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    egg... no shell **PICTURES ADDED** Found Another One!!

    This is very timely info for me, since my easter egger just started doing the same thing. Glad to hear it's probably nothing major! Thanks for sharing your experience, everyone!
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    How to Get Urban Chickens in Columbus, Ohio

    Depending on where you live in Columbus, the neighbors may easily know you have chickens. I live in Clintonville, and we all see what goes on in each others' yards, fences or not. And while hens aren't what I would consider noisy, they're not mute, either. If the neighbors don't see them...
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    How to Get Urban Chickens in Columbus, Ohio

    For pictures and further details, read the blog post. Here's how we got chickens within the city limits of Columbus, Ohio: Read up on chickens, coops, and mention to the neighbors that you're thinking of getting chickens. Ours were fine with us getting them, which came in handy later. Also...
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    OMG I'm fostering a parrot

    That poor thing! Remember that parrots live in flocks and will need to know its place in the pecking order, just like a chicken. Keep the parrot below shoulder-level if you want to be on the top of that pecking order. A variety of foods, fresh water, and a place where he can be in the thick...
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    All Previous and present Rat owners please read!

    Rats are very intelligent; I'd say that's the biggest difference between mice and rats. Ask her how she'd feel if she were left in an empty room all day with nothing to do and no one to hang out with - that's pretty much how a rat would feel. Rats need stimulation: toys, foods, other rats...
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    Our Coop Is Finally Done!!!

    Wow, that's great! I may have to borrow that roof idea for ours.
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    Reminder that coyotes are in urban areas

    I live in the middle of the very urban Columbus, Ohio, and we have a male coyote that lives right in our neighborhood, so they are definitely in cities!
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    Neighbors Stupid Dog

    For the dog's sake as well as yours, you should call the dog warden every time you see that poor dog out. Loose dogs can get hit by cars, eat rat poison, get attacked by other dogs ... all sorts of nasty things. If his people don't care enough about him to keep him safe, then it's up to you to...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Hi, all! I'm from Columbus - Clintonville in particular - and we're just working on getting our coop and such ready to get our chicken permit. We'd hoped to do it soon, but chicken permits are a low priority for the health department, so we decided to take the whole fall and winter to prepare...
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