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1/25/13 at 6:02pm

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1/28/13 at 5:31pm

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& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

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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?
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1/28/13 at 5:51pm

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Welcome from North Houston area

mostly patient husband who has promised I can keep chickens when I retire - YESSSSS, one spirited horse and four enthusiastic cavaliers.

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1/28/13 at 7:10pm

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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! We just got our chicks today - 2 Ameracaunas, 1 Wyandotte, 1 Barred Rock, and one cute but ugly naked neck! We couldn't find silkies... maybe someday! So excited to watch them grow :)

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1/29/13 at 3:41pm