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    My girls!

    yin and yang, genius naming skills right there
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    we've got, in pecking order: vera - ex-battery hen and queen of the backyard. snot and bogey - two white leghorns, i think. the names were a joke that struck cankles - some sort of mix breed bantam who has rather thick legs compared to the rest. gladys - also some unknown mix of breeds but has...
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    Funny sign.. Sad but True gas price sign

    ha, i saw a photo of one a while ago that had "arm" and "leg" in place of the prices...
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    christchurch longdrop competition

    oh, and i'm sure someone will ask so yes, the chickens have been known to come in and see what is going on while it has been in use
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    christchurch longdrop competition

    so with our recent earthquake induced problems of a reduction in basic services the need for backyard longdrops has arisen all over the city. it didn't take long for a website to pop up that allows people to post photos and show off their creations. there's some great ones on there! as i'm sure...
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    Thinking of You in New Zealand

    na don't know anyone else on BYC that is here sorry so can't update anyone on that front. things are pretty munted all over, looks like most of the central city is a write off, 80% of the city with no running water, 35% with no power (we're lucky and have both), official death toll is over...
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    Thinking of You in New Zealand

    wanaka is far enough away to be fine, they're in a pretty nice part of the country down there!
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    Thinking of You in New Zealand

    oh and all the chickens survived! i got back home about an hour after the big one and all but one were hiding down the back looking startled still. hunted and hunted for the other the one and then found her sitting in a nest box happy as. the fish tank came down and smashed. found a fish on the...
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    Thinking of You in New Zealand

    it's pretty unbelievably crazy here at the moment getting after shocks all the time. raced into town to find my fiancée and did thank god. place was like a war zone, collapsed buildings, injured and crying people every where. all my family are ok, some injured friends, but news is just starting...
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    Do you say 'soda' or 'pop'?

    neither, both would start to drive me mental if i heard them all the time haha. only really hear or use "soft drink" or less frequently "fizzy".
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    Anyone watch Whale Wars??

    haha pirates and freaks would likely be acceptable to the people i've met who've worked with them, villains less so but maybe, losers is ok but debatable given the japanese have ended the season earliy and felons na cause the don't break the laws that apply in international waters. if you can...
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    Silkie Owners!!!!!

    here's my two. ridiculous lovable wee things that they are Blanche: Deidre:
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    The difference between owning chickens and being owned by chickens...

    you'd like our girl vera, she doesn't like cats either. beats on them every chance she gets, give them good wallops on the head and sends them running. i grabbed one of our two cats and held him down after he was taking a bit too much interest in a few babies and she sprinted over at full speed...
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    Anyone watch Whale Wars??

    the definition of terrorist is someone who uses terror tactics against civilians for political ends, well that was the original meaning anyway. really don't know if sea shepherd with their insistence on non-violent tactics count. risky tactics yes but they don't go out to harm lives just stop...
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    The difference between owning chickens and being owned by chickens...

    haha that's awesome Quote: surely they don't count as house chickens if they just come inside for visit every now and then. right? please say that's right someone! the kitchen floor is one of vera's regular stops inside too, probably means i should take more care in there when cooking...
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