I understand the theory of the hügelkultur method, but does it deliver in actual use? I want to share a link to...
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    Problems with Plastic Scoop Shovels

    I bought a $17.00 YardWorks Poly Scoop Shovel at Menards a few years ago. It had a 15-year warranty. Looks like this... What I liked about it was that the scoop is that it is flat, the shovel is very lightweight, and it has been my main shovel for cleaning out the chicken coop litter. But it...
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    Knockoffs versus Original Brand Tool batteries - can you save money?

    :caf With Black Friday right around the corner, I thought I would post this thread for people looking at all the tool sales going on in our favorite tool stores. Originally posted in the thread: What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks? Just offering my two cents worth of opinion on...
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    Did I Cause These People to Get Fired? - Poor Customer Service

    I go out of my way to look for things to compliment people on at their workplace. If I get some good customer service, I will thank them, by name and tell them I appreciate their support. I have even asked to talk to a store manager in some cases where an employee really stood out in customer...
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    The ABC's of it...

    Dear Wife was watching a detective show on TV tonight. The lead inspector had some words of wisdom to the young detective. Simple as ABC... Assume nothing, Believe No one, Check everything. Got me to thinking of other ABC's I have learned. First Responder: Airway, Breathing, Circulation...
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    This is why Menards online ordering is a scam...

    I was considering buying an item from Menards. To see if their ship to home system has improved, I added my item to the checkout shipped to home. It's hard to believe, but here is what Menards think it costs them to ship you a small box, about the size of a box of work boots, no priority...
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    Why do we create so much trash for the landfills?

    This past Labor Day weekend we had my brother, a couple of his girls, and 6 of his grandchildren visit us for a couple of days. Basically, an overnighter leaving after supper on day 2. I have a split level house with full accommodations on both levels. So, my brother and his family stayed...
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    Composting - $500 Lomi v. FREE Chicken Bucket?

    :caf I have been watching kitchen composters for a number of years. The machines basically dehydrate the scraps you put into the machine and grind them into a finer substance that the company calls "dirt" but is actually pre-compost material. A number of brands have come and gone over the years...
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    I got a Fantastic Deal on Ryobi 6 tool kit at Home Depot After Christmas clearance

    Keeping my eye out for any must get bargains post Christmas. My local Home Depot clearance marked down last year's Ryobi 6 tool kit P1819 to $150.00 from $299.00. Here is what the kit looks like. The new Ryobi 6 tool kit with equivalent tool mix is now $320.00, for comparison. I don't mind...
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