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    Everyone Please vote for the best dressed chicken to support Breast Cancer Awareness

    Can we get some more votes today? Thanks :D
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    Stop the Monsanto Protection Act!

    Everyone needs to read this and send the letter to your represntative. This is another example of special interest trying to take over the food supply. Please send this out to all your friends and spread the word. http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/stop_the_monsanto_protection_act/
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    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Quote: I use Google Chrome on my work computer and it continually has a shock wave thingy crash. Does yours do that? I don't have a clue how to fix it. I don't have that problem with Firefox. I dont have that problem, thats weird Go to the tools icon and click options. You can change the...
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    Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

    Quote: Here's a link to Burpee about GMO seeds and it explains the company history, http://www.burpee.com/gygg/content.jsp?contentId=about-burpee-seeds By George Ball - Burpee Chairman and CEO I and others at Burpee are asked occassionally about our alleged connection to Monsanto and...
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    Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

    Czech's_chicks : Quote: ANYTHING related to MONSANTO is definitely not going to reproduce and that includes BURPEE! I am not a soapbox preacher but there is one thing that tends to rile my feathers and that is genetically modifying or engineering plants to NOT produce viable seeds. This is...
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    Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

    What a coincidence, I just started looking thru the Burpee catalog today. I'm still harvesting collards and lettuce, gotta love the south. The weather has been a little tricky for the past month, we get a few days of 30-40 nights then back up to 70's in the daytime. I wore shorts and flip-flops...
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    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    He's the biggest roo I have but I do have others I could use. I want the big size and I should get it from the others, Right? They all came from the same place so the genes should be there. Am I right on this?
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    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Quote: What's the word on the red leakage on the blues? Should I cull or can he be used to breeding?
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    Humidity Setting?

    I use the dry hatch method which means keeping humidity around 25-35% and haven't had problems. You will need to increase it to 60-75% at lockdown. Here's some info https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=48726 Dry Incubation By Bill Worrell As a student of poultry at age...
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    Has anyone ever heard of "browning" flour to make a roux or gravy?

    Quote: I'm from Louisiana and we use roux in many meals. You can buy the same roux you're making and the traditional Cajun style in almost every store. The oven style roux is sold for the non roux cooking Cajun wanna be's that can't understand the concept of cooking it instead of stinking up...
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    Lockdown and HELP! Day 19

    Don't worry, they will hatch. I felt the same way my first time but it all works out. Those little chicks are tougher than you think and if they made it this far then you should be fine. I'm not saying they all will hatch but you never know. Good Luck!!!
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    Homemade incubator... think anyone can help me solve the mystery?

    I've only built one incy and it only took a coulple of hours to dial it in. Here's what I see wrong. The thermostat doesn't need the fan blowing across it to work properly. I would move the fan so that it blows to the opposite wall of the bulb. I would also add another bulb, I used a 14 watt...
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    Free give away today only

    Did anyone sign up for this yet?
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    Free give away today only

    I hope this is OK to post. Here's a give away I stumbled on and thought everyone could use some savings and free stuff. http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/swagshare/radrob
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: I think some of these things can not be attributed to a particular line . ... BODY TYPE - -- some lines tend to look the same because the breeder was culling for things that appealed to them. Once the line leaves the breeder's hands, the new owner start culling...
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