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i am so sorry...i lost my husband on his 50th birthday, 2/16/01... can i direct you to a website that helped me immensely? widownet.org i went there for months after tim's death... take care bloomerz

now how did you know that? there are two restaurants here, but i've only been to one... occidental btw to all others is a teeny tiny town with one stop sign, a little post office, volunteer fire dept, a couple of hotels, restaurants, markets, little stores, library, NO GAS STATION, (and we are...

thanks for that advice! i'm looking for mellow, friendly, laying chickens. i found a place near by, highly recommended, called ranch hag hens, who raise a variety. just on looks and personality, i am leaning toward buff orpington and gold laced wyandotte--opinions anyone? well, it's back to the...

hi everyone! i just moved up to occidental (near santa rosa) from santa barbara...is anyone close to occidental? bloomerz

i found this wonderful website because of "raising chickens for dummies"...what a great book! i devoured it and i'm on my second reading-- i found the book on the internet, went to amazon and ordered it. i'll definitely go back and rate it, too! bloomerz

on our profile set up it asks what state we are from and then what region...is that the region of that particular state or the region of the country? hmmm bloomerz

thank you all so much! now a question: what do you think i should put on the floor of the aviary? that's where the chickens will be hanging out when i'm not home; when i am home they will be outside behind a fence: i will be attaching a coop to the side of the aviary for them to sleep in btw...

hmmm so how big IS a ten week old chicken? does anyone have a picture of a ten week old chicken? i am expecting the cats next week; the chickens next month...i think i will keep them in the aviary unless i'm out there, at least initially, until they're bigger. i just worry that a cat will...

i was going to adopt a pair of feral cats (neutered and spayed) to help me with my mice population...the lady assured me that my chickens would be safe. what do you all say? i haven't gotten my chickens yet, and will be getting teenaged chickens--about 10 weeks old--who will be outside the...

thanks for the suggestions! there are several other aviaries on the property...i was wondering what to do when they stop laying and i want to add more birds??? i can't imagine eating my pets, so i guess i'll end up with more than the 4 original birds the plastic is very durable, btw, it's been...

when we bought the property it was full of aviaries--the guy had wild birds--but they are empty now. i cleaned one out; it's got a cement floor and some branches in it for roosting. also, it's got a double entrance. i'm going to build a coop right up against the aviary that they can walk up...

i absolutely CANNOT upload my avatar!!!!! i even dowloaded irfanview, but those pictures put bmp after the picture and that won't work. my pictures are in adobe photoshop...what do i do? bloomerz

yeah, the eggsidental was a play on accidental==and i live in occidental-- i went to shrink it like it says in shrink an avatar; it says to use irfanview, but their pics say bmp after them and i can't use it! i'm so frustrated! i need someone to walk me through it...oh well:( thanks for the...

wow is all i can say! my daughter got chickens and i got curious...we just bought 8 acres of forest and certainly have the room...so i bought "raising chickens for dummies" which brought me here! i don't have my chickens yet; i still have to build my coop, which i am going to do on the side of...

thanks meg! i don't think i'll free range them, but set up an area around the aviary/coop and fence it. how high should that fence be? i don't think i have any daytime predators but i'll check--like hawks? bloomerz

wow you guys are SO nice!! i can't wait to have my chickens!! there's a little chicken farm around here that sells "teenager" chickens (10 weeks old) and i went with my daughter to check them out...i liked the buff orpingtons and the gold laced wyandottes...they told me they were dual purpose...

hi there everyone! i just joined and don't have my chickens yet, but will as soon as i can get my coop up and running!! we bought 8 acres in the forest and the guy had a bunch of aviaries where he raised wild birds. here's a picture of the one i want to use as a run: so what i'm thinking is...