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4/28/12 at 1:20am

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sdsmowen

Location: Greencastle, IN
Joined: 4/2012
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We are brand new to this and are loving every min. of it. We have 6 laced Wyandottes (3 silver, 3 golden), 3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Rhoad Island Reds and 3 Pekin ducks. they are a month old now.

Chickens- 3 GLW, 3 Red Stars, 3 White rocks, 1 Blue Andalusian, 2 Australorps, 3 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Welsummers, 1 White Wyandotte, 1 Silver spangled hamburg, 1 Exchequre leghorn, 2 EE, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 barnyard mix and a Buff Silkie

(we were going to start small LOL)

2 Black Shetland sheep

2 Pygmy goats

3 Pekin ducks

1 (Black) Blue Swedish duck

1 Ball python

2 dogs and 2 cats

(we were going to start small LOL)

2 Black Shetland sheep

2 Pygmy goats

3 Pekin ducks

1 (Black) Blue Swedish duck

1 Ball python

2 dogs and 2 cats

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4/28/12 at 1:47am

Desert Rooster
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Location: Hesperia, Ca
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Hello and from Hesperia, Ca

Im a guy that has 1 Light Brown Leghorn Rooster, 1 RIR Light Brown leghorn cross Roo, 9 Hens, a RIR, Black Star, Australorp, 1 Easter Eggers, 2 Cochin mix Banties, White Bearded Silkie, and what looks like a Cuckoo Marans mix hen as pets. and 3 mix breed hens

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4/28/12 at 6:19am

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Location: Jacksonville, Fl (Always a Georgia Dawg)
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Welcome to BYC.

Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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4/28/12 at 9:11am

j and bs hens

Location: Vancouver Island
Joined: 3/2012
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Who knew that chickens were so great.... lol. (city girl here)

Welcome to BYC from BC!

SAHM with two great boys, and the best husband ever.

1 Rhode Island Red, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Leghorn, 1 Silver Spangled Hamburg, 1 Light Brahma, 1 polish, 1 buff Orpington and 2 Wyandottes (1 GL, 1BLR) And 1 barnyard special that seems to be brahmaish (the one and only egg that hatched in our science experiment)

dreaming of a bigger place and more girls......

SAHM with two great boys, and the best husband ever.

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4/28/12 at 10:32am

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Hi && Welcome!!!

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4/28/12 at 1:04pm

4-H chicken mom

Location: Oberlin, OH
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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad you're joining in on the fun.

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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4/28/12 at 4:59pm

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Location: Alabama
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& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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4/28/12 at 5:44pm

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Location: Kentucky Heartland
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Hi and from Kentucky. Glad you joined.

- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

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4/28/12 at 5:50pm

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Location: Alto, New Mexico
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from New Mexico!

Of all the things I have ever lost, I miss my mind the most.

Keep one eye on the past, one eye on the future and both eyes on the present. ~ a Raven ~