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    Hoop coop related question

    We very easily got them home in the back of the short bed of a truck. Takes 2 people. Stand on either side of the panel. Grab the ends, walk towards each other making a large "U" shape. Lift and slide into the truck bed, curved side against the cab. Place straps through the wire on the panels to...
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    quail with chickens

    Chickens are flock animals, would not be happy alone, even with quail. They need flock mates, other chickens.
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    Limp/lame hen with no apparent cause

    I have this exact same issue. I see nothing wrong. I can move it, she does not pull it back. Her good leg she will pull back. She chooses not to put weight on it. She hops around...
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    Comment by 'Cluckies' in article 'Cluckies Coop'

    They are doing really well, i've had them several years now 7 or 8 years? They are now however cloudy. So this summer i'm going to take some rubbing compound, or toothpaste, or a super duper fine grit sand paper, (whatever works) and try to get them back to clearer so more sun gets through in...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    I'm going to plant a heck of a lot of cukes, last year the striped gophers kept eating the plants right where they came out of the ground. I replanted ones I started 2 times, then had to go out and buy plants. I ended up cutting the bottom of the cups and putting it around the plant at the...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Started 32 Peppers 3 weeks ago (27 are doing well). Started 32 Brassicas a week ago, doing good as well most are up, waiting on a few. Started 96 tomatoes yesterday. Bring on spring please! going to start squash, pumpkins and watermelon in a couple of weeks. I've got 2 white sweet potatoes...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Here is the cage we made years ago for my heat lamp, just hardware cloth. This is the cage the bulb fell safely onto. It is in a closed off portion of my run. I have flat panel heaters in the hen house when needed. I turn one on at about 0-10 degrees, and the other one gets turned on around 20...
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    Poop boards

    Mine are 18" and 24", due to room. 24 is better. My roosts are low, only about, i think 5-6 inches above the pb (can't remember), so they can't roost under them, also the poop can't travel to far, and stays on the boards. the closer the roost is to the poop boards, the more it stays on the...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    I'm ready for the snow to be done now...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Funny, not a good time to go broody! How many chickens do you have? Is your heat lamp red? if not, you may want to change it to red, or they may start picking on each other. If you don't have a hardware cloth cage over it, i'd recommend that too. I had a bulb come unglued and fell right out...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    I have a couple of flocks of pheasants that come to my bird feeders this year. There is so much snow they have nothing to eat. I have added cracked grains, dried boom worms, and oats to the bird food mix out there to help them out. 6 roosters were coming for a couple of weeks. Today there was a...
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    What's your flock's favorite treat?

    Wild Delight Nut N' Berry Wild Bird Food
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    Does your hen love you?

    This is true. All of my hens have different personalities, all are friendly, some will get right up close. One of mine would jump on my shoulder. One will jump up on my lap. All of them know their names. If I say the name of one, that one will answer back, and so on... Chickens are very fun and...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Everyone digging out?
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Thank you, I'll check it out! :)
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Thank you, can they be in a mixed flock? meaning, do they get along with other chickens well?
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Also, how are they in cold weather?
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    I would like to get a few in case SHTF and I need/want to have a self sustaining meat bird flock. Are they relatively healthy and able to be kept for a few years? or do they only live a couple of years?
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Anybody have experience with American Bresse Chickens?
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    Review by 'Cluckies' in article 'Quackingham palace part 2'

    It is nice. I see that you would like a bigger area during the winter for them. In the winter, to make their area bigger, put plastic around their run, then they can still go out, but be out of the wind and rain/snow. that is what I do with my run and it works great. if it gets muddy or wet, add...
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