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    My chicken life just started in the spring of 2007 with 5 chicks from the Easter Bunny for my, then 5 year old Daughter. 1 Rooster and 3 hens came out of that. From those first chicks started a fascination and severe passion for chickens! I read everything I can get my hands on and LOVE...
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    Guineas and quail...HELP!

    I have someone i work for that is ordering guineas and he was wondering how they did in the winter with foraging and stuff like that. are they good winter hardy birds? Also, he's interested in raising some quail and releasing them. he owns 40 acres and was wondering how far away they would...
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    Getting 2 baby Alpacas tonight, any tips on care for them?

    Quote: Isn't it like a purring sound but a whiney sort of purring? i've visited a few alpaca farms and i would LOVE to have a few! I know how to knit and crochet too so they would be great for a crafty hobby!
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    Outsmarting a goat! I need help!

    Quote: Well I had mentioned in other posts that she stays with her "herd" of chickens but I've just recently been confining her in the barnyard. I want to let her out and remain free to stay with them all day but she likes to get into mischief and chew up things all around our house and yard...
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    Getting 2 baby Alpacas tonight, any tips on care for them?

    Oh Redhen, I just adore you! You sound just like me! I'm so jealous of your alpacas! I've been reading/studying about them for almost 2 years now. The post about making your house into a chicken coop...OH MY! That IS an idea! People just don't understand the obsession I have with animals...
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    I had no idea it would be this bad...

    Quote: That's awesome! My question is where are you bidding on eggs and I want some! I was looking at my hatchery catalogs and trying to decide what breeds but hey if I can incubate them myself then even better! Let the chicken craziness begin! PS. It's supposed to be in the low 50s...
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    Loving all of you...

    I've been so pleased with the posts that I have received responses about. I just posted a message to a new member about how this website and discussion board is my first stop when I have issues/questions. I used to go buy books and look things up since I don't know anyone that knows chickens...
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    I'm new

    So happy to see you! I also have a Boxer and I collect anything with a Boxer on it! Ours is 10 and his name is Rocky. I'm also really new to this whole discussion board thing but I have found out so much info. Used to, when I wondered about something, I would go buy a book and try and read...
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    West Virginia!

    ;)Almost Heaven, West Virginia! I'm in Parkersburg/Vienna! We live so close to town yet out on 17 acres and I love it! I lived away from the country life for 8 years and am so glad to be back! Heather
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    I had no idea it would be this bad...

    :)Oh yeah, it's addictive. I started with 3, then 12 more, then it got to over 100 at one point of all different ages and luckily I sold most and am now back down to 32 but spring is coming...it's coming...it's coming...and those feed stores and pet stores are getting chicks in...and the 5th...
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    Getting 2 baby Alpacas tonight, any tips on care for them?

    I would LOVE to have 2 alpacas! Where and how did you get them? All the alpacas I've ever seen are SUPER expensive! I can't wait to see pics! Don't feel like a wacko...I would have them inside too! My pygmy goat is constantly running through our legs and sneaking in our front door. She...
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    Outsmarting a goat! I need help!

    Quote: Guess who was running with the chickens and greeted me at my car when I arrived home? Yep, Miss Lily! I talked to my husband about what you all have said and I think I might have him convinced that I NEED another goat! He even went out to feed the chickens and the goat tonight and...
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    Outsmarting a goat! I need help!

    Ok, I will look into it this week. I can't wait to see if she's in the pen when I go home from work or if she greets me in the driveway with the flock of chickens! This goat was a "god send" if you believe in things like that. My previous goat, Molly, had died at the beginning of August and I...
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    Outsmarting a goat! I need help!

    You are speaking to someone that would love one (or more) of anything! Don't tell me to get 5! I might be tempted! My husband is a city boy through and through and as much as he loves Lily the goat, I really don't think he would be keen on 5! He doesn't even want me to get more chickens...
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    Outsmarting a goat! I need help!

    So is it easier to have 2 goats than 1? I need some feedback! Do they fight over food and have a pecking order like any other animal? I would like to get a billy but have always been afraid of their smell because I've heard horror stories. Like I said, I would like to breed her.
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