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    Question for all you hunters out there

    I spent some time out of the woods in search for deer because the lack of land to call "my own"(not public hunting land). But now that my neighbor allowed me to hun on his nearly 90 acre plot of land I'm looking at some trail cameras. I currently have a conventional camera that I picked up for...
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    Graze box question

    Hello all, I'm looking at building a couple of grazing boxes for my flock so they have a constant supply of green grass in their large enclosure. Their large enclosure is plenty large but I feel not large enough to get away with direct seeding the ground every few months and don't have the...
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    Winterizing win

    So, since I've been out of work for my surgery. I've had a ton of time to think on how I wanted to tarp the original 10x10 I constructed for winter. Last year I used left over vapor barrier with fender washers and exterior screws. But I disliked out it came out and the plastic ripped because of...
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    Rooster mounting

    Hello all, I just saw my senior rooster mount one of the new girls that I have yet to catch on game camera lay an egg yet. Does that indicate if she's laying or getting ready to start? Her and 3 others are in the average age range according to the interwebs that they will start laying 20-24...
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    First time layers

    Hey all, I have 8 birds that are 21-22 weeks old (sapphire gems, "americauna", GLW and SLW) and of those the average time the gems and americaunas are supposed to lay are claimed to be between 20 and 24 weeks. Anyone have a more accurate indication from different generations of the breeds...
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    Best feed

    Hello all, Figured I'd start a poll on what everyone's opinion on which is the best feed out there. I personally like nutrena brand all around since I switched our flock to them. I'm sure there's better feed out there but price point to quality I think is pretty damn good. Before I switched my...
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    Grain/grass feeding

    Hello everyone, I'm planning on planting cereal rye(maybe rye grass too), buckwheat and clover either this fall or in the spring. What im curious about is if I plant it in a graze box, even though the plants themselves won't get to grain production height because of the constant clipping from...
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    Seeding a run

    So after yesterday's up close encounter with a bobcat for the first time ever for me at 25 yards. I secured the chickens in a smaller section of the run that bobcats would have a tougher time getting in without us seeing first. Anyway, I decided to seed a section of their run that's all dirt...
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    Spotted a bobcat

    Hello all, I spotted a bobcat this morning when I heard my birds alert to something. I thought maybe it was another squirrel that startlesld them(yes its happened😂). But I noticed a bunch of them looking to the north and when I looked over, about 25 yards away was a bobcat sneaking out of some...
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    Spur removal

    Hello all, I'm thinking of either clipping or removing(all together) my roos spurs. My question is will he become aggressive if I remove them? How often do I have to trim if I just trim?
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    Heated waterer question

    So I just ordered horizontal nipples to make a 5g heated waterer for the winter months(I have everything else that I need already). But my question to everyone is, how far apart should they be? I plan on making it so I can sit in a corner and hoped to put 5 nipples on it. They say one for every...
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    Egg sales

    Hello all, So im finally considering making in the spring a roadside cart so I can sell eggs. Something with wheels so I can move it like a wheelbarrow closer to the house at night and then closer to the road out in the open. Payment based on the honor system obviously. What im curious about...
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    Finally finished on the outside!

    A few months ago I posted the coop completely built but it lacked a paint job to protect the untreated rough cut lumber from the elements. So here it is! It's not the prettiest as I didn't take my time quite like I would painting a room in the house. But it's a chicken coop. I got the cheapest...
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    I have an opportunity

    I have an opportunity to pick up 4 heritage turkeys nearby for a damn good price. My concern is enclosure and coop. My neighbor had turkeys in the past and said they can be kept in the same coop and enclosure.is that in fact true?
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    How short of work?

    So I know that it won't last forever but this is my thought. I plan on in the spring laying a mix of grain grasses that I can buy by the pound at a local feed store(rye, oat and wheat are the ones specifically im looking at). In the spring after the threat of frost I plan on planting it in a 420...
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    Bedding hacks

    What does everyone use for bedding to save? I've heard sand, pine shavings, hay, dried leaves and shredded newspapers. Looking for everyone to put in their backs to help everyone save some time and a few bucks as we creep closer to the winter months!
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    Egg laying in winter.

    Will my younger girls whom are about to start laying here soon go into molt during the winter months if I don't add artificial lighting? Last year in my "old coop" I put in a light to add a very subtle source of heat of a normal bulb because I questioned the design(didn't quite turn out the way...
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    Blocking the nest boxes

    How long does everyone block off the nesting boxes for before leaving them always open again? Mixed age flock. The older girls haven't slept in a nesting box til the new girls came around and gave them the habit. This morning marked the end of the 3rd or 4th day where I had the boxes blocked...
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    Two questions!

    I got two questions for everyone! 1) Does anyone have experience with nutrena feather fixer? My local feed store tells me that some of his customers love it so much they keep their flock on it year around. I currently get nutrena country feed from the same local feed store so the change when it...
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    Slowed production

    Anyone else in the northern part of nys(at or north of albany) notice a slow down in egg production? I know moult is right around the corner and our flock has yet to show signs of it. It's the only thing I could see being the cause as there are no added stressors to their situation. Everything...
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