Rationalista http://rationalista.com Political and Other Ponderings Wed, 01 May 2013 01:27:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Florida Backyard Chickens Episode 5: Building and Easy Chicken Run http://rationalista.com/2013/05/01/florida-backyard-chickens-episode-5-building-and-easy-chicken-run/ http://rationalista.com/2013/05/01/florida-backyard-chickens-episode-5-building-and-easy-chicken-run/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 01:27:17 +0000 jcumbus http://rationalista.com/?p=228 Some simple construction ideas for building a chicken run.

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However, they pulled through just fine and are running around their boxes.

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]]> http://rationalista.com/2013/04/12/florida-backyard-chickens-episode-2-hyrbrids-turkeys-and-geese/feed/ 0 Florida Backyard Chickens: Episode 1- Watching Americauna Rhode Island Red Hybrids Grow http://rationalista.com/2013/04/10/florida-backyard-chickens-episode-1-watching-americauna-rhode-island-red-hybrids-grow/ http://rationalista.com/2013/04/10/florida-backyard-chickens-episode-1-watching-americauna-rhode-island-red-hybrids-grow/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:49:06 +0000 jcumbus http://rationalista.com/?p=210 How will our Americauna, Rhode Island Red hybrid chicks grow? What will they look like? Drop by to find out what will happen.

 

Florida Backyard Chickens: Episode 1- Watching Americauna Rhode Island Red Hybrids Grow

 

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Apart from the history, the food is excellent and it is a cool place to hang-out during the hot Kenyan summer.

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