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    Western Massachusetts

    well, Easthampton is apparently more backward than even I had supposed after living here 8 years because my problem is that the town zoning map clearly shows my house is zoned residential, but all of the town computers say that I'm zoned industrial. My response was, "fix the computers" but...
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    Western Massachusetts

    hi everybody, I posted a new topic because I couldn't find this thread earlier, but here you are. Had a visit from my town building comissioner yesterday and there is something going on in Easthampton. I was told I can't keep my chickens (fighting that) and then was told by the town clerk that...
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    western Massachusetts question for you all about zoning

    I'm in Easthampton and was told yesterday that my house is in a "grey area" zoning wise and even though I was told last year that I could have chickens, this year apparently I can't. Is anybody else out there in Easthampton or somewhere close and want to get involved in a chicken ordinance...
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    What do I do? If anybody has a suggestion, it would help

    we do have a local tv station that has a segment of their nightly news dedicated to consumer issues and I never would have thought of that. The lady who works in the planning and zoning department just got hired three weeks ago and she said she'll try to figure it out, but in case that doesn't...
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    What do I do? If anybody has a suggestion, it would help

    I live in Easthampton, MA and have had chickens for over a year. I went to the town hall before I got them and checked out the local ordinances and was told by the guy in the building and planning division that I was ok to have chickens based on my zoning, no roosters, but chickens were ok...
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    Western Massachusetts

    We also went to the show, and I'm so glad I didn't bring much money or I would have come home with another whole flock. The birds were beautiful and I kept trying to convince my husband that we need a new rooster, but he didnt fall for it. I did manage to get some hatching eggs, just barnyard...
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    Foxes

    I had a fox come through about a month ago and kill three of my girls at about 3 pm, still full daylight. It came back the next day, same time and I saw it from the window checking out my run looking for a way to get in. I had everybody in lock up cuz I figured it would be back. It looked...
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    Western Massachusetts

    The poulty congress at the Big E is this Saturday and Sunday, I'll definitely be going. Looks to be a place where I can learn a lot and maybe meet some other BYC'ers. Hope to see some of you there. There's a link to the info page that someone else provided a couple previous to this, check it out.
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    one breed guess, and one gender (I hope it's a girl)

    that would be very bad...if they all start crowing, my neighbors will be on my lawn carrying torches and throwing stones. I have one big roo and he doesn't bother the others at all (yet) but the hens are picking on the boys something fierce. I have a friend with a farm, she'll take them, I'm...
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    could somebody please help me????

    copy and paste the img code under whatever you type, it will show the code, but if you click preview you should be able to see the pics. not the html code, the img code...i did it wrong the first 100 or so times I tried it too.
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    one breed guess, and one gender (I hope it's a girl)

    I was really hoping he was a girl. I hatched 9 and three of the others are definitely boys, but he's a bit smaller and not acting like a roo, so I've had my fingers crossed. This hatching thing is not working out so well for me, two batches of eggs four out of seven are boys, then four out of...
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    one breed guess, and one gender (I hope it's a girl)

    The brown hens were given to me by a guy who said they were bantams...they are as big as my other hens, so I'm thinking they aren't bantams, but have no idea what they are. And the little white one with the black neck feathers is a mutt of some sort, but really would like a gender guess. It is...
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    My new puppy

    A run for the dog and training is your best option. I know I would have a really hard time giving up one of my dogs, no matter what the reasons were. I had a hell of a time placing my foster dogs when it came time, so I know that's a hard choice. I think I may be just lucky, but neither of my...
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    broody question, help please

    thanks for all the responses, I appreciate it. I moved the eggs once she went back in the run, and she is not happy with me now. She came back out, went right to that spot, and started squawking something fierce. She stayed under there shouting for a good 10 minutes, then came out, followed...
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    broody question, help please

    I went out this morning to give them their oatmeal, like every morning, and one of my girls did not come running. Since she is usually right by my feet when there's food involved, I looked for her. My dog found her 10 minutes later, under the woodpile, sitting on about 20 eggs. I thought that...
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