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  1. monkeybirdfarms

    Count as high as possible before BantamFan4Life posts!

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    Kentucky people

    Hi "neighbor" I'm about 30 - 45 mons north of lex in grant county
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    COMPOSTING

    I agree with everything you said and couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for the advise.
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    COMPOSTING

    I've been reading up. I've learned just as axis said, leaves are not a good source of nitrogen. In fact they may use nitrogen in their decomposing process. As of now I put chicken bedding, used to be straw but switched to pine chips, chicken manure , a great source of nitrogen, lawn clippings...
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    COMPOSTING

    I have a compost box I built out of some scrap plywood. Nothing fancy just three sides and a roof that I nailed to the side of the barn. No bottom, I just sat it directally on the ground. I put several ventilation holes on each sideand a slanted roof. All I do is lift the roof when it's time to...
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    Wood ash for dust bath

    Donra, don't feel too bad about it. I think we have all made the mistake of putting what we thought were cool ashes in the big plastic container only to find out there was still a hot one or two in the mix. I use one of the dw big ole metal stew pots for ashes from the fireplace. They stay...
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    Wood ash for dust bath

    Flockwarcher, I heard/noticed that myself, that's why I was asking about it without the DE. I bought a breeding pair of splash silkies at a Poltry swap last month. They were a young kids 4 H project. Beautiful birds, but thru my own ignorance I neglected to see they had mites. Not a total...
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    Wood ash for dust bath

    We have a wood burning fire place that we use to help take some of the load off our main heater. Needless to say we have a ton of wood ash. I started putting them, mixed with a lil de, in the coop for the birds to bathe in. (Needless to say they are cool before I put them in. ) Recently I...
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    Hedge apples for treats?

    That sounds about right to me. I need to take them down just have not got around to it. Heard the wood burns insaine hot and in some cases may damage a homes fireplace
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    Hedge apples for treats?

    Guess I'll just let the kids keep playing stick ball with them lol
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    Hedge apples for treats?

    Apparentlly they are somewhat rare in my area , northern Kentucky, however my property must be the exception. I have aprox 5 -8 of them, what looks like intentaly planted in a row in the clearing in my back field. Our farm has been in the family for generations and I'm assuming some distant...
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    Hedge apples for treats?

    We have several hedge apple trees in the woods on our property. I was just wondering if my chickens would like them as treats, or if it's even a good ideal to give some to them
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    Kentucky people

    I understand that lol. Gas prices are killer. My wife drives 62 miles each way to work. We recently went as far as buying a new car. A 4 cylinder supercharged Malibu. I personally had a problem with buying a 4 banger but when I did the math our gas savings were more than the car payment itself...
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    Kentucky people

    I live in sothern grant county. Where abouts are you? Maybe we can meet up
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    Kentucky people

    So I have a couple doz eggs that are beginning to hatch. I have 6 hatched and 5 more piping. Golden comets mommas and Plymouth rock fathers. Would anyone be interested in a few?
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    Kentucky people

    Well the leaves are beginning to fall and the night air is a bit chilly. Everyone knows what that means!! Am I the only one unprepared and dreading the oncoming winter?
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    Kentucky people

    I am in northern ky, south of Cincinnati and north of Lexington. My sons teacher his hatching two dozen of my eggs. The mothers are golden comets and the father is one of my two Plymouth rocks. I will keep some of the chicks when they hatch but want to give others a chance to get some. Would...
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    Kentucky people

    I've had terrible luck finding any good healthy birds in the nky area. I've decided to start hatching my own. Have a doz eggs in incubator now. Will be in there a week tomorrow (Thursday). Also my oldest boys teacher will be receiving a doz of my eggs to hatch in her classroom. I should have...
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    Tell me why you keep Roosters...

    I have two Plymouth Rock roos I have raised since day old. They are almost a year old now. Never shown any aggression at all untill about two months ago. The smaller of the two started charging my 4 year old son. I didn't want to sentience him to the fryer but he can't be charging or aggressive...
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    Kentucky people

    Interest weed. Can you send Pics and prices Plz heather.
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