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welcome.. very familiar with mechanicsville....... glad youre here with us! on byc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same here - Mechanicsville is about 30 minutes or so away!
J & R Dunn-keys & Company :
... We got our first egg on Halloween '09 and I was soooooo egg-cited I grabbed the warm egg and rushed in to tell my hubby. Well being a very much love man, his reply was "Oh goody, my first $500 egg."...
Too funny!
Whoa...THANK YOU all...for the advice and for the encouragement! I think it's like anything new, just needed some words of wisdom and a nudge...thanks!
Is it normal to be so nervous about taking on chicken raising?
After some research, I was pretty sure about giving it a try.
But after further reading here on the board, I find myself intimidated - mostly by the keeping them healthy aspect and predator concerns, not to mention the fact that...
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Hi Texas Gal - your home is beautiful! We kept almost all of our 5 acres wooded except for the yard area surrounding the house and the drainfield for our septic system. On one hand, it's tempting to take down some trees, but on the other hand we like the enclosed feeling and the...
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Exactly the way I look at it. I'm sure I'll get attached to the hens, but when they're gone they're gone, all that's left is flesh and bone and nutrients that a living animal might be able to use.