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    Dear Gagalers Advice Column!

    Dear Gagalers, Really, I want to know what you think: why do hens b'-gack after they lay their eggs? To draw attention to themselves and away from the eggs, or for some other mysterious reason?????
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    Found my favorite silkie hen dead today

    So very sad over the loss of your silkie, and the illness in your flock. It sure is painful when we lose our chickens - and when we find ourselves unable to help them ... Hopefully you'll get some bit of info that you need to help them out. Good luck!
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    Its been awhile, i really love chickens

    Welcome to BYC! Wow, 300-500 birds as a youth -- that's amazing!
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    Was I dumb or DUMBER?

    Pretty darn cute chick! Sorry you didn't get your NN's - but this little one is clearly a gem!
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    My namesake lives!

    Recently my husband and I traveled to our farm-to-be in another state, and moved our flock over there from one friend to another for caretaking. Great joy! An Easter Egger flew out of the chicken yard (well, that wasn't so good!) to greet me, and it was none other than my namesake Turtle...
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    Try to figure this one out...

    Uhhh ... short wings, well then ... why not? !!! Yes, runner duck-ish. Cool, but weird ...
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    Here are the lil babies! Pics

    Wow -- I've bought some Rock Island Farm eggs in the past year, when our girls weren't laying ... a few did have that 'definitely fertile' appearance. That's really something -- hatching supermarket eggs. That has me chuckling :-). Your chicks are sooo cute. Wish we had space to let our...
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    I bought this for $25 today. Thumbs or Thumbs Down?

    Very cool! At our old farm we had a playhouse that I thought would be fun to transform into a henhouse. What you have here looks a lot more workable than what we had! Have fun!
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    Can I eat my eggs??

    Eat 'em! You'll never taste better eggs than the ones your girls lay!
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Lavender orpingtons ... these birds are dreamy! I'm dreamin' :
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    Tess Died

    I'm so very sorry for your loss ... How very sad!!!
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    I need more room !!!!!

    An oreo cow ... I'd love that too. The 40 acres sounds heavenly!
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    Prayers/thoughts/energy needed

    Blessings and good wishes to you. May you find your way to clear mind and heart, and the right way for you.
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    My rooster was killed last Sunday

    I'm sorry for your loss too! Roosters can be so very sweet ... yours sounds like a beautiful amazing bird. Very sad!
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    Just found out someone complained, I don't want to lose my girls!

    Just wanted to say, Missy Chicky, that I know just how much those hens mean to you--particularly now, living in a new place, and in the suburbs. Our family has moved a few times in the past two years, from rural places to our current digs in the 'burbs, and I have experienced how our chickens...
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