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    Talk to me about these pinless peepers I just received!

    Thanks! We're peepifying this Saturday, I appreciate the advice.
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    Talk to me about these pinless peepers I just received!

    So after a long agonizing post about my hens picking and feather eating, I made some changes to their diet and environment and ordered pinless peepers. I've got 7 standard size birds, and enough peepers for everyone, but I'm starting by putting them on my jerky birds. (Not everybody picks.)...
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    Egg collecting, what's your favorite collection container?

    Wow, what pretty baskets! After one too many times forgetting an egg in my jacket pocket and finding it days or even weeks later, or putting them in a hoody pouch, only to bend over and drop one, I bought a cheap wire basket at dollar tree. So far, it's great! I also got one of those pretty...
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    Are austrolorps freindly?

    Mine are friendly, they were the most gregarious peeps, and continue to be curious and pushy. Mine are not not lap chickens, but they are nice. Edited to add: I have a mixed flock, so I don't know who lays what, but I got plenty of eggs all winter. Of 7 chickens, all in lay, 2 are BAs.
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    Help me figure out who I'm thinking of

    Yeah, I tossed Stoltz in there just in case since there wasn't a link to a picture earlier. Sorry Bettacreek, you're just going to have to go crazy!
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    Help me figure out who I'm thinking of

    I might have your man... Gary Hershberger, red hair, blue eyes, in a movie called Boa or New Alcatraz depending on where it was released Gary Hershberger Eric Stoltz, red hair, blue eyes, in Anaconda Eric Stoltz
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    what are the names of your chickens?

    Mine got named in pairs except for the lone gold laced wyandotte. I've got: Buffy and Willow Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Dolly and Pearl and My Darlin' Clementine. We waited a while to name them. Buffy and Willow are all black and were the bravest of the bunch. Buffy is the meanest...
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    Anyone else drive a Ford truck & listen to classical music?

    I have a 1994 Ford F150 FWD pickup and I have NPR programmed into the stereo. I've also got a Honda Civic for days when I want more than 10 MPG gas mileage. I listen to everything except R&B, but stick mainly to indie rock type stuff.
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    Please help w/pecking, plucking, feather eating. Lotsa info & pics!

    Thanks for the additional tips, everyone. I'm going to just go for it and try the peepers. My new immediate plans: Cut out scratch and scraps, feed a higher protein feed, making sure they still get enough calcium, and give better treats, like sunflower seeds. Really pay attention to the...
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    Please help w/pecking, plucking, feather eating. Lotsa info & pics!

    Thanks for the help so far. underground chickenman: Thanks! I hadn't thought about the scraps (mainly fruits and veggies) and scratch ruining my efforts at raising the protein. I was feeding the scratch and treats to try to occupy them. I had tried raising the protein by mixing their layer...
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    Please help w/pecking, plucking, feather eating. Lotsa info & pics!

    Warning: A few picks below of ugly picking. I'm desperate for help with my chickens. They're pulling out each others feathers, pecking each other's tails and vents, and clipping off and eating feathers too. There are no feathers in the coop and run, they are eating them. I thought I was...
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    Why you shouldn't put your chickens near your face.

    Ouch! We keep our chickens off our shoulders for just that reason. They started looking a bit too interested in my eyeballs as babies and so it's no higher than the lap for them. Maybe we should all wear chicken protective swim goggles. Because that wouldn't make things look even weirder out...
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    To the gingerbread house makers: Cast Iron gingerbread mould=How?????

    Quote: And now I do too, thanks for posting such a cool site!
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    To the gingerbread house makers: Cast Iron gingerbread mould=How?????

    I'm a championship level googler- I should quit my day job as a programmer and just google things for people. You're welcome! And I'm jealous, by the way, I want antique gingerbread house molds!
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    To the gingerbread house makers: Cast Iron gingerbread mould=How?????

    To the rescue: This page shows a how to step by step towards the bottom of the page: http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1332/how-to-make-a-gingerbread-house.asp And this one has some tips: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-gingerbread-house-mold.htm I'd do a couple test runs with some...
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