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    What are these white round seeds?

    Soybeans
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    Will this break a broody?

    Still traumatized (me, not the chicken) from the 13 that hatched under a tree llast May. The feral cats got half of them and more than the remaining half were roosters. I really don't want to deal with having another roo dispatched. I just remembered an unused crate I have, possibly too small...
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    Will this break a broody?

    :hit Any suggestions?
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    Too many eggs! Suggestions?

    I make quiche: Quiche Lorraine, spinach quiche, crustless quiche - there are dozens of variations, like crab, shrimp, bacon, etc. Do a search for "kinds of quiche" recipes and you'll find lots., Most quiche freezes well, so you have an instant meal for days when you just don't want to cook...
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    Too many eggs! Suggestions?

    Ma father used to make these (he was Austrian) and he always made way more than we could eat. My mother made brothy beef soup, rolled the pancakes and sliced them into soup noodles, just pour the soup over the noodles. The most delicious thing ever. Also turned them into something like...
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    Will this break a broody?

    Wobbles hatched last may, started laying a month ago, but now she's broody. She insisted on laying eggs outside the chicken enclosure, flying over a 6' wire fence every morning and them back in again along with Rosie, her hatch mate. Apparently Rosie is managing to get in there and lay her...
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    Pullets wont roost

    When I added 4 pullets to my remaining chicken, two turned out to be roos. One was rehomed right away, but I thought I'd try and keep the other. One of the pullets bonded tightly to him, but he turned mean to me and was rehomed. She had a total mental breakdown and became mean and really...
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    Barn Cats?

    Our local shelter has a category for "Barn Cats." These are cats that don't want to be indoor cats but who need a safe stable living situation. You provide food, shelter and health care as needed. There are semi-feral cats in my neighborhood, and usually one "adopts" me. They don't bother my...
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    Diving back in- but chickens won’t live with me, thoughts?

    The problem with auto pop doors is that they fail occasionally. I have one that is battery operated, and the probability of me remembering to check the batteries is about zero. So the door stayed open - or closed - on a few occasions for days. Fortunately there are two pop doors (had to...
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    Help! Vet is out of ideas...

    I"ve had trouble getting feed consistently even though there are 4 feed stores withing 10 miles of me. They are always out and I can't maintain a stable supply. I gave up on the locals and have started ordering feed from Chewy, which sounds silly but actually works very well. FWIW>
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    Getting rid of roosters follow up!

    When I was rehoming two roosters and later, needed three culled, I spent time on Facebook. I got several offers of all kinds, and I did not send roosters to the men who had no mention of roosters or chickens on their Facebook pages. I found women who were posting loving photos of their...
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    Why are my blue orpingtons not friendly?

    I had silver laced Wyandottes from their third day, and they always hated being picked up. I gave up and they remained aloof and not friendly until they died. I finally realized that they were just snobs!
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    Fresh perspective on camouflage for free-ranging chickens

    Very interesting thread, thanks. I have a friend who had chickens for a while, and he noticed that hawks always got the white ones first. when we had a white rooster that no one wanted to adopt, we named him Bait. But Bait survived and eventually found a good home. Now I have a pure white...
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    Last two hen or roo question

    A nice person came yesterday and captured all the for-sure roos. On close inspection, the red one had well hidden hackle feathers, and the white one didn't - so for now, the red one is gone, and the white one remains, but she will be watched. We did have a lot of very pathetic crowing going...
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    Last two hen or roo question

    Well, since we have had almost every possible answer, you're safe in agreeing! I look at them every day and still have no idea who is what!
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