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    Review by 'tomdeggeater' in article 'Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue'

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    How long do fresh eggs, hard boiled, keep in shell in fridge??

    I usually peel and pickle them with Bragg's vinegar, sea salt and dill weed. They last forever that way. Just hard boiled I'd say 4-6 weeks in the fridge.
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    This chicken adopted us

    I'm pretty sure only roosters have spurs.
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    I found more coon recipes> http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    In response to Kazfam, most wild game contains parasites such as worms, protozoa, bacteria, fleas and ticks. Skinning, gutting and cooking* thoroughly will take care of most all of those dangers; unless you know of some cyst forming parasite that can survive through all of that? I'd be obliged...
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    Cooked 'coons are safe to eat and delicious! Here's some recipes from a newsletter I get from Backwoods bound.com http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html If you also have problems with Opossums: POP’S OPOSSUM ~ 1 opossum, remove most of the fat ~ garlic powder ~ salt ~ black pepper ~...
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    Rooster Lethargic, head down and shaking his head . Help please !

    Vicki, Sounds like Avian Pox. He may be having some respiratory distress, which could include blocked 'ears'(do chickens have an Eustachian tube?). The Pox itself just has to run it's course, but you may want to get some antibiotics for the lung infection. You may also want to seperate him from...
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    Comment by 'tomdeggeater' in article 'Avian Pox in Chickens - Warning, Graphic Pictures (under construction)'

    According to the article at the beginning of this, there is no cure. It just has to run its course.
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    Comment by 'tomdeggeater' in article 'Avian Pox in Chickens - Warning, Graphic Pictures (under construction)'

    Although the above article refers to the flu virus, most viruses react the same. The important thing is to remember that a virus is not affected by antibiotics; which are designed against bacteria. The antibiotics are given to chickens with the pox for secondary bacterial...
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    Comment by 'tomdeggeater' in article 'Avian Pox in Chickens - Warning, Graphic Pictures (under construction)'

    Fortunately, the influenza virus is not all that hard to kill. ---Heat will do it, 160 degrees F. or higher. Your dishwasher, washer and dryer and stove are lethal to the virus on surfaces at this temperature. ---To be safe, OSHA recommends cooking poultry to an internal temperature of 165...
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    Comment by 'tomdeggeater' in article 'Judys Free Pallet Chicken Coop'

    A lot of pallets are nailed with twisted shank nails for holding power. I suggest a hammer and flat 'wunderbar' or pry bar to get the joints seperated. Then one can clip the nails with bolt cutters, or a reciprocating (saber) saw. If made of Oak, predrill your new nail holes with a slightly...
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    You could always call your local animal control officer and let them take care of it. If one is available where you live. :/ Tom
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    I noticed that under the heading "Racoon problems" nothing was mentioned about their taste for chicken... Oh, there were blurbs about coons in the chimney, trash can and gardens but not one thing about their insatiable hunger for fresh chicken! Rascals Indeed! :hu
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    I caught a raccoon & another & another ***GRAPHIC PICS*** pic heavy

    An interesting thread. I personally like the bow and arrow solution; either that or a hand grenade. But that makes too much of a mess, and wastes a lotta meat! Speaking of meat: " Coon - Meal In A Bag* Sent in by Charlie Barrett. ~ 1 cleaned raccoon ~ 8 medium Irish(red) potatoes, peeled...
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