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    Where to get hog ring / loxit without insane shipping?

    Okay, the title says it all. Tried to order 5 lbs of rings and a pair of deluxe pliers. Here are the places NOT to get them. 1. randallburkey.com - Added a couple of handles and shipping on that ~ $50 order was $38 for UPS ground !!! Only shows shipping in the cart, after you enter in all...
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    Need plucker spacing help and Q's- In the middle of a build

    We're trying to build a 'whizbang' style plucker. We have the frame, barrel, fingers, and motor. What spacing do you use for placing the fingers in the barrel? How far apart and how far from the bottom of the barrel? How far up from the bottom do you place the bottom plate? How close are the...
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    Short term use coops for meat chickens? Need coop advice!

    We are looking to raise 4 small flocks of 25-50 Cornish X roos for meat this summer. The first two will be 2 weeks apart to allow us to get our butchering methods down and not overload us the first time in *many* years. The second two flocks will be as large as we think we can handle in a...
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    Feeding frenzy? Cold weather or what?

    Our 20 Hybrid RIR x White Rocks are 6.5 months old now. They have been eating 3 bags of Layer from TSC per month. Now they are eating a bag in just over a week! We get the crumble, which is $12.79/bag. It's starting to get cool here in the eves, calling for mid 40's these next few eves here in...
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    17 Hens, 18 Eggs a day- for 3 days now!

    Okay, I've already accused my 10 yr old daughter of miscounting, then told my wife she was nuts (yeah, that went over about as well as you would imagine), and tonight I had no choice but to give in...IT'S A MIRACLE!!!! We have 20 Sex linked hybrids of White Rock and Rhode Island Red. They are 6...
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    Search by subforum request

    Is there any way you can give us the ability to search and limit it to just one subforum? There is a lot of good info here, but it's hard to find sometimes, even with the search. Far too many results from the wrong subforum. Thanks! - JC
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    Eggs! Tracking software for kids?

    I'm looking for a very simple, basic software for my DD to track the eggs she sells and to whom. It would be nice if it kept a running total of money collected and expenses- sort of like a bank account. She is 10 and gets around her XP notebook with touchscreen pretty well. I did a search for...
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    I can't work this run out, got some ideas?

    So I'm working on how to make this run...(bet you've never heard that before) I have a 100' roll of 1/2 x 1/2 hardware cloth, 4' high. I have a 12 x 10 wood coop that will have a pop door to the run. I was at Home Depot and saw 3x5 8' landscaping timbers that looked pretty good to me at $1.97...
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    Found good source and price for hardware cloth!

    Building our run and shopped around. Here is the best deal I've found. 4' high x 100' long 1/2 x 1/2 welded galvanized hardware cloth (19 gauge): $157 It's on Amazon and True Value Hardware store online, but shipping is about $50. INSTEAD, call your local True Value hardware store and ask for...
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    Blu-Kote or Wound-Kote: Should be fine?

    I've used Blu-Kote for years on horses, but now for chickens? I saw some posts that warn against it and it perplexes me. Here's what I know. From MSDS: http://www.mws-d.com/images/PDF/26069.pdf Ingredients: Isopropyl Alcohol, and Gentian violet Propellant: Isobutane, butane, propane We all...
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    Reliable Chicken water nipple source?

    I've been reading this site for a bit. My daughter's first 20 chickens are now in their new coop and we wanted to put in a watering system that would stay cleaner. We are using the deep litter method using pine shavings, which we like so far (about 4 weeks in the coop) and the shavings get in...
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