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    Mystery Rooster

    Maybe Brahma- cochin mix? Pretty boy!
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    I'd get you a couple of the XXL dog crates from Rural King and you'll be set. (48"L x 30" wide x 32" tall) 3-5 hens a crate plus hanging food and water should work great as short term housing. You can hang the feeder and water using carbiners and medium duty wire if needed. But you'll be...
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    Note that if you go with the chain link panels, they don't support weight well. You'll need to go with a roof option(if you choose to have one) that has separate supports. Especially since you get snow. Or just don't put a roof on it, and you'll be fine. Some type of netting or widely spaced...
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    My extended run + moveable pen + poop shelf

    Gorgeous setup! I love it! I need to build something similar. Did you put the large wood posts into concrete in the ground?
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    I was gonna say, Producer's Pride makes a metal panel dog/chicken run. They have a lot of options. Pricey, but there it is. Also, you could always buy chain link panels (sold for construction or dog runs) from Tractor supply, rural king, etc. and connect them together with the clamps they...
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    Will my new to laying hen know where to lay an egg

    Hahaha! Yeah, my cast iron skillet was not going anywhere :)
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    Will my new to laying hen know where to lay an egg

    Yeah, those Black Sharpie X marks are really important. I won't mention the ceramic egg that we were actually successful in cracking when trying to make breakfast before we drew black X's on them. That's just embarrassing. Not at all what we thought would happen upon cracking that egg!
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    Hard freeze in North Central Florida - Last minute protection for chickens used to hot weather

    Some folks use those black rubber/heavy duty plastic livestock water/feed bowls, and knock out the frozen water, and refill with warm twice daily. If you set them in a sunny location, the black plastic warms up when it sees the sun, and keeps water warmer for longer because it's an insulator...
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    Hard freeze in North Central Florida - Last minute protection for chickens used to hot weather

    I'm in North Alabama. I don't have an actual coop, but mine live in a tarp covered run year round. They do fine. I don't start worrying until it's going to get -20F or lower. They have dry shavings to walk in, I put plastic up on portions of the hardware cloth covered greenhouse frame or...
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    The Egg Anomalies Thread

    What a cute olive egg! EE is my best guess on her, but it is a guess. EE can look like anything, as they are a mix. "Typical" EE have the muffs and beards, but it depends on what genetics they have. Olive egger appearance also depends on what breeds the hatchery mixes together. You can call...
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    Diy flock block

    Blackstrap molasses has higher vitamin and mineral content than regular molasses. Significant differences between the two. Whole wheat flour preferred because it has all the healthy parts of the flour. Refined all purpose flower removes the bran, which is where most of the nutrition in flower...
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    VERY ODD butchering question

    There is a distinct smell that comes with butchering. That is normal. However, like others have said, without further info, we can't tell if what she experienced was likely normal or not. I skin my birds all the time. You have to be really careful not to nick anything when taking the guts...
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    Still making a mess with port feeders

    How do you mount the 90 elbow into the 53 gallon barrel? I've put together the store PVC elbow feeder kits, but have not otherwise worked with PVC. But I think I could figure it out.
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    Hobby Farmers ++

    What gorgeous cattle! If you go to the Forums / Miscellaneous / Other Pets and Livestock you will find a number of folks with goats, and a I think at least a couple have cattle, possibly highland cattle. There may be a sister site to this one for livestock, but I don't know the details - they...
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    Hobby Farmers ++

    Welcome to BYC! I think you will find quite a number of folks on here that share your interests. Sounds like you have some fun projects going on!
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