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  1. Callender Girl

    New member but not new to chickens.

    So sorry about the possible Marek's. I was all set to give you a happy emoji until I spotted that. I hope you get great advice and support, Jessica. Aside from the potential Marek's, it sounds like you have a lovely menagerie, and I can't imagine why your peacocks didn't appreciate you! Charlie...
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    Hello new chick and duckling mama

    Sweet babies, whatever they are! My solution for naming ducklings is to give everyone "neutral" names so I don't have to remember their re-named names as they grow up. Some of my ducks are or have been Skylar, Hayden, Quinn, Sloan, Layne, Drew and Blair. Don't hesitate to ask Anything about...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Lisa, I love that you and your dogs will all be together again. Your pond is lovely and I'm jealous :) The previous owners of my sister's house kept fish year-round in a huge in-floor "pond" in the basement, one of several questionable building decisions. It's decked out with fake grass on...
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    Ducks are dangerous

    Messy? Yes. Skittish and goofy? Yes. Totally lovable and adorable? Absolutely!!!
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I am so sorry about your beloved dog, Lisa, and I completely understand that while it's heartbreaking to say goodbye (and, it never gets easier, no matter how many times you have to do it), life without dogs is unimaginable for me, too. I have no doubt that you gave her a great life and...
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    Eva’s Friends

    Has the raccoon been back to visit? I know they prey on chickens, but I like raccoons. They are so smart, too smart for their own good, I think, like when they figure out how to open coop doors. How's the Muddy Run? My chickens have been in lockdown a bit lately because of the almost-daily...
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    New Here

    Hello to you, Betty, Burty and Sooty! Welcome to BYC, where an amazing community of folks will be happy to help in any way possible!
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I didn't need to look at the U.S. Drought Monitor to know that my part of the state is no longer in a drought. Rain is becoming a part of almost every day. It's 72 degrees with humidity at 90 percent. I need to mow, but it's too wet to run the mower. Last night, I realized that something I saw...
  9. Callender Girl

    Stinky Acres Farm

    Sounds like Seana is on the mend; best wishes for her continued recovery!!
  10. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    57 degrees today! I need to get as much outdoor work done as possible because there's plenty more rain predicted, starting about midnight. Yesterday brought a "significant" garden harvest -- two Anaheim peppers and my first yellow squash, all between 6 and 8 inches long, along with four white...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Fingers crossed that Pepe Le Pew doesn't end up in your woodchuck trap. Speaking of cartoons ... Elmer Fudd's song "Kill the Wabbit" ran through my head last night when I discovered that the cute little bunny who slips through the fence around my main daylily bed had attacked my newest plant...
  12. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    No need to feel awkward. Believe me, there's been PLENTY of time and discussion devoted to the fatality and fire. No cause has been released yet. As if there wasn't enough turmoil, now there's issues with the insurance company and some people have suggested the possibility of lawsuits because...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    We learned several hours ago that she did not get out of the building.
  14. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Yesterday started out as a good day, but took a terrible turn early on. One of the commercial/residential buildings my sister and brother-in-law own caught fire while they were out of town. One of the tenants is still unaccounted for, and fire departments from a half dozen surrounding...
  15. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Ah, Jim, the robin is Way Too Late; something else has already decimated the strawberries. Perhaps it would be interested in the gazillions of pretty red cherry tomatoes? Bon voyage to the skunks and coon. Woodchucks can be incredibly destructive critters; hope you can send it on a far-away...
  16. Callender Girl

    Eva’s Friends

    I am so very sorry about your beautiful Stanislaw! To lose him so suddenly has to be heartbreaking. My first (and only pleasant) rooster, Sir Henry the Loud, was fine one day, seemed lethargic the next and died before nightfall. I still miss his clear, robust crowing. I'm also sorry to hear...
  17. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Update: After two worms and half a blueberry, Baby -- who fell out of the nest repeatedly yesterday -- intentionally hopped out and immediately headed for the cover of some tall motherwort and catnip, growing by the propane tank. Yesterday, it couldn't or wouldn't walk at all. I can hear the...
  18. Callender Girl

    What to do after a predator attack

    I am very sorry for your loss. It's heartbreaking and easy to blame yourself when a predator kills your birds. The fact is, few if any chicken keepers never lose a bird to a predator, no matter how secure your set-up or how vigilant you are. Now, the focus needs to be on keeping your remaining...
  19. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    There's no need to water here, either. Yesterday morning's rain was pretty well dried up by mid-afternoon. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be dry, so I have a date with my lawn mower. Glad to hear your baby jalapeno plants are becoming grown ups. My Anaheim plant has two pickable peppers...
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    Ainawgsd's farm chickens

    The eyebrow on your favorite gives her a very intriguing look -- as if she's studying her situation and isn't sure it's up to her standards :) Congratulations on the Easter egger's first egg!! After years of having hens that lay greens and blues, I still appreciate every one of their colorful...
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