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post #4911 of 5389
4/24/12 at 12:23pm

They are nice but man, they don't let down their xoo coo coo  ugh! They do their dive bomb flights (mating) around the house, seeking out territorial areas and once in a while I would find a mother dove nesting in her brood....I leave her alone.

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post #4912 of 5389
4/24/12 at 5:28pm
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  • Opa
  • Opa-wan Chickenobi

Doves are probably the most expensive fowl you can get.   Their darting, dropping, twisting flight makes them extremely difficult to shoot.  I read some where that the the average is 1 bird for every 15 shots.  When you factor the price of the ammunition versus the amount of meat per bird, just a few ounces, the price goes through the roof.
 

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When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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post #4913 of 5389
4/24/12 at 5:58pm
We made a similar calculation on ice fishing this winter - 100 miles round-trip to muskie bay to catch 2 walleye. $25 in gas, plus bait and gear, 2 mile each way walk hauling sled and said bait and gear across the frozen expanse of wind-blown ice, and frozen patooties. Next time we hit a local resteraunt - or fished a lot closer to home in a borrowed shanty.

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              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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post #4914 of 5389
4/24/12 at 6:26pm

Can we bait the doves with rat glue strips? They go perching on my porch and thought hmmm, only if I can put those strips there and once they land on it, I can catch them for dinner! No shells to waste either! Yeah, my neighbors would be glad to rid of them but they would think "cruelty"...yeah, it would be.

 

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post #4915 of 5389
4/24/12 at 6:31pm
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  • Opa
  • Opa-wan Chickenobi

I bet the rat glue strips would hold them.  Plus no shot to pick out of the meat.
 

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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post #4916 of 5389
4/24/12 at 8:55pm

V, I hope your mum is getting along ok. I know it is hard seeing someone you love become older and less responsive, but I guess it happens to all of us at some time. At 71 she deserves to be foolish on occasion, and quit yelling at her!!!! :D

She always has an open invitation to Alabama, I think she may just need so warm sunshine!

 

Sam, I was one of those fools who planted a month early!  But compared to Montana, I couldn't contain myself when it was 90 in March!!! We lucked out this year, I think I will wait till the proper planting time next year....that would be good friday for here! I always hated waiting until after Memorial Day to plant, but in the north you really have to, otherwise Mother Nature will remind you!

 

 

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Morality is doing what is right no matter what you are told
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post #4917 of 5389
4/25/12 at 12:19pm
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  • Opa
  • Opa-wan Chickenobi

Watching someone grow older is difficult and when the person you see is the one looking back from the mirror it is extremely difficult. 
 

When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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When having problems with chickens stop and think, what would Harlan do?
I've dealt with many thorns in my life and the flower is always worth the effort.

6 Nest rollout nest box plans  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/287684/new-rollout-nest-design-picture-heavy-edited-1-21

Smoker plans http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721017/opas-recirculating-smoker

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post #4918 of 5389
4/25/12 at 1:16pm

 

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Watching someone grow older is difficult and when the person you see is the one looking back from the mirror it is extremely difficult. 
 

 


Thankfully, with me being forever 27 that won't happen to me!   big_smile.png

Count the campfires by glowing flames, never by the ashes that fall. Count your days by the golden hours, don't remember clouds at all. Count the nights by stars, not by shadows. Count your life by smiles, not by tears. And with joy on every birthday, count your age by friends-not years.
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Count the campfires by glowing flames, never by the ashes that fall. Count your days by the golden hours, don't remember clouds at all. Count the nights by stars, not by shadows. Count your life by smiles, not by tears. And with joy on every birthday, count your age by friends-not years.
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post #4919 of 5389
4/25/12 at 1:45pm

 

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Thankfully, with me being forever 27 that won't happen to me!   big_smile.png

 

Where is that barfing smiley when you need it? big_smile.png

  Try to live your life like you are worth the price Jesus paid.

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  Try to live your life like you are worth the price Jesus paid.

Bantams: Blue, Black Wyandottes~ Black Cochin~D'uccles~Br Leghorns~Barred Rocks Large Fowl: White Leghorns~Polish
"You need chickens. It's in your blood."  my incredibly understanding and indulgent husband!

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post #4920 of 5389
4/25/12 at 1:48pm

 

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Thankfully, with me being forever 27 that won't happen to me!   big_smile.png

 

Where is that barfing smiley when you need it? big_smile.png

 


You're just jealous because you're 28! 

Count the campfires by glowing flames, never by the ashes that fall. Count your days by the golden hours, don't remember clouds at all. Count the nights by stars, not by shadows. Count your life by smiles, not by tears. And with joy on every birthday, count your age by friends-not years.
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Count the campfires by glowing flames, never by the ashes that fall. Count your days by the golden hours, don't remember clouds at all. Count the nights by stars, not by shadows. Count your life by smiles, not by tears. And with joy on every birthday, count your age by friends-not years.
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