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    How do you get water and food to your chickens? (Share your storys!)

    I actually found the tubes in the scrap bin, so it wasn't as bad as it "could have been" price-wise. Overall, I think I paid $30 for the materials: caps, plugs, 45 degree split, and tubes. I justified it to myself by thinking about how much 4 feeders plus wasted feed at Big R would've cost, but...
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    How do you get water and food to your chickens? (Share your storys!)

    Home Depot had everything I needed in the plumbing aisle...and they even have these cool little "plugs" that fit right inside where the food opening is, so I just pop those in at night to keep the mice out. I've had my girls since January and not a mouse to be found!
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    How do you get water and food to your chickens? (Share your storys!)

    I build my own PVC pipe, gravity style feeders. They work perfectly at keeping the waste down and I can load 25 pounds of feed into each one and go camping for the weekend without worrying about food. Since it's still freezing here overnight, I'm using a 3 gallon heated pan waterer, but in...
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    Dinosaurs on the prowl!

    My Iowa Blues are the exact same way! Just yesterday, there was a 10-minute mad chase all over the yard over a mushroom stem of all things! Talk about cheap entertainment.
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    Colorado Farm Needs People to Adopt Chickens

    As reported on the Denver News today, one of our CSA farms here in Colorado had to file bankruptcy and can't feed their chickens. Grant said if people want to help, they can adopt some of the hens at 12155 Larimer County Road 15 on Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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    Comment by 'Trixy' in article 'Trixy's Loony Bin'

    Thanks! I got 4 girls on Tuesday and by Wednesday had my first egg, so I guess they like their new space too. Still doing some tweeking though, it seems they don't like the roosts (too high) so I'll be lowering those tonight. :-)
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  7. Trixy's Loony Bin

    Trixy's Loony Bin

    July 2012 - My trip to the loony bin started innocently enough...I took a trip to see my sister in Seattle. It was there that I found the cutest 5 hens living quite happily in her tiny urban backyard. As a former Iowa farm girl, it had never even occurred to me that keeping chickens was possible...
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    Building My Own Loony Bin

    July 2012 - My trip to the loony bin started innocently enough...I took a trip to see my sister in Seattle. It was there that I found the cutest 5 hens living quite happily in her tiny urban backyard. As a former Iowa farm girl, it had never even occurred to me that keeping chickens was possible...
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    I've got the Iowa Blues!

    Wow! Sounds like the chore list is a full time job around your house. I'll think twice about complaining about my one dog, one cat and 4 birds now! LOL
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    I've got the Iowa Blues!

    I heard the same advice about getting a tattoo and I'm sure you're right! The city will help me control myself with our 10 hen limit, but I'm sure by the time Spring rolls around I'll have full fledged chicken fever. Thanks!
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    I've got the Iowa Blues!

    After 6 months of plotting and planning, I finally got to purchase my first EVER chickens. The best part is that they were #1 on my Breed "want" list, the Iowa Blue, and I couldn't be happier with the 4 girls I got. As far as I can tell (I'm a newbie remember) these girls are very close to the...
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