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    if you secretly did something nice for someone....

    I believe in honesty. BUT my first instinct would be to lie to keep it a secret. In reality, I would probably try to change the subject and end up blurting out the truth. I'm a horrible liar- it shows all over my face and I have a super guilty conscience.
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    cookies

    sorry double post
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    cookies

    Try baking them at a lower temperature (25-50 degrees lower) for a little longer than the recipe calls for. Take them out of the oven when they look done and move them from the pan to a cooling rack. It works for me. You may have to play around with the technique. What's a few extra batches of...
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    Problem solved - mods please remove

    Problem solved. Please remove this post.
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    My coop is going to end up in a divorce!

    Quote: Just like Tdkmom said...the chickens were HIS idea. He raised chickens when he was a kid. I did get enthusiastic about having chickens this spring after getting used to our first chickens that we got last year. I was hatching some eggs in a homemade bator- and HE wanted to go buy some...
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    Start a flock with or without a roo?

    Well, you only really need a roo if you want fertile eggs. Lots of people don't have one because they aren't allowed to keep one. We didn't have a roo at first, but someone gave us a full grown rescue roo last summer when our girls were still pullets. We kept him in a separate cage in the run...
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    My coop is going to end up in a divorce!

    Quote: I totally relate. I showed DH tons of pics of coop/run ideas for over 3 weeks..last week he started on the teenager's coop. It was nothing like I pictured, showed him, or what I thought we had decided on. It ended in a huge argument - in which I did point out that I SHOWED him what I...
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    oppinions needed on a sad and graghic question

    I'm sorry that you have had to make this hard decision. Knowing what is right for our kids makes it even harder. I think if you told your daughter the day it was going to happen and then sent her to school, it would be really hard for her to concentrate on anything at all. Then again, I don't...
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    How much land do you own/how many chickens?

    We have 2 acres and currently have 18 chickens. I'm pretty sure the adult coop is too close to the property line, but there aren't any houses on that side of us. It is several acres of woods that the local kids have made 4-wheeler trails on. (Which I think is way more annoying than my chickens.)...
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    My name is zDoc and Yes I'm addicted

    Quote: I think it takes 2 Bantams to count as one- or is it 3?
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    My name is zDoc and Yes I'm addicted

    Ummm...you're not alone. I have 8 adults in one coop. DH just finished the teenage coop 2 days ago to move the (6) six week olds from the pack-n-play on the porch til we decide to put them with the adults. Then there are the 4 babies (3 wk olds) in a brooder in the bathroom. A friend has a...
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    Small recycled coop build and pen

    Mrs. Green Thumbs : Oh and it was just the standard Paint program I used. Just play around with it and you can have a great visual for those auditory instruction impaired. My DH while I love him to pieces can't do a stinkin thing unless he can SEE what I want him to do so I either have to go...
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    All my chickens need new homes -free to good homes-

    We're checking with a friend of ours in Hiram who raises chickens. I wish I had room!
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    How did I get so many chickens???

    Quote: Love it!
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    How did I get so many chickens???

    Ok...so chicken math explains it all! Last year we went from 0 chickens to 6 to 8..then from 8 to 14 to 18 (so far) this year. Now a friend of ours has a broody Cochin (I think... its a feather footed breed) who told us we could have some of those chicks when they hatch. I can see where this...
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