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  1. kareninthesun

    please remove this thread

    please remove this thread.
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    mine tag team or make it a party. always seem to have at least one. right now three. the one I worried about most insisted on using the wicker chair by my window. she would stay during rain, intense sun. uncovered. as soon as I rigged a cover over her instead of doing the usual in phsically...
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    Miscarriage or not?

    My sister went through the same thing. For two months the Dr said there was no heartbeat, and convinced her to abort. He did it and discovered too late that there was a heartbeat. She has never forgiven herself for doing this.
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    Instant 12 year old boy! Family/rules advice please?

    Great comments! I have three boys and a girl, and the boys were much easier to raise. Advice? Listen more than you speak, have at least one night a week set aside for real game playing. Anything not electric since this opens lots of doors for communication. Although all the boys are different...
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    I think I just saw a chicken cry

    I believe animals have emotions. They can sense things we cannot. My dog knew I was pregnant before I did. She suddenly was driving me nuts. Whenever I tried to sleep, she'd jump on the bed, (not allowed) and place her head over my stomach. And once my son was born, NOTHING could make her budge...
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    Much needed laughter....

    Good one! I have an offbeat sense of humor, and am pretty good at lining up people to do what they normally wouldn't do without a little prodding. Twice a year we hold a four day retreat up in the mountains. We have between 100-170 people, and it takes a lot of organizing for months before to...
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    Anyone interested?

    San Diego county, Chula Vista, CA
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    Anyone interested?

    I may be moving, and if I do so, must rehome my 19 hens. I have a mix of Olive layers, Black Copper Marans, EE's, Cuco Marans, Rhode Island Reds and a few others. Also have an incubator with the usual bells and whistles. All are prolific layers and friendlyI can give them to a friend, but they...
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    Much needed laughter....

    Here's the background info: A few weeks ago I made a KILLER book bag from a chicken feed bag. Put the lifesized pic of the chicken on the front, the write up on the back, a big flap with a smaller inked chicken on it on the front. (stay with me...) I have a phone ringer on my cell phone that...
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    The Woodlands, Texas...aka. "Stepford Hell"...aka. "The Cult"

    There is too much left for interpretation here. Unless there is/are written specifics, it cannot be enforced legally. Check out the following: www.avvo.com › Legal › Questions & Answers › ResidentialCached If they go by toilet training goes, then ALL birds are disqualified. Rabbits can...
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    There was an owl in my coop this morning.

    Wooooohooooo. Bet she was all turned around and couldn't find her way back out. How'd you get her out? Wonder if she was chasing a mouse or househunting?
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    One cuco Maran

    I have a mixed breed flock of hens. Some were hatched out in my handy incubator, the rest purchased as 1-6 day old chicks. Unscientifically, I bought in units of pairs, (again) unscientifically crossing my fingers that I would have few roosters in the mix. All were hatched out from June to mid...
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    What items are must haves or a waste of money when buying for a new baby?

    do a google search for patterns for many of the hand sewn items. you can download for free a boppy pattern for example, and walmart has a pattern for the infant covers that goes over shopping carts for under three bucks (I bought one and can use themed materials to give at baby showers). wait...
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    Beautiful morning! Breakfast for everyone...and a surprise

    I'm a early morning person. Before the sun comes up. Time change takes NO adjusting for me when springing forward. Up before the hens, I reorganized the hall closet before my son woke to get ready for school. Since some of the neighbors and I trade home grown and homemade foods, yesterday I made...
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    Grateful of heeded advice, thank you!!!

    Sitting here grinning...a few days ago my son sat down and watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I was telling him earlier about when I first saw it many years ago, and thought it was such a good movie. When he and I watched it, spent more time laughing. Gave up trying to explain why...
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    What a Day!! Another Roo story...

    Very glad he's back, but if it happens again, instead of tossing your 4 month old cutie (gently) on your bed, toss him/her (gently) to your wife. Even 4 month olds can choose the oddest times for first timers stuff like rolling over or scooting. Only suggesting this 'cause been there, done...
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    Mice...help!

    What a smart idea! I've used the metal zappers, and haven't had a problem with batteries being used. Pretty much 30-50 times before they need to be changed out. And since I startd using recharables years ago, this isn't a bad thing. I put them out at night right outside the coop and bait them...
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    Grateful of heeded advice, thank you!!!

    this morning I went to let the hens out, and something had tried during the night to get in. pulled part of the wiring from the doorframe and from the farside of the coop. I am sooooo thankful that I took postings here seriously, using the best, and smallest gauged hardwire, and that my son went...
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    prayers needed for the "S" family

    This couple (retired) formally adopted their four grandchildren a year ago. Both their son and dil were heavy into drugs. The children are young, 9, 7, 5 and 2. They were found in horrid conditions. The parents were in trouble legally, but everyone believed that they should still stay connected...
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    Have I Hurt My Rooster's Kidneys?

    I think the key for my chickens is moderation. They get fresh every day some form of greens (usually spinich) another fresh veggie, fruits (fresh) and their layer feed. I went with a brand where their calcium is in the form of oyster shells mixed in. They'd scarf down whatever looked the most...
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