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    Ridgefires Page

    Well after much discussion with my wonderful wife, we decided it would be fun to own some chickens. Neither one of us has ever raised chickens before. So while working midnights I start doing internet searches on raising chickens. I come across a very small site at the time called...
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    The DUMBEST thing I've ever heard somebody say about Chickens...READ!

    My 11 year old nephew stopped by a couple weeks ago. He never seen a chicken in person before. So he was quite amazed at seeing the girls doing their thing in the yard. He asked me why I have chickens. I told him for the eggs. He asked what I did with the eggs. I thought he was joking but I...
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    Hen is changing sex

    I have a buff that is growing spurs. I know when you lose your roo or if a hen gets an infection in its ovary it can take on male characteristics. But the question I have is the hen that is changing isn't very high on the pecking order. So just wondering what is going to happen to her. She...
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    Downsizing

    This is the only mention of birds in the ordnances: Sec. 10-7. Raising animals, fowl, or bees. No person shall in the city engage in the business of raising animals or hatching or raising domestic fowl, pigeons, or bees. (Code 1971, § 6-7 But the code enforcement officer said 6 hens are...
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    Michigan and Right to Farm

    Got into this discussion at work. I've been reading the threads here. I admit I can be a bit of speed reader so maybe I missed the answer already. Talking about city ordnances. The one ordnance states: Sec. 10-7. Raising animals, fowl, or bees. No person shall in the city engage in the...
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    Downsizing

    I figured out how to downsize my flock with out causing a ruckus...CHICKEN MATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My chicken math works like this. The city only allows 6 hens no roosters. Well I have less than 6 hens of each sub species of chickens. So chicken math means I only 4 chickens, (5 Buff, 3...
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    Bathing Chickens

    First you bring a pot of water to a nice boil, add some carrots, onion, celery...then dunk away
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    New office

    Gahhh We now have new desks and new center. Our desk includes 8 monitors and 4 separate computers, 1 radio system. So instead of us having multiple keyboards/mouse they installed a KVM switch. Well us old timers are having a fun time remembering to switch to the system we want first....shoot...
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    Official Definition(s) of Chicken Math

    My chicken math works like this. The city only allows 6 hens no roosters. Well I have less than 6 hens of each sub species of chickens. So chicken math means I only 4 chickens, (5 Buff, 3 Leghorns, 3 EE, 3 Wyandottes) But I also have 2 mallards and 1 pekin, but they were raised with the...
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    Keeping a barn cat in the chicken coop?

    I have large male barn cat, who sleeps in one of the nest boxes. The hens kick him out to lay eggs. He has never bothered with the hens and the hens really don't mess with him.
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    Downsizing

    Well got some of it narrowed down. I know I will be taking at least 1 wyandotte, and 1 EE. Hate to say it but the buffs and the leghorns more than likely will not make the trip. They are what is left of my original flock. They are 4 or 5 years old, so they have slowed on the eggs. And with the...
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    Downsizing

    The house has a covered front porch. We have been working on the house and during breaks we sit on the porch and watch people go by. Wish I could take the ducks the most. But ducks arent in the ordnance (I checked). Maybe I could say they are chickens..
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    Downsizing

    Yeah I know but thing is I call it the city but to most its a small town. I believe total population is around 10,000 in the city. And because I missed so much work because of illness we lost our country home and we found a bank foreclosure for 8,000. Its in a great neighborhood, older homes the...
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    Downsizing

    We are moving back to town. We got a great deal on a home we couldn't turn down. Lucky the town allows 6 hens, no roosters in the city. The huge problem is I have 15 hens, 2 mallards, 1 pekin. How do I decide who moves to the new coop and who moves to the freezer? I love all my birds. They have...
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    I'm Back!

    Sorry for the long disappearance. Due to some pretty severe medical problems I just haven't been able to be here much. I still have some feathered friends roaming around the yard.
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