TheDrunkenTigah

Your setup sounds about like mine, I have an 8’ by 2’ footprint with four cages total, two high. Each has an open area 3’ by 2’ with a tray underneath and a side 1’ x 2’ sandbox. I’ve found they mostly shite through the mesh and lay eggs on the sand. Currently have 10 hens and 2 roosters in each cage and it seems like that’s about right. Any more and I’d be dumping the trays more than I care to.

I have a 5 gallon gravity fed watering system set up but where I screwed up was putting the autofill cups inside the cages, they jump on them constantly spilling water into the trays, which makes them smell. This weekend I plan to rework the cups to where they’re on the outside and the birds stick their head out into them to drink. Still haven’t 100% figured it out, but that’s been the biggest struggle so far.

There’s a good bit of stuff you need to get right up front or you’ll end up redoing it. I’m still trying to figure out an efficient watering system that they won’t destroy.

Once you’re set up and figure out what you’re doing with your setup, they couldn’t be easier. I collect eggs every day, otherwise they would go 3-4 days without needing anything, then it’s about 10 mins to refill feeders and get rid of manure. They live fast and die young, so you’re never really in over your head to the extent you can’t fix it in an afternoon with a few ziplock bags.

I know there are a few on here who fool with them. Hatched out about 50 eggs on Easter Sunday, so they had just made 8 weeks.

I think they do get hyped more than they probably should, but it’s a fun project that will actually give you something back. I kept about half the birds to continue breeding and will dial it in as I go.

The eggs are surprisingly easy to keep up with, even getting almost 20/day without layer feed. I’ve been pickling them and they haven’t lasted more than 3 days.

Butchering was simple enough, if you’ve cleaned a pile of doves before imagine that with bonus thighs and no shot to pick out. Haven’t eaten them yet but will grill up a few tonight.

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It pays off for some of the slower growing varieties, few years back I had a Tabasco plant that was almost 6ft tall and it was producing in April. I hardly ever remember before the first good freeze zaps them, but when I’ve done it the results have been well worth it.

“Nah they offered the most cash” - every athlete in 2026

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HIPAA and no

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HIPPA was probably correct in this case, Karl sounds white to me

Maybe the most legit opportunity for the costanza was that wrong gif ever.

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I have wondered why there are so few professional fishermen from Mississippi? Many from Texas, some from Louisiana, Boo coo from Alabama and South Carolina and a few from Georgia. But not very many from Mississippi.

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MS is sorely missing the type and prevalence of lakes you find in LA, TX, and AL. South MS has never really hurt for rainfall and just passed on a lot of the large reservoir projects that happened post WWII. Growing up in Hattiesburg I fished almost all spring but you’re relegated to smaller lakes that get hammered with pressure the second word gets out unless you want to drive for hours. I read an article years ago about a proposed reservoir where leaf river meets the bouie, and the local authorities just abandoned it. In Texas especially you can’t throw a rock without hitting a large reservoir on top of good quality soil that will grow nice fish if managed well.

This would be a really odd move for Beretta, they own and import Tikka, which directly competes with everything ruger makes.

If this is their play to make tikka quality rifles with Ruger features, then it would be awesome. The only knock anyone has ever had on tikka as a brand is they are extremely late to the game on anything new or charge way too much for cosmetic features, where ruger adds it for about what you’d pay to have it done aftermarket.