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    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    A lot of Shakespeare is crude... not Canterbury Tales crude, but... Remember, those kids in Romeo and Juliet had already lived about half of their life... (I mean, if they hadn't committed suicide, or fake and then real suicide.) Some gave up their kingdoms for a horse, others their lives to...
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    What predator would pile up dead chickens?

    If you had to kill or forage for all your food and you found a bunch of protein that did not fight back, wouldn't you take advantage of it? While it was there, available to you? Does it not make more sense to kill it so it can not get away and leave the body (come back for it later) than it does...
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    Barnevelder

    The earlobes can get a whitish covering over them. I do not want to imply that it is a growth, because that sort of indicates that something is wrong or it is something external. When in fact I do not know what it is, but it does not appear to be anything that causes trouble. Like, if you look...
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    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Oh, how about the "talking guitar?" When I try to prove a point that art is not completely subjective -- that there is such a thing a bad art, I often use the talking guitar as an example, as well as the performance art of the guy who shot someone else. I see them both as excellent answers and...
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    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Luckily, as I have grown older I have been able to preemptively take actions to avoid potentially annoying things like Kid Rock... although I think it is important to know something about popular culture (it is culture) I think that knowing that Kid Rock exists is charitable enough on my part.
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    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Thanks Moonshiner. Fixed in original. Hate it so much couldn't even recall the name.
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    Songs that make your skin crawl.

    Yes, Every Breath You Take is about obsession. It is no secret. It is not a love song. You can hate it, that is fair. But songs can be about anything. Like Sweet Home Alabama. You can make a song that criticizes another song writer for writing about a major incident in American history, the...
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    What is this

    Larvae. Often seen in mucky freshwater areas. And things do like to eat them. I do not know what the effect on birds would be -- but I would not be surprised if these worms are not a natural part of a dabbling duck's diet. I would feed them to salt water fish with no ill effects. You can likely...
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    DIY temporary decoy? Will it work?

    Unless someone has trucked in your predators recently, "dispatching" your specific predators will not work. If you have habitat for predators, killing the ones nearest to you just means new ones will move in. It is our responsibility to make sure that our animals are safe.
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    What predator would pile up dead chickens?

    And they do not kill for sport. Or fun. Or trophies. They stockpile for food. When it comes to kill or be killed, only humans can risk killing for sport. Those animals that are lucky enough to expend energy on activities not critical to survival get to enjoy some fun. Don't know if it strikes...
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    Coyote attack in the middle of the day.

    Shooting a coyote, in my opinion, is exactly like shooting a dog. Which, having been on here for some time, I know many people have no problem with. I am fortunate enough to have just added a Shiba Inu puppy to my household. I worry that he could dart out of the house and any of my neighbors...
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    Any one in NY or PA use mulch in their run?

    I'm in south central PA. It is very wet here. I use wood chips, also from some oaks that we had trimmed last year. We have to replenish more often than most, probably, because of the rain and living around natural springs. But it is better than any other run material that we could put in there...
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    Help with breed identification!

    #3 looks a lot like it is a poorly laced Barnie (I'm not seeing a muff, but that just may be me.)
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    Sexing 3-- Easter Egger, Splash Wyandotte, and Lavender Orpington

    I think that Princess has pretty nice looking feathers, considering some of the dilutes that I have seen. And I do think that Pickle is perfect. Thanks for the updates.
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    Egg Color Genetics for Dummies

    I believe I am correct in stating that there is a breeder of crested cream legbars in PA who tests to make sure that his breeding stock has two blue egg genes. I would search out a breeder that does the same if this is important to you, rather than chance it. It is what I plan to do.
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