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    From City Girl to Crazy Chicken Lady I moved to my 7 acre farm in March 08. I knew I wanted to have chickens someday, but kept putting it off because I would have to set up a coop and run first. Then one day in May, my foster dog got out and within a few minutes returned with a "gift" for me. It...
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    STILL unsure about colored Sebastopol's sex

    Thanks for the replies. They do both sound the same, shrill describes them well. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. It's not like I'm counting on having a breeding pair. I knew when I bought them as goslings that I could end up with two males or two females, I just didn't realize that a...
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    STILL unsure about colored Sebastopol's sex

    I have two one-year old gray Sebastopols. In the last month they have been "mating". The same goose is always on top and they finish by doing the happy dance facing each other, so I've been hoping that this means I do indeed have a male and a female. They are both very aggressive right now. I...
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    My dogs been "honking" for an hour...

    Is he retching, like he's going to throw up or coughing? Unproductive retching could be a sign that he's eaten something he can't pass. If you don't see poop or vomit for 8 hours OR if he acts like he's in pain call the vet. If it's coughing, it could be a number of things. Kennel cough...
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    The Annoyance of Selling Birds: Cheap People

    I'm selling point of lay hens for $10. After doing the math, I realized that I'm barely going to break even after a looooong winter of shoveling 2 bags of feed/week down these hungry hippos. So, anytime someone questions my pricing, I tell them that. I know I won't be raising layers next year...
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    Spriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinigiling

    Today, I got a sunburn. Tomorrow, Snow.
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    List your Blog Here!

    http://griffox.blogspot.com/
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    Avian Flu on Western Kentucky Poultry Farm

    http://www.wlextv.com/global/story.asp?s=10130450 I did a search and this didn't come up, so sorry if it's already been posted. It sounds like it's on some type of factory farm, although it wasn't really clear from the article. Seeing as how they're having to "de-populate" 20,000...
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    Horse Breed Rambles Bigger or Better?

    I LOVE my Percheron! I would never own another breed. Best temperament and cutest butt.
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    What ONE movie can you watch over and over and over and...

    When Harry Met Sally! I reference that movie (usually to myself) at least once a day. It's one of those movies I could recite pretty much from start to finish.
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    Got any advice on taking your chicks for a 5 hour car-ride on vacation

    As long as you acclimate the chicks to lower temps, they should be fine without a heat lamp. I put mine out in the coop with a heatlamp at first. Then I only keep it on at night. Then eventually I only turn it on if temps get below freezing. My six week old chicks are out in the coop without...
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    Woot!!!!!! We're getting an ordinance change!!!

    Congratulations!!!
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    Got any advice on taking your chicks for a 5 hour car-ride on vacation

    Here's a picture of 4 week olds
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    Got any advice on taking your chicks for a 5 hour car-ride on vacation

    4 weeks is pretty old. They are going to be big. They should be fine without heat lamps and you may want to try training them to drink from a rabbit waterer. That way they can have water on the way there without it spilling. I think they'd be okay without food for 5 hours, but they are going to...
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    Would you leave your coop open at night?

    How do you train the LGDs? Someone told me that you have to put them with the herd/flock as puppies and then have virtually no contact with them besides feeding and watering them because if the dogs bond to humans they won't protect the flock. Is that true? I'm a dog lover and I can't just have...
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