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  1. PirateShipp

    Anyone keep bees in addition to their birds?

    So what I have planned so far is an all medium setup from Kelley Bees. Thought of starting standardized after reading the weight that comes along with it. Also for easier ordering in the future. I was going to order my bees from there as well but they have since sold out. Has anyone...
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    A BEE thread....for those interested in beekeeping.

    Newbie to bee keeping here. About to order my hive and my bees. I'd like your advice on my plan... Was planning on ordering an all mediums kit from Kelley Bees. I'm thinking of starting with all mediums after research on the weight and standardization. Debating on the Pine or Cypress. I...
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    Ideas for repurposing pallets

    Very nice! I like this style of coop. We made the mistake of not doing our nesting boxes like this. We're revamping our coop soon. Spring can't come soon enough!
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    A BEE thread....for those interested in beekeeping.

    I'm new to chickens as well. Been reading about bees for a while just haven't gotten any. Hoping to soon!
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    I can't get over "Colesterole" hehehe I like this post. I shall follow.
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    Its soooo cold ~ can it be too cold?

    Only one was in the coop today not cracked. Guess I'll mark it and put it in to warm. Well see what happens!
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    Its soooo cold ~ can it be too cold?

    So its pretty freezing here (for me at least). Feels like -8 according to my phone. Our girls had a couple eggs out in the coop. Question is, is it ever too cold to bring eggs in to put in the incubator?
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    This doesn't look good...

    Good news! So since our coyote issues we decided to coop up the chickens. Since then, all the eggs we have taken out have been fertilized! Guess he's a HE after all! Just wasn't getting any with the girls running around ;) They've been in the incubator since the 8th. Going to post a picture...
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    Anyone keep bees in addition to their birds?

    Thanks for the link!
  10. PirateShipp

    A BEE thread....for those interested in beekeeping.

    Just commenting to start following. I'm new to BYC and would love to get bees in the future.
  11. PirateShipp

    Ideas for repurposing pallets

    These are all great ideas! We have been talking about compost piles lately. Didn't even think about using the pallets for them. :D
  12. PirateShipp

    How difficult are turkeys?

    Thanks. We've since cooped them up. We had a few clusters (?) of eggs that were infertile in the incubator. Since cooping them up we've got fertile eggs! Trying to look at the positives I guess.
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    Anyone keep bees in addition to their birds?

    What type of hives do you have? Did you cover them in something to winterize? They don't look like any I've seen or looked up. I never thought about using straps to keep the top on.
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    I'm down two hens :(

    All the ones missing are RIW. Thinking since they're white they're walking targets. We have one RIW hen, one silkie hen and one questionable silkie. *thought* it was a he...starting to think he is a she. hah!
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    I'm down two hens :(

    I thought about cooping them up for a bit. I hate doing it but I just read "night hunting" for coyotes is in season where we are. I'm thinking they're being driven out of areas they normally roam. Hoping once that dies down they will go back to where they came from.
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    This doesn't look good...

    I don't have one on my phone :( I'll try to snap one tomorrow after work and post it. Maybe you all can tell me if I need to go rooster shoppin'! I'm definitely going to go for something besides solid white. Starting to think my poor birds are walking targets
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    I'm down two hens :(

    All 18ish acres are fenced with either woven wire or chain link minus a road front that a drunkard drove through late fall. Its a work in progress to be fixed but its been super cold here. Around the coop is a bit of electric to keep the cows from rubbing against the coop but that's it. We...
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    This doesn't look good...

    Well crap. We did two more groups of eggs. All yolks. Not sure that my "rooster" is a rooster and NOW it appears a coyote has ran off with two of my hens. This is getting to be more difficult than I first anticipated.
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    I'm down two hens :(

    Pretty sure a coyote ran off with two of our hens. We found a wing. That's it. The husband saw one the other day in our field and since then two have come up missing. I'm torn on what to do. I'm excited at the thought of wildlife in our area. We just moved the metro area to a more...
  20. PirateShipp

    Anyone keep bees in addition to their birds?

    That's interesting. I didn't even THINK about wind factor. It gets gusty quite a bit since we're on flat land at the base of the mountains. I'll keep this in mind during placement. Thank you!
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