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    funny looking egg

    one of the birds laid this egg, and the shape, the swirl pattern on the tip, and the wrinkles has me curious. is a funny looking egg like this one just something that sometimes happens, or is this an indication of something wrong with the bird? the shell is hard. is this egg safe to consume?
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    goose sounds

    i'm gonna try to capture some vids of the geese making the various noises they make, and would love some opinion about the vocalizations and or behaviors. any ideas on the winny sound?
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    Pickle's Bantam Thread

    Our two 11 hour old Silkies! I went out to candle the 6 eggs that the white Silkie had been sitting, and lo and behold one of them was pipping. This morning, I went to check on the eggs and once I got hen out of the way (she DID NOT want to move) I found a black AND a partridge chick staring...
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    phickle's pickle

    It's not what I expected, but I caught this guy (or girl). I placed the trap at the fence corner, where I had seen the tracks and feathers. I used the remaining sardines in this trap with a big marshmallow. It isn't dead in the above pic, it's playing possum. As I moved around, he...
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    phickle's pickle

    No raccoons yet. I did manage to catch my stray cat twice, though, in the smaller trap. It's not my cat, but rather it was here when we moved in. Anyway, I haven't seen any problem with this feline, it stays under the house, catches mice (tons around here), and would routinely get into the...
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    eating the first egg

    Lularat, I'd have to find the instructions for an exact recipe, but here's what I remember, off the top of the head: everything super clean. cracks eggs into blender, blend. pour into a fruit roll sheet of the dehydrator. dehydrate at 155 degrees F. until dry and crispy, about 8 hours...
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    my two ducklings

    Mohawk and Duckie out in the tractor. I never removed them from the geese, they no longer get pushed around. Matter of fact, they seem to give as good as they get. 37 days old. The two newest in the storage room. Stuff, on left and Puff on right. Just over two weeks old. Good pic of my...
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    my goslings

    Waggles the goose. 37 days. Shazbot, African goose. 37 days old. Hekyl, 16 days old here, and Jekyl below also 16 days old. Shazbot and Waggles unsure about the snow and ice. Not quite feathered yet, but they seem to be feathering in from the ground up. They are in the tractor...
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    eating the first egg

    the phirst egg! I just couldn't put it off any longer. Some eggs were given away, some chucked into the woods because we didn't collect them for a week, and the rest started filling up the fridge. I had to eat one. Plus, the kids wanted to try one, too, but only after I had (how...
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    phickle's pickle

    Well, in 6 days I've lost 3 birds. The first vanished without a trace. The second involved some blood, and a trail of feathers. The third had several blood spots, multiple feather piles, and something resembling a carcass. Thanks to the recent snow and ice, I also have raccoon tracks. I...
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    Things you never said until you had chickens.......

    Kids! help me herd the ducks and geese into the bathroom!
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    Brooding with Nipple Waterers

    I think I've read that waterfowl won't drink successfully from watering nipples.
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    A formal apology to BYC

    When I make a mistake, I own it. A recent post I made was offensive and unnecessary. For that, I am sorry. I let a lapse in good judgement impose on other's enjoyment of the forum. I apologize, and it will not happen again. Thanks for reading, Phickle.
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    Do you have a ______? game

    Yes. Zombie/Horror. What is your least favorite time of day?
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    State a fact about yourself!

    I am absolutely addicted to anything zombie. TV shows, movies, you name it.
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