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August 11th, 2015, 5:27 PM
#11
Originally Posted by
Rick
As you can tell, my chickens are like my pets that produce great tasting food and control the bug population. They really aren't much trouble, and are fun to watch.
You have to supplement their diet, though, right? I mean, bugs is not all they eat, is it?
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August 11th, 2015, 5:52 PM
#12
I feed them "layer" feed, with cracked corn mixed in.
The cardinals really like it too. I see them in the coop eating it all the time...lol
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August 11th, 2015, 9:36 PM
#13
Now, if you had some cattle, we could hear a good cock and bull story....
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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August 11th, 2015, 11:47 PM
#14
Originally Posted by
sojourner truth
Now, if you had some cattle, we could hear a good cock and bull story....
Nope, he said he doesn't have a cock.
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August 12th, 2015, 11:33 AM
#15
If you have a good line of bull, you don't need one.
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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August 12th, 2015, 1:34 PM
#16
Mac, if one is missing a (see post 14 above) due to service (dis)connection, and if that is the only injury, what, if any percentage of disability can be awarded by the VA? Just wondering. Do they consider it the same as a leg or arm?
"A boy cannot become a girl and a man cannot become a woman, not even if he shuts his eyes and wishes really hard."
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August 12th, 2015, 4:21 PM
#17
As you can tell, my chickens are like my pets that produce great tasting food and control the bug population.
They really aren't much trouble, and are fun to watch.
More towards an "on topic" question, how well do they handle fire ants?
Those little things are the bane of my existence here in Central Texas.
I don't mind being called far right.
I have been right so far.
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August 12th, 2015, 7:14 PM
#18
We need more of the endangered horned toads. I think they're the only native critter that eats fire ants.
Y'ALL MEANS ALL.
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August 12th, 2015, 7:34 PM
#19
Amdro in all the right places....
In order to actually keep your yard free of the critters, you have to broadcast spread Amdro or a similar bait across the entire yard and give the ants 48 hours of dry time (no watering or rain, as that neutralizes the chemicals in AMdro).
I actually get very good results by broadcasting Bayers Grub bait across the yard twice a year. Not only does it work when watered in, but it has managed to keep my yard ant free all year. It isn't cheap though, but it is cheaper than Amdro.
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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August 12th, 2015, 8:34 PM
#20
Originally Posted by
Mestral
More towards an "on topic" question, how well do they handle fire ants?
Those little things are the bane of my existence here in Central Texas.
I haven't seen them scratching at the mounds, and I have read that they don't like them.
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