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    $20 hens for sale aurora IL

    Can I suggest you post your message on the Illinois State thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/illinois.37/page-1837 This way you target readers in your area, that would swing by and cash-n-carry. WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and :welcome
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    Sprouted navy and great northern beans

    First,,,,,,,,,,,Sorry to hear about Grandpa:hugs Soak, and cook. Beans are good protein. Serve in moderate amounts. Reason: overdoing on protein can lead to runnier stools from chickens, as well as somewhat smellier. Regardless source of protein. Just a heads up on Kidney beans. I know...
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    Quotes and Thoughts for the Day

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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

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    BYC's Random Funny Posting Thread! Hosts Mike & Sally

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    Our Backyard Bee Journey!💗🐝

    Dale could get out of that one,, if he trains the bees to drive that Cub Cadet.. :idunno
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    Yes,,,,,,,,,,, we climbed this formation many times. :old
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    BYC's Random Funny Posting Thread! Hosts Mike & Sally

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    Quotes and Thoughts for the Day

    Ran across this one on another thread,, and thought it was appropriate to message here. Easy to just go to that post here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-did-you-do-in-the-garden-today.670277/post-28706835
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    Sally's GF3 thread

    But you still have the benefit of Honey Flavor:drool:drool:drool
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    Our Backyard Bee Journey!💗🐝

    All this info is interesting. I sometimes get ideas that may, or not work. So here is this one. Would it make sense to try and vacuum out some of those MITES, to keep the numbers down?? My idea would be to have a small diameter hose at end to only suck up the tiny mites, and not large...
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    All My Chickens..... a coop opera!

    That is a hard habit to break. :old One solution is a roll away egg nesting contraption. Also called rollaway nest boxes. You need to train your hens to use them. The eggs roll away after being layed into a compartment inaccessible to chicken pecking, and eating egg.
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    Question of the Day - Monday, July 7th, 2025

    Just a little info here. I make cheese. (farmers cheese type) I use a yogurt culture, for one type. I use sour cream culture for second type. The raw milk bacteria is what is in sour cream. So these 2 cultures are 2 different bacteria's. and they develop at different temperatures. Raw...
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    Our Backyard Bee Journey!💗🐝

    I just LUV :love this paragraph,,, Sooooo True.:old
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    another housing question- what about a metal shed instead of cages>

    That size is fine. Mine was an 8 x 10. When I suggested the largest that would fit your needs,, I had in mind to get something bigger than a 4 x 6. That would get pretty tight/filled quickly. Since I'm here,, just a thought crossed my mind. Consider a plastic shed as a possibility. They...
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