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Feed stores might be listed as exemptions under something like "animal care" or "agricultural" - either way every shelter in order list I've read allows for vets, pet stores and feed stores to do business as they're considered essential.

^This is a very appropriate use for chicken wire. The holes are large enough for the chickens to easily pick at forage without being able to completely destroy it. Depending on what you grow you can also benefit from it - one of my favorite things to grow is carrots because you can eat the...

Many currently have reduced hours but they're allowed to stay open (at least they were listed on the shelter in place instructions I've read).

We currently have a prohibition on gatherings of more than 250 people. Retail is currently exempt from this. That said I have an unopened bag of grower feed I picked up recently so my flock will be good for a while even if I can't get the layer feed I normally use. But I only have 7 birds so...

I believe this mainly applies to kidney beans. You can crockpot them (like if making a slow cooker chili), but you need to bring them to a rolling boil for about 10 minutes on the stovetop first, then dump them into the crockpot.

Well that's fine with me, that's not exactly the part I'm looking to bbq! I can't help but look at some of my hens and drool over their succulent thighs...

I already have a plan for the zombie apocalypse. We'd let the chickens free range and forage (probably not great forage, but 4 acres should suffice for 7 birds). We'd survive off of veggie omelets. But once the end was nigh with zombies closing in, we'd start eating the chickens. Might as...