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  1. Ranchosoledads Chicken Coop

    Ranchosoledads Chicken Coop

    Rancho Soledad Alpine, CA 17 acres in the chaparral covered hills outside of San Diego, CA. Me, hubby, 3 indoor cats, 2 outdoor cats, 2 dogs, koi, and now chickens! This page is dedicated to our wonderful burro we had for 10 years, George. We miss you. After starting to buy fresh eggs at...
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    Culling is hard on my heart, yours?

    When we decided to get chickens, and were thinking about whether or not to also raise them for meat, I was very wary until I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. She has a great chapter on harvesting chickens for meat, and it really helped me see that it was okay. We still have...
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    Tarantula Hawk -- giant black wasp -- ack!!!

    Saw one of these this year with a tarantula in it's grasp. Apparently they paralyze them and then lay an egg - the poor tarantula doesn't die (yes, I think tarantulas are cool). I've seen plenty of the tarantula hawks and tarantulas and never been bothered by either one here in SoCal. Violet22...
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    ENDED - Coop Contest Late Summer 2009 - Win $20 Gift Cert

    OK, here goes... This coop was started back in March and still isn't done, but I wanted to get my BYC page started. I'll keep updating as we continue to work on it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=39477 Thanks for looking!
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