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    anyone take a guess at what breed this Roo is?

    this ones a rescue, young rooster, big fellow about 7lbs just about 1 year old, keep him outside and patrols the premises around the coops and runs, Ive seen him run off chicken hawks, cats, Iguanas and terriers, is not too friendly with people either.
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    Purina Flock to Farm 18% Scratch

    just started transition from Kalmbach 17% Henhouse Reserve to this new Purina 18% hen food am using the 80/20 method 80% Purina 20% Flock Raiser-pellets and 20% of the new Flock to Farm 18% poultry scratch, so far so good... would like to know how other poultry owners are feeding their flock
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    Growing Meal Worms at home???

    Any suggestions on how to grow meal worms at home the simple way??? I am in South Florida, hot and humid for the most part all year long.
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    Horses-He's a handful

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    Hand pollinate pepper plants, not many bees around this year, plenty herb varieties planted around the trough

    Hand pollinate pepper plants, not many bees around this year, plenty herb varieties planted around the trough, noticed lota of butterflies around the porter weed, milkweed, cosmos, and other butterfly attracting varieties, no bees, plenty mint interplanted between the pepper plants, to keep the...
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    Happy St Patrick's Day!!!

    Good afternoon, hope everyone had a good weekend, Top O' the Morning!!! Happy St Patricks Day!!!!
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    Chews through chicken wire?

    i have had these chicken runs for about 5 years, they are the typical metal, chicken wire variety, other than occasionally having to backfill couple holes here and there from what i believe are possibly field rats, or small dogs. What could possibly chew threw wire chicken mesh? what ever it is...
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    What's a good natural disinfectant for hen houses or chicken coop's ?

    What's a good natural disinfectant for hen houses or chicken coop's ? I been using a diluted solution of vinegar to spray the walls and nesting boxes, however, I feel i may be using the wrong technique, chickens are fine, no major issues thus far, i clean the henhouses every week, the floors are...
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    Fresh herbs in the Brooder

    been using this technique of adding fresh herbs along with the Chick Start in the brooder for week old chicks, so far so good, any recommendations?
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    Hello, thinking about composting with chicken manure, any advice on how to begin, already have the chickens!

    Hello, thinking about composting with chicken manure, any advice on how to begin, already have the chickens!
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    Do Auracanas lay green or olive colored eggs?

    Do Auracanas lay green or olive colored eggs?, i currently have Easter Eggers, 16, most of the eggs my hens lay are shades of blue, blue green, and i am also getting olive colored eggs, i heard that sometimes they might, this is why i order many to see if the odds were that it would happen in my...
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    is it possible for some herbs to reverse beneficial effects of vitamins and such in chickens like spinach can absorb calcium from the chickens gut

    is it possible for some herbs to reverse effects of beneficial vitamins and such in chickens like spinach can absorb calcium from the chickens gut affecting egg production? some of the herbs I use regularly is home grown, oregano, mint, cilantro, several types of basil, rosemary, lavender, dill...
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    Eggs and More Eggs

    Oh Happy Day! favorite part of my day!
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    Best Heritage Breed Egg Layers?

    I've been trying my hand at picking up a few different breeds of Heritage chickens looking for the hardiest breed for my region that lay the most eggs. Currently I have Australorp's, EE's, Brown Leghorns, Jersey Giants, Rhode Island Reds, and a few Starlight Green Eggers, we are having one of...
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    love Horses too, here's my boy

    love Horses too, here's my boy, little on the skiddish side but great trail horse, all local rescue's few years ago, lots of work, lots of patience, we were fortunate to get them.
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