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    We are a family of 6 trying to live a self sustaining life. My husband and I both grew up in fast paced city lives. When we started our family we decided we didn't want our kids to have that same life style. So we moved to the country, to a town of 500 people surrounded by forest! We are taking...
  2. Scrappy Chicken Tractor

    Scrappy Chicken Tractor

    Here is the chicken tractor I built out of scraps! The only thing I bought new was the chicken wire. I did buy the hinges and wheels at yard sales. Everything else we had lying around. I didn't even have to buy nails or screws because we had some left over from another project. ***WARNING***...
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    Broody Question

    Thanks for all the comments! I'm getting some fertile eggs today
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    Broody Question

    I have a hen that's been broody for a week now. There's no rooster with her, so no fertile eggs. But what I was wondering is, is it too late to put some fertile eggs under her? Or will she stop sitting on them the last week because she's already been sitting for a week on infertile eggs. I hope...
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    Your Chicken Pictures Needed For The BYC 2012 Calendar

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    Inbreeding Questions?

    Thanks for all the replies! I did a search and found some useful info. It helps when you know what to search for
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    Inbreeding Questions?

    Your right 50% is good for shipped eggs The 'elephant chicks' were very deformed (only one eye and it was huge, crossed beak, twisted neck). My incubator was really steady except for one day in the beginning it got up to 102 for about 1/2 an hour before I quickly adjusted it. I didn't think...
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    Inbreeding Questions?

    I'm very new to Quail... Two weeks ago I hatched my first group of Coturnix Quail in my homemade incubator! Very fun and exciting! I bought 40 eggs from an ebay seller. He sent me 4 different color variations claiming they were all breed in seperate cages. I was probably nieve(SP?) but I thought...
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    Water bottles for quail?

    There are these cool things too. http://www.gundogsupply.com/-4449-2-.html
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    Don't Dismiss This Post!!!!!!!

    Quote: My god, that would cost a small fortune!!!! I asked because I have a bottle that isn't being used for anything. I bought it a while ago, so I wasn't thinking about the price just thinking about ways to use it up.
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    Don't Dismiss This Post!!!!!!!

    Quote: Thank you! cullenf27- I had the same problem. I finally got a bunch from a friend that bought their hog feed in the barrels.
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    Don't Dismiss This Post!!!!!!!

    Quote: Vinegar will work Any idea about how much to add per gallon?
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    Don't Dismiss This Post!!!!!!!

    Is there anything you can use instead of bleach? Has anyone ever tried Grapfruit seed extract?
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    How much do Coturnix chicks sell for?

    Here in WA the norm seems to be $2 a chick. There is even a big time breeder that sells them for $4 a chick and a lot more for the adults.
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    Hello All from Washington

    Welcome!!
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    ENDED Coop Page Contest 2011 - Win BYC Store Gift Certificate

    Here's our scrappy chicken tractor! https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=87925-scrappy-chicken-tractor
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    Growing Feed

    Quote: Very informative link! Thanks!
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    Growing Feed

    Wheat is very low maintenance I planted some winter wheat last fall and haven't touched it since and it looks great. I don't really know how wheat grows in WI. What I did was look up what kind of wheat grows in the PacificNW and that's what I planted.
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    Growing Feed

    I was wondering the same thing. We can't let the chickens free range where we live, so I give them lots of garden scraps. But I want to know what are good plants that I can grow and then store for the winter. I'm know dried corn and sunflowers are good. But what else?
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    What breed?

    I was wondering the same thing! Thanks for all the great info!
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