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    Transitioning back outside after being sick.

    I don't have a way to isolate her outside this time of year so the other girls would be under the lamp too. I don't want them to go soft on the cold tolerance since we still have a couple of months of hard winter left here. Guess I will have to transition her slowly.
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    Transitioning back outside after being sick.

    I have a hen that has been wheezing all day. With help from my local feed supplier/farmer I 've now got her on antibiotics for a cold. I have her isolated in my laundry room which is inside my house and gets heat. The farmer told me that the hen will not be able to tolerate the cold outside...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Mine have been molting since September. I haven't had an egg since October and they are 2 1/2 years old. I have people calling for eggs I even went to a local farmer with 60 chickens and they are getting 2 eggs a day. What up? Is it a national revolt?
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    Any Suggestions for Bedtime?

    My guess: black oil sunflower seeds
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    Roo attacks us

    There have been many things posted on this forum and I think I've just about tried them all on my roo. I decided that the broom works best.
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    Selling via Internet

    Its gotten to the point where I've had so many people ask me if I had a web site that I feel like I need one. I also have a lot of local businesses that want me to link to them. Thats another reason why I need my own site as opposed to Etsy. I tried to do it a couple years ago w/ Yahoo...
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    Gardeners: it's almost that time

    Does anyone know where I can get White Acre Pea seeds? All the suppliers seem to be out. They are a southern pea. Used to eat them back in the day in Florida. Any Floridians out there that can get them locally?
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    Selling via Internet

    I've been a crafter for over 30 years. I sew, make candles and soap. I've been selling my stuff by attending local craft fairs etc. I've been investigating selling over the Internet. Yes, I know about Etsy but I want my own web site. Building a site looks very time consuming. I have...
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    The deep litter method worked great...

    I use the DLM w/ hay or straw. When I clean the coop I usually have a 1 foot stack of hay under the roosts that are saturated w/ poop and pee. Does the DE make the pee drier? Sorry for the stupid question. I usually put baking soda on the wet boards and try to air dry before recovering with...
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    do your birds make you money?

    My chickens make money. They make it fly out of my pocket, lol.
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    washing eggs

    I rinse mine under the tap using warm water.
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    Cost of Eggs by State January 2010

    I sell mine for $3 per doz to the local smoke house. They in turn sell to the public for $4.99. I also sell at the farmers market for $5 per doz. I'm in southern Vermont.
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    Quote: I think this has been the problem all along. We have complained about the chain sawing in the past so I think she now wants something to complain about. Her husband is probably embarrassed about this whole thing since we've always been pretty cordial with them both before now. As far...
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    We are mostly on ledge and the drop off is pretty significant. Not condusive to fencing.
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    I'm afraid they will use this as an excuse to not alert me anymore if their dogs are loose. I think the underlying thing is that they know we are growing tired of the chain saw. We realize that this is how they make a living so we try to understand but most days it goes from 9am to 9 pm with...
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    The trails are on their property but borders ours. Frankly, I'm not up for fencing the 10 acres between us. I've also been watching a whole group of neighbor dogs (mine included) and their dog in heat for the last hour playing together down below on my property. Could be anybody's guess if...
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    Fencing is not an option since we have snowmobile trails all around that these neighbors use.
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    I understand what you're saying but for the most part we all let our dogs run and play together. Fencing property is not an option for either of us either.
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    Neighbor and dogs ... what to do

    ...to which I would be responsible for getting rid of (these people breed their labs). I tried my best to be nice about it even though she was pretty *itchy on the phone. We agreed to a certain time that her dogs would be out and for me to keep mine in. As far as I know its been working...
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    Best dog breed around chickens? UPDATE post #117 Thanks all!

    Border Collie, hands down. Our boy Marty just turned a year old and he's wonderful w/ the chicks and my granddaughter. He's also learning how to put my mean old roo in his place (please no flack about the roo, I love him in spite of his antics).
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