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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    One of my friends once asked me if my blue Ameraucana eggs are blue on the inside, too. I told her no, but in hindsight I should have told her yes, and used a little food coloring on the sly to shock her with a blue egg-white omelette!!
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    Breeding for PERSONALITY. AKA Hello SWEET ROO!

    I usually just lurk here, but I have to admit, thoughtful, purposeful selective breeding is highly relevant to my interests, so I had to butt in here. I'll preface all this by saying I'm no experienced breeder (I own 4 hens and have only had them a few months!!) nor am I exceptionally...
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    Lets count to a million

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    Rain proof window?

    I have an idea. You'd probably have to make this yourself, since I don't think you can find it, but here's a thought. 　 Have you seen a louvered attic vent "window"? They allow air to pass through, but by necessity must be made not to allow water in. Look them up, they're easy to find, but being...
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    Review by '' on item 'Ameraucana'

    I only have one Ameraucana, and only have had her for a while...I got her as an adult from another BYCer, and she had not been handled very much at all, as her prior owner had a lot of birds and didn't tend to hold them much. Since I have only 4 birds total, mine get handled regularly. She...
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    Moulting & Egglaying--How soon should she lay again?

    Hey, first time chicken owner here. I've only had my hens for a couple months now...the one I'm curious about in specific is Blondie, a year-old wheaten Ameraucana. She started laying about a week and a half after I got her home, and faithfully laid almost every day, well after the other three...
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    Most inexpensive style of home to build, 1400sf with garage.

    Hello! I hope everything's going well with the builder. :) I actually work at a contractors' office (we handle the repair/renovations side of things rather than new builds, so it's a bit different) and we get all kinds of calls about siding repairs. To me, the hardboard sounds like it's...
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    First Chicken & First Coop!

    I will be. I'm actually arranging with a BYC member about an hour from me to pick up some friends for her in the next week or so. Until then, she is getting lots of attention and visits. She's even taken to following the dog and cat around when I have her out.*** (They aren't too sure about...
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    First Chicken & First Coop!

    Thanks Janet! I thought of that, too, but was more concerned with animals getting in and causing trouble than that. We have a lot of big dogs loose in the neighborhood, along with raccoons, foxes, bobcats, feral cats, etc., all of which I've seen in my yard, so I was worried about their safety...
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    First Chicken & First Coop!

    Hi there! I've been a longtime lurker, but finally got a chicken a couple weeks ago--unexpectedly, unfortunately. My dad's coworker found her wandering around and was able to walk over and pick her up. They couldn't find the owner, and asked me if I'd take her, and, long story short, I have a...
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    Odd beak shape on my first chicken

    Oh...yes, I think I will be getting others. I've got a pretty good idea what I'll be doing for a coop and run, since I've been wanting chickens for a couple years now, but just haven't gotten any yet. I was planning on starting with blue laced red wyandottes, and eventually getting some silkies...
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    Odd beak shape on my first chicken

    Oh! Well, I'm glad to hear it's not uncommon. She seems to be eating fine on her own, so I'll watch her, and if she seems to be having any issues, I will see about doing something, but if she's fine on her own I'm inclined to let well enough alone. You helped a lot, thank you!!! I just wanted...
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    Odd beak shape on my first chicken

    Troy4, thank you for the response! I thought it was probably okay, since she didn't seem affected by it, but I wanted to make sure. I figured a picture says a thousand words. Does the bottom beak need to be trimmed or filed down any to help her not have such a huge overlap? I notice she sees...
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    Odd beak shape on my first chicken

    Hey...so, I've been lurking here for a long time with the thought of perhaps getting some birds someday...well, it's someday. So, the story behind this, and why I'm completely unprepared for this: My dad's coworker found a chicken wandering her neighborhood, and it let her approach it and...
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    hunting

    Quote: Wow!!! Thank you SO MUCH for telling me!!! I'd read that an acid tan with the proper working during the drying process and a good oiling would be the same as a normal tan, and I figured that since I found the same information in 3-4ish different places which seemed to be reliable...
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