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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 9/9/14 - Picture by cackleberrycam

    I don't play pretend. Did you see that egg I laid this morning? Darling I need a real drink.
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    Virginia

    We may be interested in your little guys fleecy. Where are you located
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    Virginia

    We did well at ours as well sold some br hens and guineas and got a great deal on some bourbon turkeys. 20.00 a piece for beautiful 1 year olds.
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    Virginia

    That should be Wyandottes not wine rights. Lol auto correct strikes again.
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    Virginia

    We had a good turn out in woodstock. But as usual I went to sell and ended up buying. Lol we sold some barred rocksa few rabbits and some guineas. Then bought 4 wine rights a bourbon hen Turkey a guinea pig and was given a rooster. So it was good day. But I was very happy to get a new young...
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    Virginia

    The tsc in woodstock is holding it's animal swap today of anyone is on the area. Some good stuff coming in.
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    Virginia

    I dont know if they are fire ants or not but we have seen several very large mounds of huge red ants both here and Wv. And the Shenandoah national park says they have themwhich is in my backyard. The mounds are about 2 feet around and a foot high. And those jokers are mean.
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    Happy Fathers Day!

    Just wanna send out a big Happy Fathers day to all the dads out there both with us and gone! Its a great priviledge to be a father. We shape our future through the love and lessons we teach our children. So lets teach em right! Enjoy our day! Lets see those dad pics in honor of our dads. Here is...
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    Pine shavings

    I kiln dry all my wood. My cedar has a very low oil and moisture content then when chipped and dried its almost zip. My ducks dont eat it. They prefer the grass to that dry old woodchip. lol But they are on pine and oak alot as well. Whatever im building is what they get chips from. So its not...
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    Foxes and Electric Fencing? Help PLEASE!

    What is the power of your fence box? I have seen foxes ignore a 1 or 2 joule powered fence. Thats why I step all mine up to 6 or 8. Its just a quick jolt to dash under a 4 inch high wire for them. We actually line the entire bottom of our fence with shingles so the grass wont grow and run a line...
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    Pine shavings

    I use pine and cedar chips all the time. I have a sawmill and I work all my wood up from local trees. All my shavings I get from the planer go to the animals. No harm has ever come to any of them.
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    Raccoons?

    Def sounds like a coons MO. Though possums have been known to eat a neck and head off just to get at the insides. But dont generaly carry the chicken off to far. But either way. He will be back tonight. Once they find an easy snack they dont stop. I lost 7 chickens in 4 days this past winter...
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    Chickens are carnivores!?

    Chickens eat anything just about. All bugs and insects and worms are on the menu. Field mice are done for. I have watched ours chase, catch and then fight over a mouse for hours. But it is not on a scale that will affect your compost pile. Poop is poop. And chickens break theirs down quite well.
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    HI from Virignia.

    Welcome fellow Virginian! Glad to meet you!
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    Just hatched our last BSL for the year

    Well we just got our last BSL hatched today. My kids really wanted to try them. We only hatched 8 eggs. 7 made it. We got 3 pullets and 3 def roos and the one from today is iffy. The kids have had a blast with it and they are their responsibility. Will get some pics up this evening.
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