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  1. Uppity Peons Chicken Blog

    Uppity Peons Chicken Blog

    Welcome! My wife and I decided to copy our neighbor and start keeping chickens. We are your typical city folk who have transplanted ourselves into the country on an acre of land. So we really appreciate backyardchickens.com for all the helpful information. I will simply use this space to tell...
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    Post a picture of your best chicken beard!

    I live this one of Rusty.
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    My Chickens Need your Help! They are almost on National TV!

    Love it! Shared it on FB with instructions!
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    Rooster Pictures.

    Puff Daddy Georgie Rusty
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    What type of camera do you use to take your chicken pictures?

    Canon Easyshare CX7525. 5 Megapixels It was a gift and I love it. ETA Ebay link http://cgi.ebay.com/Kodak-EASYSHARE-CX7525-5-0-Megapixel-Printer-Dock-Kit_W0QQitemZ250535255997QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDigital_Cameras?hash=item3a55109fbd
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    chickens vs big doggies

    My dog would jump that fence in a heartbeat. Fortunately she is afraid of my rooster and won't go near the chickens.
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    Help!!! Agressive Roo...big Daddy...DREW BLOOD PIC. ON 3RD PAGE

    Try plucking a couple of those sickle freathers off his tail and wearing them in your hat. A constant reminder that you own him.
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    Watch your step!

    Quote: He's an EE. He's the same fellow that you see in my lap in my avatar. Just grown up now. The camera is a Kodak EasyShare CX7525. I'm happy with it but I really want a fancy DSLR.
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    Watch your step!

    I don't like the way you looked at my lady!
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    Chickens in the Mist

    Well told!
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    Wierd Eggs

    I got some wierd eggs today. At the 12:00 is the largest one I have ever gotten. I wish I had a scale. At 3:00 is a normal egg. At 6:00 is the one with a bulge around the "equator". And at 9:00 is one with "stretch marks" - little ridges that run the length of the egg. How wierd is that?
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    Where Angels Fear to Tread

    Quote: I only buy Purina Layena feed and oyster shell. The Layena goes into a 30 lb metal feeder so they never run out, and it has to be filled about every 3 days for my 23 chickens. They have the run of my 1 acre and spend much of the day scratching around in the grass. I also cook unused...
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    Where Angels Fear to Tread

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    Do chickens feel pain?

    I think the pain of minor surgery or stitches would me much less than the pain of a bad infection or slow death from an impacted crop. So if you were to decide to treat them yourself without anesthetics, I would not be critical. Not all of us can afford to get a vet to do these things.
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    Chickens and rain. Will they get sick if they get wet?

    They can take rain quite well. Just make sure they have dry sheltered places to go when they want to.
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