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    Your favorite bedding for baby chicks?

    horse pellet bedding
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    Recommended Size?

    I think the standard size for the coop around here is 4 sq ft per bird and 10 sg ft per bird for the run. I would reccommend planning for a few extra birds, because if you are like most of us, you get more chickens. (I started with 4 last May and now have 14!) Be sure to post pics for us...
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    **January 2010 Pot Holder swap sign-ups CLOSED!!!***

    I am late!!! Everyone has been sick the last week and a half, so I should be sending mine out tomorrow I did get mine from Majestic Farm and mamawolf. Thank you so much, I love them!
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    Birdbrained Idea OR Worthwhile Endeavor?

    I took the leap about 8 months ago, and am having a blast! This site has been so much help. I say go for it! Get a few books to help, and I think a lot of it is learning as you go. Even thought I am still learning, I am now considered the chicken expert at the shelter where I work, because I am...
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    How many people get Backyard Poultry Mag?

    me too, and hobby farms, and hobby farms home. I am thinking about mother earth news, but I don't want to overload myself with magazines
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    Momma Dog Raw any ideas?

    Quote: Yes ma'am you can! I'm sure it willl make momma feel very good!
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    using a privacy fence panel as 1 side of the coop?

    Thanks guys, my dad and I were having a debate over it. He thinks it would be fine, and I was on the fence (no pun intended )... I will show him more of the coop stuff here
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    Momma Dog Raw any ideas?

    Try lansinoh cream. it is a lanolin cream used for nursing (human) moms that helps prevent and heal dry cracked nipples. (you can get the store brand too). It is safe if the pups lick it, so don't worry about that. You can find it in the baby section of most dept stores, usually near the nursing...
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    Favorite Color

    purple. I just love purple!
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    using a privacy fence panel as 1 side of the coop?

    I need to build a new coop for my girls (I did some serious adding to my flock). My dad was going to give me my old childhood playhouse to convert into a coop, but we took a good look at it, and it is not sturdy enough to be moved Sooo... I get to build a new coop. I would like to build it...
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    New coop build

    looks good! I love seeing pics in progress, because I am gearing up to make a new one myself and it gives me ideas!
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    New guard dog puppys need names (pics)

    Fang Fury Panzer Clutch Thor
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    What are some good (and docile) brown egg layers?

    I have buff orpingtons, barred rocks, and sex links. They are all really sweet, but the BO and BR are by far the sweetest!
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    **January 2010 Pot Holder swap sign-ups CLOSED!!!***

    awww... Thanks! I found the pattern at tipnut.com
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    I may be putting Buddy down...

    Quote: I agree, and also work with very agressive/abused dogs. OP- you have my sympathies also, I know it is a hard decision to make.
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