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• Question: We were thinking about letting our broody hens set on eggs now that Mr. Rooster has been moved back in with the ladies. What success have you had with your hens raising their babies? Nita CLICK HERE TO READ THE ANSWER.

• Question: Help! Quick! Hubby says we are butchering the roosters, old hens and some ducks this weekend. Please give me any and all tips you can share! CLICK HERE TO READ BYRON'S ANSWERS!

• Question: You were going to let your older hens hatch the eggs they lay and wondered how it was going? CLICK HERE TO READ BYRON'S ANSWER!

• Question: Several readers have voiced the opinion that their bird deaths (chickens) were because of West Nile Virus. Could this be possible? There have been no confirmed cases or reports of such. CLICK HERE TO READ BYRON'S ANSWER!

• Questions: About raising rabbits and how they do for meat production. How do you compare chickens and turkeys raised for the meat. Raising goats for meat and milk. Answers: Click Here

• QUESTIONS: Do you have any favorite feeder boxes or watering devices? As in something I could build… Or is worth the price at the feed store. When you use one of the feeders for young birds that has the small holes in the top, how do you weight it down? Ours just turned it over and took it apart. Do you have any magical method of keeping the water for the chickens from growing algae? It is a big chore but all I have are saucer type pans and they need either scrubbing or bleaching every week during the summer. CLICK HERE FOR ANSWERS!