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    My new bear resistant coop and aviary!

    I live in Coal Creek Canyon, at 9000 feet. The bears have been around, and our neighbors have seen them but we haven't yet. I sleep very lightly now, and wake up every night to little noises, and look out the window. Nothing yet..but I am sure one will come. He will have to get over the wall of...
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    My new bear resistant coop and aviary!

    Ha! Thanks! This will explain the shotgun shells.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/708895/locking-chickens-in-coop-for-the-night-a-neccessity-if-they-have-a-run/70 Lat fall was quite interesting. Look for my posts when you get to the link, and you'll even see pics pf the bear. I saved...
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    My new bear resistant coop and aviary!

    Hey all! Some of you may remember that last year I had a serious bear problem, and lost a few chickens, and a lot of sleep. So this year, I took the time to build them a brand new enclosure, and wanted to show you all. Yes, it won't be bear proof, as I don't believe anything is, but it will...
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    Announcement April Fools 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

    Obviously, until people stop falling for it. Maybe there is something else you can read...
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    Announcement April Fools 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

    Ha!!! Hook, line and sinker! "Beakbook"....
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    Announcement April Fools 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

    Whew..glad it's a joke..I had to keep erasing my replies, because if I had posted them, I would have gotten a nasty message from Admin saying my post was violating the TOS......
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    Very cool quilting fabric called Sunrise Silhouette

    Hey all! Not too long ago, I found a new collection of quilting fabric called Sunrise Silhouette..and it's gorgeous. I managed to get quite a bit of each one in the collection, so I am selling the rest of it in my Etsy store. Here are some pics, and pm me if you are interested! There are a total...
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    Rooster's nose is bad, real bad. What to do?

    Only a few had swollen joints. I would say that not all the girls had the same symptoms. In the beginning, it was just a runny rose that ran it's course and was gone in a couple of weeks. Then, one by one, I noticed these things: lethargy, weight loss, pale combs. This only happened one at a...
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    Rooster's nose is bad, real bad. What to do?

    My girls showed no outward signs of a respiratory disease..just a few had plugged noses, but not to the extent of your roo's. After losing 5 birds, I had a few survivors tested at CSU..and they all have M. Synoviae. The doc prescribed Tylan.
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    Rooster's nose is bad, real bad. What to do?

    My girls all have an infection..and eat heartily.
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    5 week old chick not walking right!!!

    Are your chick's feet swollen?
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    Mystery chickens

    Ok, I finally got some pics to post here, in hopes that some of you can tell me what I have. I picked up 6 chicks from someone who bought a huge lot from a hatchery, so I have no idea what they are. Actually, I can tell what a couple of them are, although I am guessing, and I'm sure I'll be told...
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    Why did I need to know at all???

    I hear you, friend. But I will say this...I am glad you did not have to witness any of it. It sounds like a bear, but they should be asleep....the only other predator that even has a chance at shredding a coop (and not much chance, at that) is a cat. And only a large predator, bear or cat, can...
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    Heat for the coop

    Just my two cents: my coop is 4' x 8', with an upstairs and a downstairs. I have two 250 red lamps hung upstairs at each end. I have 11 girls, 6 of which are almost 4 months old. The coop is in an aviary. I let them out of the coop every day, and if they are cold, they can go back up, which they...
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    Rooster's nose is bad, real bad. What to do?

    Here is my opinion: first of all, Lotrimin won't touch it. That is made for topical fungal infections, and won't penetrate the hard beak. To use it would be useless, in my opinion. It would take months for that to work, not to mention that I'll bet it should not be used on mucous membranes, like...
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