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    EDITED: MAKE OFFER: PVC Chicken Tractor Frame--NW PA--You Pick Up

    Note, the price has been edited to "MAKE OFFER!"
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    EDITED: MAKE OFFER: PVC Chicken Tractor Frame--NW PA--You Pick Up

    MAKE OFFER! For sale in NW PA (Near Kossuth, PA, Clarion County): All PVC pipes and fittings to make this chicken tractor: http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pastured-poultry-pen.htm Put together it looks liike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toucankim/468792120/ Now it looks like...
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    freebie from MM...at 5 weeks....help I D ????

    last year my "free exotic chick" from MM looked just like that.....I don't know what it was except that it turned out to be a roo so I re-homed it. Maybe they are playing fast and loose with the term "exotic."
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    could someone make a step by step guide to raising chickens?

    When I was a newbie last year, I was seeking the exact same thing. However, there are a TON of different opinions. There is no "one size fits all" method to having chickens. Just like life itself, everyone has their own way of doing things, and many, many ways can be equally successful in...
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    Popular Saying That Originated From Chickens

    Oh ha ha hah! I have one, but it might just be a local thing. If you see someone doing something really stupid, or setting themselves up for something really dumb, you say "A chicken's head is only this wide (show fingers an inch or so apart) but they know enough to come in out of the rain."...
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    Newbie question: 'Picked Chick'

    I had a few pickers when mine were chicks. I used a multi-pronged approach to solving the problem. 1. I took fingernail clippers to all of their top beaks. I KNOW this sounds terrible but I just clipped off the littlest, tinest, smallest sliver of beak. They say chickens are dumb but I...
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    Who wants to hear some real crap... this will be long....

    I second the idea of baby monitors. My BF bought two--one for the wood shop and one for the garage. They are cheap, plug in so there are no batteries to buy, and are REALLY sensitive. We can hear the outdoor motion light click on and off. It's the best security system that money can buy...
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    Who wants to hear some real crap... this will be long....

    Wait--let me get this straight. This woman RENTS the house next to yours (which you own) and STILL thinks your world/property lines/pets revolve around her? I'm sorry you are going through this. I don't know which is worse--neighbor feuds or family feuds. Both are terrible but with family...
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    Totally Off Chicken Topic (it's about my sick puppies :(...) *UPDATE*

    I agree it sounds like kennel cough (aka Bordatella, I think). I agree to call the vet ASAP with your suspicions and see what they say to do. The vaccine is very effective in older dogs, so once you get this bout of it cleared up, keep their vaccines current. In my area, you must show proof...
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    Hi! New baby chicks (pics)

    Rosalind, Welcome! I'm glad you made it over and your little chickies are SOOOOOOOOO cute! The spotted/striped ones are my favorite. Enjoy your time here at BYC with all the friendly folks and lovely chick pictures! CranberryBirds
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    SOLD! Check out how my coop got moved to its new home!

    Jimagination, I tried to email you to see if you are interested--those above you in the thread have decided they can't transport Fort Brawks. If Jim isn't interested, anyone else? Great coop for a great price--you'd probably spend 3 times that much to build one like it from scratch! CB
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    Mean Rooster

    Well, there are a lot of things you COULD try (ie, showing you are the boss, etc) but when my rooster "went bad" there was nothing successful. The third time he bloodied me, let's just say, he went on a nice long "vacation." I was not about to live a life where I couldn't go out in my yard...
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    I am SOOOOOO mad! I HAVE to vent this!

    4H Mom, Wow, what a turn-around! I give you HUGE KUDOS for your photo idea! This is the greatest! You saw a problem as an OPPORTUNITY, not just to educate people but also to make yourself some money. GREAT IDEA. I bet that several people on here will take this idea and run with it next...
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    City Folk

    OK, I REALLY needed a laugh today (dealing with credit card fraud and on hold for the fourth time already) and the whole bit about hummingbirds not having feet--I laughed out loud! Thanks! Come on, folks, I know you have more stories like this! We need them! Make fun of other people, make fun...
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    Lots of questions

    Hi, and welcome to the chicken addiction! Since you only have 6 chickens, I'm guessing that your question about organic eggs is more for your own peace of mind rather than certification, right? If so, in my humble opinion, free range is just as important (if not more so) as organic. That is...
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