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    My Backyard Chickens BLOG

    Nice blog. I grew up in the Gettysburg area of PA. Southern PA is pretty country
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    PR for BYC

    I pulled the following link off of the CNN website: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2000491,00.html There are many references to backyardchickens.com! Don
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    Newbie...Clarkston MI can I raise chickens?

    Look up Michigan's Right to Farm Act. I am not a lawyer but it is my understanding this law takes precedence over any local laws. As long as you keep it clean and there are no noise issues, I think you should be ok...
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    Hawk Close Call - Whew!

    smart chickens.... do you think they knew waking your DBF would scare off the hawk?
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    I'm afraid I'm about to have a predator problem...ideas?

    One time I was told to keep dogs from digging up your yard bury chicken wire, yes chicken wire, where they dig. When they go back to re-dig the area, they hit the chicken wire and don't like it. Eventually, they get the message and stop digging. I never tried this but it may be worth a shot...
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    Lice or ????

    Hi all. I am new to back yard chickens and new to this site. Anyway, my brother has racing pigeons and he uses tobacco stems to prevent lice. I don't know if this will or should work for Chickens. Don
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