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    Backwoods Open Coop

    I live in a hot, muggy climate (Gulf Coast) and am a big fan of open coop designs. This coop will be 12x30 overall with an 8x12 roosting area at the north end. The roosting area will have a single-slope metal roof and will have 1” pine board & batten siding on 3 sides. The south side of this...
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    Meat Geese - Slaughtering Process

    I’m thinking about adding geese to my flock, mainly for meat. I’ve got some idle pasture that would support quite a few geese, but I think I’d start small, maybe 4-7. I’ve kept and slaughtered chickens, quail, and rabbits for meat, and in each case the animals to be slaughtered were kept...
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    What are y'all using to nail HWC and wire fencing?

    I'm just about to start framing a big run (16x20). Up until this point, I just used roofing screws to tack down HWC. I'm thinking it might be time for a brad gun or something similar. Was leaning toward this one (Metabo HPT), but I'd honestly like to spend a lot less as I won't use this tool...
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    Brooder Overhaul - Winging It

    The good news is that I have 30 chicks coming from Cackle Hatchery in April. The bad news is that I’ve got to get my sh-stuff together in terms of the brooder and coop builds. For the brooder, I plan to repurpose the first chicken tractor I ever built. It’s a real beast, framed out of drops...
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    Poop-Thru Roost

    Does anyone here use a wire or hardware cloth panel under their roosting bars, so the poop falls through to the ground? I guess this is kind of like the opposite of a poop board. I live in a warm climate, so cold isn’t a concern. I was going to build a platform floor across the whole coop, but...
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    1 Brood Across 2 Brooders

    Howdy. I've always brooded all of my birds together, but I'm thinking about trying something different this spring. I've got about 30 chicks coming in April, and I'm debating building a brooder stack (something like this...
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    Who’s gonna have bantam Cochins this spring?

    Not looking for anything fancy — buff, black, splash, whatever. My kiddos love bantams and I’ve been talked into getting a few. I know the hatcheries will have them, but I’m hoping another breeder might. No luck finding any local yet (south MS). Thanks!
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    South MS and AL Breeders?

    Howdy. I'm in Mississippi, about 50 miles uphill from the Gulf near the Bama line. I'm looking for other breeders in my area, just to find out who's around. I'd like to source and sell my birds more locally going forward, but I haven't had much luck here or on Facebook. I've also checked with...
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    Starting a Heritage Breeding Program

    I'm going to start a small-scale breeding program for a heritage dual-purpose breed, and I'm curious about what breeds y'all think would be best for a hot climate (Gulf Coast of the US). The birds will be confined in a run, but I'll likely free range them some, too. The characteristics I care...
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    New Goat Setup for Brush Clearing

    I have a few acres of dense cutover that is completely choked-out with dense vegetation. I would love to clean it up, and I’ve also wanted to start keeping goats for a few years. As luck would have it, a neighbor a few miles down the road has a herd of goats, and I’m getting a few does from him...
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    Goats vs. Rabbits

    Assuming you have enough room for goats, are they more complicated & expensive to raise than rabbits? I know a goat costs more than a rabbit...thinking more about housing, heat tolerance, daily chores, and stuff like that. Just curious, as I am figuring out how much it will cost me to build a...
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    Rabbits, Again. Looking for Ideas for Managing Heat This Summer

    I raised rabbits (silver foxes) in NC several years ago, and it was mostly successful. Looking back, the only negative thing I recall about my setup was that heat was an issue. I put frozen bottles in the cages to help, but man they looked hot. Now I live in south Mississippi, which is way...
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    Chicken joke thread

    Why’d the chicken cross the road? Because the sidewalk was only 3 feet wide, and he had to maintain 6 feet for social distancing. 🤣 Whatcha got?
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    Foot injury - 2wk old Black Australorpe

    Hello! This morning I noticed this little red mark on one of my chick’s feet, between her toes. I thought it was a tick at first, but it looks like a tiny poke of some sort. Maybe a peck mark? I’d be most appreciative if anyone could either confirm the diagnosis or tell me other possible...
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    Heat Down South

    Hey there, It’s already hot as....well, it’s hot down here in south Mississippi. My australorpes are almost 2 weeks old, and my lamp is keeping the brooder at 85 degrees (at least). Next week, I’ll drop them down to 80. My question: We hit 87 today and will be hitting mid eighties for several...
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    Black australorps vs fire ants

    Hey y’all, I’ve got 5 black Aussie chicks (that are stinkin’ cute btw) who’ll be living in a tractor when they get bigger. We have a ton of fire ants here. Will the aussies eat fire ants? Just curious. Thanks!
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    Hardcore Landscapers?

    Greetings, I'd like to put some chickens to work rehabing a field where cogon grass is taking over. The weeds are growing on top of red clay (South Mississippi), and pulling them ain't easy. I'm hoping some energetic birds in a tractor can help me tear up the surface so I can go behind them and...
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    Greetings

    Hello! I'm getting back into chickens and thought I would stop by here and say hi. I grew up in a farming family and have had a bunch of critters over the years, most recently quails and rabbits. I'm thinking my first project will be a small-scale meat chicken operation in a hoop house to...
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