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    Do chickens miss those who have died?

    Wow. I am surprise to read so many responses here from people whose hens reacted to the loss of a flock-mate. I have lost several over the years and in no case did the others seem to even notice the change. In one case a hen died (probably of old age, she had been slowing down quite a bit)...
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    Philadelphia, PA

    Yes, please do join our Facebook group! We are about to launch a study of how much food waste we can divert from the city's waste stream by feeding kitchen scraps to our backyard flocks. The Study will begin on September 1st. Participating households will receive a certificate stating that they...
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    Affiliation

    Would you folks consider starting a "find a group near you" page to help local groups grow?
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    Affiliation

    I'll bring this up with the rest of the board of our (longstanding but newly incorporated) group, but off the top of my head, the simplest way for a local group to become a "chapter" or "affiliate" might be to just ask the admins if we can be listed as such somewhere on the site where people...
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    Affiliation

    Thanks. Is it ok to put links to this site on our Facebook page and future webpage if we have one? I think our members would be interested in what BYC has to offer and would most likely also join as individuals.
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    Affiliation

    Does anyone know if there is a way for a local backyard chicken organization to affiliate with BYC? I am a board member of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens We are currently over 1,000 members strong and are sure more would "flock" to us if we were not boxed in right now by a city ordinance that we...
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    Keeping Cool

    I cut a watermelon in half, scoop out most of the fruit for my family and freeze the bowl-shaped rind. During the course of the day I toss in treats such as strawberry tops and other fruit and vegetable scraps, adding water to top off each layer. In the heat of the day I leave the whole "punch...
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    Accidental Rooster needs home

    Success! I was able to find a good outcome for my accidental rooster -- an acquaintance whose old roo was too rough with the girls and had to go. So "Mr. Lemon Drop has a new home and job. Whew!
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    Getting Started in Phila. PA

    Success!! I found out that someone I know who lives in the country was without a rooster for his flock (the old one was too rough) and was happy to take my Buff Orp roo. Given how hard it is to re-home a rooster, I am delighted to have found him not only a home but a good job. Whew!
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    New member seeking to re-home beautiful too

    Hi, we are new members looking for someone in the Philadelphia area who wants a beautiful, golden Buff Orpington rooster who was supposed to be a girl but... We need to re-home him asap and will transport any reasonable distance.
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    Getting Started in Phila. PA

    We are long-time organic gardeners who just starting on our adventure in raising backyard chickens. I guess you could now say we have a micro-farm going. We eat out of our garden many months of the year and also raise medicinal herbs and flowers to make our own salves, creams, teas and natural...
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    Accidental Rooster needs home

    We live in Philadelphia, PA and have a beautiful, golden, hand-tame Buff Orpington Cockerel who was supposed to turn out to be a girl, but who now has all the signs of being a boy, including crowing. Since this puts our whole flock at risk, we need to re-home him soon. Will deliver to any...
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