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  1. PaulLovesJamie

    Chewing through wood? What am I up against?

    I dont know whether a woodchuck chewed thru your particle board or not, but Yes woodchucks/groundhogs will definitely chew thru wood. Shed floors, chicken coops, wood shed - nothing is safe from a woodchuck.
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    Best Hatchery?

    We got excellent service from murray mcmurray this year, very happy with our order of 40 chicks. Several arrived dead and a dozen more died within a day or 2, but they were all cheerfully replaced.
  3. PaulLovesJamie

    What do you do with roosters?

    Quote: +1 We dont name the hens, but the roosters are all named barbeque, standin-up (aka beer-can), soupy, parm, etc. Any rooster we dont know the name of is simply called Stewie.
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    Bee-Keepers.....QUESTIONS

    Langstroth. Italian. Stings - not while mowing, but I dont mow around the hives on a hot day, that'd get them in a bad mood. I do use a smoker, headnet and long pants/shirt when I go in the hives. Bees are not a lot of work and the rewards are great, but be careful, it is a bit addictive ...
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    Tricking a rooster to crow later

    Our leghorn rooster crows when the sun rises, and when it sets. He crows when its dark, when its light, when he eats or drinks, he crows when he visits the ladies, he crows when a squirrel walks by, he crows when the wind blows, he crows when a dog barks, he crows when a car goes by, he crows...
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    dimmer switch vs. hot water heater thermostat

    I put 2 bulbs in my homemade incubator. The first bulb is always on., and the second bulb is on a water heater thermostat. I figured that 2 bulbs would give me less fluctuation in the temp - it worked pretty good for me. My intent was to get the "always on" bulb to hold a temp in the 90s, and...
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