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    Is it just me? Is this the end of the forum I used to enjoy so much?

    This makes me quite sad. I will miss what used to be a great place to discuss "How To Raise Chickens In Your Urban or Country Backyard". Enjoy your new political forum. Gee, the internet really needed another one of those.
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    Is it just me? Is this the end of the forum I used to enjoy so much?

    You know, I have been wanting to say this for the last several months, and I've held off, but I really can't anymore. I realize we have a section on this board called "Random Ramblings". I realize that no one is forced to click on and read any post, or to continue reading anything they don't...
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    Does anyone know what I can do for some quick extra cash? I'm broke!

    First, what you're going through sucks, and I feel for you. You didn't mention a husband or the father of your children. Is he stressing about the dire straits his children are in? Because if you have a negative bank balance, no gas, and you can't get to your job, then that's pretty dire. In...
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    Mysterious chick

    This was my Sultan when she was about a week old. Does she look like this? Sorry the pic is kinda blurry...
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    Any Ideas For My Picked On Polish ? They want his "fro" !

    I had this problem with my Sultan. She's the only tophatter I have and she was picked on mercilessly by the others. I gave her lots of places to hide in the coop: three doors to run through, and all kids of tunnels. Plus we have two pens, one on the side and one in the front of the coop. This...
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    Most humane way to kill 8 year old hen

    How "crippled"? And for how long? Is she in pain? Or is it just a matter of dusting her or separating her from the others? She's probably going to die soon anyway. Why not just let nature take it's course? She's lived this long, let the old girl go when she's ready.
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    My hubby got laid off - need some advice....

    Quote: Where do you find the ingredients? I'm fed up with the price of laundry soap. What used to be $4-5 is now about $14, and the jug is a couple of ounces smaller even. Who do they think they're kidding? I'm glad some of you are staying so positive. It's very bad for some people out there...
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    Help...first time...2 broody hens!!!!!!!!!

    HI chickita, my experience this past winter went like this: it was freezing cold out (way upstate NY) and I didn't want to leave the chicks in the henhouse, so when they were one day old we took them and put them in a brooder (under a lamp) in the house. It got my chicken house back to normal a...
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    Mike Tyson's 4 yr. old dd dies...

    The treadmill was unplugged. The cord was tucked under the machine and she apparently pulled it out and somehow got it around her neck. People don't realize how fragile children really are. Poor baby, only 4 years old.
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    I thought she was just broody, but now I'm wondering. Mystery!

    No, it's fine. I would say she's broody but she kicks eggs out from under her and she's laying her head down. When I pull her out of the nest box, she eats a little and gets right back in the box. I tried blocking it, but she seriously went ape - screeching with her wings spread completely out -...
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    Who likes Chihuahua's?

    Here's mine: Fred, tired from playing Santa: and Marty, who passed away in 2006 at age 17:
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    I thought she was just broody, but now I'm wondering. Mystery!

    Oh dear. If the area around her vent is soft, what else can I do to verify if this is the case? The head thing scares me. Every time I walk in the chicken house, I think she's dead. I poke her a little (gently) and she gives her little broody-sounding squawk, but it's weak. She does lift her...
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    will a bark collar work on a chicken?

    I hope this is a joke. Chickens make noise. Roosters crow. They're not quiet animals - they're barnyard animals that are supposed to make noise. That's what animals do. Please tell me this is a joke. Shock collars aren't even humane for dogs.
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    I thought she was just broody, but now I'm wondering. Mystery!

    Anyone? No ideas at all?
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    It was deary morning...when I heard a knock at the door...

    They are funny little things aren't they? My sister had the same thing happen, only she doesn't have chickens! She heard a knock at the door one rainy night, answered it, and a hen walked into her house! This morning I was throwing a ball for the dog and the chickens started chasing it. The...
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