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    Help with presentation to change HOA rule against chickens

    MIght be a tough sell. (We moved out to the county to get away from a HOA ) As much as I love having chickens, I do have to concede the noise and predator magnet points. This might be of interest...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    They are not just pestering. They are attacking, killing, eating. Lots of people seem to think that this is very unusual raven behavior, but none the less, it is what our local ones are doing. I have been observing them closely, and have just had to put my girls in lock-down to try and break...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    you need a new poll option: Ravens. They are currently the most pressing threat to my flock, attacking in pairs and taking down fully grown hens.
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    Moving Hen and Chicks?

    ok, so a week after the two chicks hatched out mama gave up sitting and started pecking the remaining eggs (caught her pecking open one and offering the yolk to the two chicks. So I took the remaining eggs and put them under another girl who was sitting in a different location. At the time, I...
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    Three shetland, one Gotland/Finn/Shetland and one Romney/Icelandic/CVM Their fleeces are all unique, but mostly fall into the "medium wool" category for fineness. I like having a variety of natural colors and differenet textures to play with
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    I find that hats are perfect for trying out color combinations- kind of like big swatches.
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    thanks. Sheep are awesome. I love my tiny flock. :)
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    yep. all handspun from my sheep.
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    still can't seem to make the Flickr link work, so I'll just upload.
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    dag. can't seem to make the photo insert thing work.
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    I have five sheep and process all their wool. I spin, knit and dabble in weaving. Right now I'm mostly getting stuff together for "fiber day" at a local farmers market- yarn and hats mostly.
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    Knit, crochet, or sew?

    wow. super cool chicken!
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    Moving Hen and Chicks?

    @aart I haven't lifted up mama other than to move her and the brood to the nursery on Sunday. I only noticed the issue because the egg was out from underneath her. Agree that lifting a hen to check is not a good idea.
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    Moving Hen and Chicks?

    The reason I was concerned that the chick was stuck was it seemed that the shell membrane was starting to dry out and harden. I used a fine mist of water to make it pliable and gently helped the chick get free. I know that interfering is a dicey proposition, but it appears that it worked out...
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    Moving Hen and Chicks?

    Chickie update: One chick had been trying to get hatched all day sunday- by the evening I was getting concerned that she wasn't going to make it, so I helped out. I was initially a little concerned that mama wouldn't take her back, but it seems that all is well. Now I have two very fluffy and...
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