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    Squatting?

    HAHAHA.... I do the same back scraching thing to my gals... all but one will squat for me, Rachel, my EE, is a nervous gal and doesnt like to be touched... If I stopped and scratched everytime they squatted, I would never get anything done... I will usually walk by and say, "not now, I have a...
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    Chicken personalities.

    I am a city slicker, born and raised with concrete between my toes. So, owning chickens was a big decision for me. Who would have thunk that birds have individual personalities? Sure makes for livily entertainment. Giada (RIP), a RIR, was the lead gal. She was the one who kept order in...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    some people are just plain stupid.. MOST, however, like the idea that I raise my own chickens and have my own fresh eggs. Wasnt too long ago, that was what people did in general... now, we have been conditioned to think having our own animals is unsanitary. What with the way these poor...
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    Do your chickens recognize your face, your voice, or both?

    My girls always come running when I get home from work.. they all gather around and cluck and bwraaak at me....I dont know if they missed me, or are just wondering "what did you bring me?" lol They adore my Wife... the shutter bug... it's almost like they pose for her. Danny
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    Broody gal...lol

    HAHAHAHA... I always read about someone's broody hen...well...its my turn now. Wife brought up an interesting point....she only got broody right after we brought home some baby chicks....coincidence?
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    Is this what they mean by a "favorite nest box"? :)

    I have five with three boxes and they all lay in just one... Just like the other posts, they walk around llike they have to go really really bad, but don't use the other two boxes...
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    6 months, no hawks, now...

    We moving into our house six months ago. I found this house mainly for the sake of owning chickens without pesky neighbors; we live in an industrial area with pallet yards, machine shops, and factories....few residential neighbors but LOTS of sparrows. Yesterday, a hawk was in our front yard...
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    Goose eggs- good eats?

    We went to our local pesticide free farm this morning for our weekly shopping. While there, we tour the animals and throw them scraps. There is a goose run and there were three eggs on the ground and a ground squirrel was going near one of them. I went in and shoo'd him away. I picked up...
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    The Rooster Who thinks He's a Duck!

    I just wanna know if he was born that way? Or was it a lifestyle choice? And if he can go to one of them Hollywood pet psychiatrist?:D
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    Processing an overly cocky roo tomorrow

    Thank you for sharing, and it's not just you ladies that need to...er... Man up... My day is coming soon...
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    Neighbor threatening to "take out my roosters"

    Send him a flyer inviting him to the "defending your property" workshop and open house you are having. Followed by an instructional on "how to clean you shotgun" . Lemonade and cupcakes will be served. For the love of Pete...don't coddle this ignorant man... If a man slaps you in the...
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    S.H.D. Syndrome

    My girls are 7, going on 8 months old. Wife and I have a running comment since finding our fav, what we thought healthy hen, dead. After greeting each other we ask, "are the chickies still alive?" Even before the loss, I would do automatic head count of six....now it seems weird to do a head...
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    Processing an overly cocky roo tomorrow

    This is your first time? I am anxious to mabe get a few eat'n birds going, but still trying to get past the " processing" part. A gal who does it for a living said I could come assist her with her birds. I think I am ready...lol Please let us know how it went for you. Good lick!
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    Cracked corn

    I have read in some husbandry book, BC (before chickens) that cracked corn is like candy to chickens and should be fed to them in the same manner as one would feed candy to a child... I load them up on it... lol.,.,. just kidding.,, thanks for the info.
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    Mine are named after TV personalities... I got: Martha (Stewart) Ina (Garner) Julia (Childs) Racheal (Ray) and Padma (Lakshmi) Giada, well, she's recently passed on to the gread pastures in the sky, with all you can eat scratch mix, worms included.
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