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URGENT NEED

I am going to have a cardiac cath done, probably this coming Monday the 17th.

I may have to stay overnight.  

Would anyone be interested in taking my ladies for a few days?  I have three layers.

They are accustomed to heavy shade, fans and misters in th

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Buy, sell, share local app.

Hello,

I live in Chandler, new the VPA and I am very passionate about eating local foods. I am a certified health coach and have learned through years of studying that the best way to get the most nutritious, least toxic and best tasting foods are fro

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Bees and kids?

Another question...
I want to keep bees as well, but my husband thinks it is a bad idea since we have young children (5, 3, and almost 1). We have a 1/4 acre (he says we can have bees when we upgrade to an acre property in a few years). Does anyone ha

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3 free hens Peoria

Hello all, we are down to 3 hens and although it's been a good run I don't think I can manage this summer. We are expecting our first baby next week and with c-section recovery and other issues I'm not feeling confident nor looking to care for them t

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Feeding chickens

I'm so excited I am finally moving to a house where I can have chickens! 

So I have some time to plan this (we won't be moving before May) but I really want to feed the chickens entirely from what I can grow (and I consider insects to be "grown").

Does

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Broody hen

One of my Marans has gone broody. I have tried just shutting her out of the coop but when the others want to go in to lay it gets difficult. I put her in a wire crate but can't remove the plastic tray as I discovered the wire on the bottom of the cra

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What do you feed a rooster...

I have a little bantam rooster. I don't know what type of breed he is...  His name is Stewart and we've had him less than a year.  I don't think, based on a bit of research, that he needs to be eating the pricey organic layer feed.  What can I feed h

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3 Hens available - Free!

I am giving away 3 hens, approximately 3 years old, one white leghorn and two red stars. The white leghorn and one of the red stars are laying. The other red star is not laying. I'm fine with someone wanting to take and keep them or slaughter for mea

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Dead Chickens

I have lost two hens in the past two days. The remaining hens all are acting normal as were the two that passed. I looked at the bodies and could find nothing out of the ordinary. Has anyone had something like this happen? Anything to look for would

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Irrigation

I am doing my homework on possibly starting my own flock. I have a question that I can't seem to find any info on. I am on an irrigated lot in central Phoenix. My question is about mud control. I would berm up an area of the yard and make sure the co

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Need a broody hen? Free

I have a BO that hatched in march of this year and started laying in August. This is the third time she's gone broody since then!!! She lays beautiful eggs when not broody. I'm not interested in hatching eggs and want to give her away. I also have an

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Parasites in compost pile.

All my chicken waste and wood chips currently go straight into the compost bin. Could anyone please tell me that if my chickens have any parasites or worms, will this be harmful? Once fully composted the soil will go onto my vegetable planters and I

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