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    Coop Kits??

    The ones from Tractor Supply are awful and too expensive for what they are and will fall apart. Ware Manufacturing right? Not good. I don't know where in S. Vt you are, but call up Erskine's in Chester and ask them for the contact info for a guy named Bill who makes and sells coops and...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Walmart online hard red wheat from Augason Farms grows well for me. I'd like it to be cheaper but the Blue Seal I got from the feed store grew mold, but not the hard red wheat from Augason. Weirdly, the hard white wheat from Augason did, so I only use the red now.
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    OEG bantam breeders?

    Thank you, I'll try the district person next. I will have to join the club too. If the classifieds online are you are talking about is the same as the one I found, there wasn't much on it (as I recall, I last looked I think a couple weeks ago), but I'll look again. I really do want good quality...
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    Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

    Hi, I tried posting this question under the breeders section but I didn't get any replies, so I thought I would try here where the oeg people are already hanging out :). Who are the really good breeders who are contactable to get stock from? I am especially interested in crele. I went to the...
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    OEG bantam breeders?

    Who are the really good breeders who are contactable to get stock from? I am especially interested in crele. I went to the OEG club website hoping to find a breeders directory like the Ameraucana club has, but couldn't find any. I would love some leads.
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    OT: Treatment of Women In Hardware Stores (Yes, this is a Rant)

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    OT: Treatment of Women In Hardware Stores (Yes, this is a Rant)

    I've gotten that treatment before. But when I go to the local lumber yard, used mostly by contractors and carpenters, I've only been treated that way once in years. I have never ever seen any other woman buying lumber there. Once, in all the years I've been there, I saw a woman buying something...
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    My 4x6 Pallet Coop Build (Completed, PIC HEAVY)

    You know, I've seen a lot of pictures of pallet coops, and a lot of them look like they won't be sturdy, or won't be easy to work with for cleaning and maintenance, or frankly look a mess. From what I've seen, attractive pallet coop are really rare. What you've done, though... wow! It's...
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    Most active time of day at a chicken show?

    Good to know. I definitely won't bother anyone that looks busy or cranky .
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    Most active time of day at a chicken show?

    Thank you! I'll get there by then... that helps a lot.
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    Most active time of day at a chicken show?

    I've been to a couple (not showing) but mostly came in the middle of the day, and there weren't too many people around, and I didn't get to meet anyone whose birds I was looking at. I mean people were there, but only really near the display tables and not too many by the cages, except for the...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Yes, I know. I've read about how to do the test matings. That's a source of major frustration for me, I can't seem to get started with a flock of birds that don't have side sprigs. The Davis birds I started with had them (one of the roosters that I hatched out was sprigged, obviously other birds...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Can I ask a WWYD question? I've got some really really old Bev Davis hens, like 5 yrs old, that have thrown side sprigs. They are with a younger Bev Davis line (but not directly from her) rooster who I think is pretty great. Meanwhile I've got some of this year's hatch from another breeder...
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    Can I use PVC sewer pipe to build a PVC feeder (vs water pipe)?

    Thank you all! I'm all set to make my first pvc feeder then .
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    Can I use PVC sewer pipe to build a PVC feeder (vs water pipe)?

    I bought 4" pipe at the hardware store, but it's sewer pipe, not water pipe. I know PVC water pipe is made not to leach chemical nasties, so it would be safe for a chicken feeder, but what about sewer pipe? Since it's only formulated to carry waste, is it made not to leach any chemical nasties...
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    Joel Salatin a Snake Oil sales man?

    I'd love to see pics of these!
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    Joel Salatin a Snake Oil sales man?

    Quote: But do you have any idea how old the idea of movable housing is? Joel Salatin didn't come up with a lot of these ideas he uses, many he is just bringing back. If you start reading pre-WWll poultry literature you'll see how prevalent movable housing was. Many farms used the "Colony...
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    Portable Poultry House plans from Extension Service - but will it fall down?

    I love the idea of a seasonal house that can be dismantled for my grow-out pens. I could put them on grass, grow the birds on pasture, then take them apart and store them for winter. There are plans for a portable poultry house that comes apart from the University of California Extension...
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    C&C cages.

    Thank you for posting this. I've seen those types of cages online for guinea pigs and was thinking of adapting it for my rabbits. Never thought of seramas, which I think I would have to overwinter in the basement in my climate. Yours look healthy and happy in their pen. Thanks also for the...
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    BEWARE of these thermostaticly controlled switches

    Thanks for the info seanb! I worry about my water heaters all the time, though an electrician who came to make my outlet a GFI said what I do looks o.k. I would love to have a fuse built in to the extension cords, less worry. I saw your water heater on your other posts about it - cool!
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