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    How do you store your feed/scratch?

    Plastic containers - never keep them in Plastic bags, they will heat up and spoil the feed.
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    What's your flock's favourite food/treat?

    Mealworm come first, fish and meat plus sunflower seeds a close second.
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    Roosters in the Woods

    We live in a posh, private "village" in Spain and somebody send their chickens in the evening to the street 😡. Our security guards brought them to us and we kept them, more followed: thrown over the wall ....🤬. And then there was the little rooster we could hear for days but never see or catch...
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    Any ways to get a rooster to stop crowing?

    We had Philip, living in a residential area, and one neighbour objected to his crowing during the DAY 😫 ( at night he was soundproof locked up). Off he went to the vet and he tried to glue the voice box, but with little success 😔. Philip was after that like a rooster with asthma: his head...
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    How cold is too cold?

    Write a mail to Fiona and Hugh ar the Youtube channel " English country life". They live on a smallholding in England and raise Buff Orpingtons. They both are extremely knowledgeable and will be able to give you advice Good luck to you and the girls 🙂
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    How to keep sparrows/wild birds out of run!?

    Have you tried a Grandpa's feeder? It is a treadle feeder and the chickens step on it to open the top (which is covered when they are not eating) and close when they step off. No more feeding the neighbourhood birds :) .
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    Chick Challenges DIY Feed

    Perfectly put!
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    How to keep rooster from injuring hens during mating?

    On YouTube you find a chanel "English country life" were Fiona explains why and how to use a saddle :
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    Should I bring my brooder and chicks inside?

    Fiona from "English Country Life" might give you some ideas.
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    Can golden pheasants use a Grandpas feeder?

    Has anybody used a grandpas feeder for their golden pheasants? I fear that ours are too light weight to move the treadle but would love to hear from anybody who has experiences.
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    Does Lowering The Incubators Temperature Kill The Male Embryos?

    How DO you know which ones are males? You could kill them all....🥺
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    What do you do with your chickens when they die?

    We just lost our little (big) Josie and she shares the veggie garden aka "The pet cemetery" together with her sister and one brother who went before her. Two have even a grave stone... ❤️.
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    Are fig trees fine to put in chicken coops?

    We have fig trees in the garden and our free range chickens scratch beneath the trees, dust bath there etc. They even eat the figs when they get the chance and all that with no ill effects. Nobody so far has tried to eat the leaves and if the tree is more mature they shouldn't be able to reach...
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    Are fig trees fine to put in chicken coops?

    We have fig trees in the garden and our free range chickens scratch beneath the trees, dust bath there etc. They even eat the figs when they get the chance and all that with no ill effects. Nobody so far has tried to eat the leaves and if the tree is more mature they shouldn't be able to reach...
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    How long until your overwhelmed or tired of poultry

    It was my husband who introduced my to chicken keeping and that was +- 30 years ago. I never get tired of them or love them any less.
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    Going out to feed/maintain/..slip on shoe recommendations?

    Pink Birkenstock beach shoes - perfect during summer and any time before it gets too cold for bare feet (can be washed down with a hose and look cute) :wee
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    Neighbor's Chickens Trying to Join My Flock

    I'm so happy for the animals and can't thank you enough for doing all that for them, you are very special :thumbsup❤️
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