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    Cindys Spicy Pickled Quail Eggs

    Ingredients: 4 doz. quail eggs 2 pint canning jars/lids/rings, sterilized 3 cups white vinegar (5% acidity) 4 tsp. canning/pickling salt 1 heaping tbsp cayenne pepper (or more to taste) 6 cloves garlic, crushed 12-15 peppercorns 10-15 whole allspice berries 2 tsp. mustard seed 1 large onion...
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    June 13 2009

    Wow - I clicked on my page by accident and can't belive I haven't updated it in almost a year! So much has changed! Where to start...button quail: I've had my fill of the little buggers. They've been kind to me but I have so many other birds and so little time; something has to go. I sold...
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    Lilralphieroosmamas Page

    July 8, 2008 Welcome! As I write this, I'm am "patiently" (yeah right) on day 18 of my first ever chicken hatch. I'm not a patient person, so the waiting is killing me. I think it's a Leo thing. My name is Cindy and I live in Ohio. I have two children, a boy and a girl, ages 15 and 18...
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    ducks breeding

    I'm surprised yours haven't started yet. They usually start mating shortly after the males get their drake feathers. Egg laying starts probably a month, maybe two months later. Our runners that hatched late July/early August started laying eggs about 2-3 weeks ago. Your ducks are very pretty!!
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    Bumblefoot surgery Update - RIP Duckie :(

    We went through that last winter with our ducks. We took the worst one to the vet who put her on antibiotics and metacam (anti-inflammatory) but I don't know if it really helped. We soaked her foot in saltwater, then peroxide, and tried to pick the core out. We did this every night for...I...
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    Knit Caps w/Ear Flaps?

    There's a bunch of free patterns on any yarn website (Lion Brand, Paton's, etc) as well as www.Ravelry.com. I found this one on the Lion Brand website (Pattern #: 40534K). You could use hats you already have and knit the heart earflaps, then just sew them on the hats. Here are the directions...
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    BYC KNITTING CLUB

    Here's a website with a bunch of great hat patterns: http://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Hats/31-Knit-Hat-Patterns-for-the-Winter
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    Best Ever Quail Feeder

    These feeders are AWESOME! No more wasted feed!
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    BYC KNITTING CLUB

    I'm CSzabo on Ravelry and I have a children's hat pattern on my project page. I knit them for my nieces for Christmas and they were easy and quick. I forgot about the search engine but yes - it's a wonderful feature!
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    BYC KNITTING CLUB

    Check out www.ravelry.com - it's free and they have a ton of great free patterns. I've found alot of easy hat patterns there and have learned alot. If you want to learn how to do a specific stitch, just do a search on the stitch name. There's alot of videos out there that show you step by...
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    Best Ever Quail Feeder

    You won't be disappointed!
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    Best EVER quail feeder *UPDATE #46*

    Good news! Jim is still making these feeders and joined BYC! Here's a link to his auction! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5080225#p5080225
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    Best Ever Quail Feeder

    YES!!! These are awesome!!! Jim, welcome to BYC!!
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    BYC KNITTING CLUB

    Hi Andrea and !!
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    Are there bugs your chickens just won't eat?

    Ours won't eat ants. They seem to prefer flies and moths to anything that crawls.
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