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  1. For-The-Love-Of-Chickens

    Remembering the birds we lost in 2010, and hoping 2011 will be better!

    We lost Spud this year. She was the true pet of the flock and I think she thought she was a person. She loved to cuddle, was always immaculate, and she wasn't afraid of anything. She had been known to chase deer and peck them on the nose if they were in her way and got too close. We had a...
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    Blizzard conditions tonight and tomorrow..........NOOoooooooo!

    Hello neighbors! We are south of Spokane getting hammered right now! The house is shaking and we can't even see our chicken coop which is 20-25 yards from the house! We have 7 girls and no supplemental heat as well. We made a makeshift roost box for them today out of a heavy blanket as 4 of...
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    I had to give up my chickens

    So sorry! We are looking at this very situation soon as well- moving back to an apartment. Especially since the county came to dig the test holes for the new road that looks like it will go right through the septic drain field and house we are currently renting until February. It's funny that...
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    The Prettiest Hen

    By far the prettiest and most dainty hen we ever owned. She was a dark brahma bantam. Her name was Spud. She was killed by a dog in May of this year. I still miss her!
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    MLM Unite! What Do You Sell?

    I am coming up on my first year selling Gold Canyon and have absolutely LOVED it! I am ramping up for my busy time of year and was just curious what everyone else who is involved in direct selling/multi-level marketing is up to. So: 1. What business are you in? 2. What do you sell? 3. How...
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    whats a good laptop to buy

    Macbook! Best decision we EVER made when it comes to computers! My macbook is going on 5 years old and I have never had any trouble with it. No pesky upkeep and it is great for what you are looking for. It has been worth every penny we paid for it! We also have a Dell which isn't even worth...
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    Salmonella outbreak

    So thankful for our 7 hardworking ladies today! Four dozen perfectly healthy, good for you eggs in our fridge!! I imagine our boys egg sales will go up in the next week or so.
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    Ear wax? Ear Pus? How to treat.

    Look up canker in the search bar. I have read a lot of threads on here trying to educate myself about any possible malady the chickens could come down with and that is what I think it is called. HTH!
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    Hornets nest under deck

    Could you drill into it from the top? Then QUICKLY replace the drill bit with the hornet spray? I would definitely do it at night so they will still stay in the nest even though they are agitated. I wouldn't go crawling under there no matter what time of day it is!! We had to do this once in...
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    OK, so I've decided I dislike Earwigs.

    We had a really wet spring and so the earwig population has exploded around here. They are everywhere! My son was bitten on his toe from one in his muck boot. We go out and roll the rocks for the chickens and they have eaten plenty! They get excited when it's rock rolling time! Many years...
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    Help! One of my rooster's is attacking my kids!

    I think it has to do with their (meaning your kids) size. He is probably low roo on the totem pole so he gets picked on by all the other roos and has now found that he can be macho and dominant with your kids. Time to get rid of him! You don't say how old he is, but you definitely don't want...
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    Third Times a Charm Right? Wrong!

    This is our third rental place in 5 years that is having a mold problem. The other two we ended up moving out of after health issues developed and the problem could not be resolved well enough to prevent the problem from recurring. We noticed a musty smell in the basement, but could never...
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    Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Spider This Is? Is It Dangerous?

    Quote: It sounds like your daughter has hyper-pigmentation on the bite area. This is common after a spider bite. I was bitten by a yellow garden spider last summer after coming out of our coop. It bit me right on the front of my ankle and felt like a bee sting. I got a lovely bullseye...
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    Electric lawnmower

    We had an electric lawnmower when I was growing up. I was terrified to run over the power cord and it was a pain in the butt to keep moving it out of the way. I haven't thought about that in a long time!
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    Chicken Dead...didn't lay for 3 months

    A big, bloated abdomen is definitely a symptom.
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    Chicken Dead...didn't lay for 3 months

    Because she was a Golden Comet, a breed bred specifically for prolific egg laying, I would suspect internal laying. Instead of the eggs being formed like they should be and coming out of the body, the egg falls into the abdomen. They eventually die of infection or starvation. The feather loss...
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    Anybody else have insomnia?

    Fellow insomniac here. I took Serzone at age 14-18 and the Effexor XR for three years in my 20s. On Effexor, I could only sleep one night a week. The other nights, I would just sit up, wide awake. About night 5-6, I would sit up crying because I was so desperate to sleep. And the one night...
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    Are spiders dangerous around chickens???

    Our chickens love them! They will even eat the eggs and sack if they can find them. We roll rocks for them so they can get the REALLY big ugly ones. I wish we had a house chicken so they could eat the big ugly hobo spiders in our basement! As for being poisonous.....I guess I've never...
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    Look What Was In Our Yard!

    We call this doe Big Bertha. She had twins this year which we call Thing One and Thing Two. Stayin' awhile. They sat for over an hour until my son had to go out and change the chicken water. Then they ambled off to the shade across the yard. I was messing around with i-Photo on this...
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    My hens won't stay close by!

    Secure their run. We had the same problem with ours getting out and found out it was a big rock that gave them that little height boost they needed to make it over the fence. We rolled it a foot back and they can no longer make it over the fence. Or cover the top. Once their enclosure is...
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