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Okay to give chickens rainwater?

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Help! How long does a rooster's sperm stay in a hen?

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Building a Portable Brooder

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20 years in the waiting, but chickens hatch this spring!

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Permies Poll: How do you view your chickens?

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getting chicks the natural way

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Back to square one

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Is anyone drying tree hay for chickens?

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Rooster Ring for reducing crowing

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Balancing happy chickens and "farm" needs - advanced chicken wrangling

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Apple Poll!! Where do you keep baby birds?

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Shell-less eggs

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Woods Fresh-Air coop build

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Egg shortage and Organic feed

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New Colorado Cage Free Rules - Help me make sense of it?

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Kosher King meat chicken

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I would appreciate feedback on the design of my coop/run remodel

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Avian flu concerns

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Easy to move coops

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How many birds do you eat in a year?

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Anyone breeding for a smaller more self-sustaining chicken?

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Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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Roll-Out Nest Boxes

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20 years in the waiting, but chickens hatch this spring!

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Your best ideas for breeding meat birds...

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Feeding restaurant scraps to chickens ??

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Roosting bar height

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Sprouting Field Corn

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anyone following avian flu fears?

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chickens in the basement

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Privet berries as chicken feed

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Landrace Chicken project--some breeding thoughts--opinions and thoughts appreciated

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The year of the critters continues

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Why we work with Animals and critters small and large, wild and domesticated.

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Honey locust pods and chickens

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Critter Breeder Review Grid

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Nesting material

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