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    Bad Egg Hen

    Like everyone else, I'm loaded down with eggs this summer. All of my girls have been laying like mad, so I've been carting the eggs and sticking them in a cool place. One day I notice something...Whiffy. I go through all my eggs, flipping them over, and find the culprit, my Cuckoo Marans's...
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    Darkest egg yet from my Cuckoo Marans!

    This here is Candy Rex: She decided here that my cooking needed a critique. She IS French, after all, I mean, look at that beret! In any case, Miss Candy Rex lays the darkest eggs of my flock, but that's not saying much since the others lay blue, cream, pink, or beige. However, she does...
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    Horse Riding Rhythm Beads

    I've been working on these for a while and had friends test them out, they say they're far superior to others they have seen and tried out. Rhythm Bead Necklaces: Give a nice beat when you're riding so you instinctively work with your horse to improve your rhythm for whatever your speed...
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    Anyone interested in a seed swap?

    On the BYH forum they have a seed swap going, is anyone here interested in doing the same? I'll start with what I have: Heirloom tomato seeds: -Cherry types Reisentraube ( so prolific it looks like a bunch of grapes) Tangella (orangy colored when ripe) -Pink type Eva Purple Ball -Red Ceylon...
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    Ha, ha, very funny. -_-

    So my girls have been laying like mad, in fact I got six eggs out of six pullets yesterday! (except, who lay the cream colored egg?! It's a mystery that can only be solved by me stalking the coop on my days off) So I figure today they might take a bit of a break, especially since I've gotten...
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    Roses spontaneously sprouted!

    Apparently I have spring on the mind so strongly that I'm affecting the plantlife around me. ;) My guy got me roses for Valentine's day, and since I like dried roses I just kept them in the vase even though the buds and leaves had dried up (despite me cutting them under water and having more...
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    Chickens eating Silver Aspen leaves

    My coop and pen are in the back yard where there's all sorts of trees which of course have dropped their leaves and the chickens are having a great time digging through them. I noticed that with certain leaves they were doing the "grab and thrash", I thought at first there might be bugs on...
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    Had to give up my little Foof (not a happy story)

    I'm still really upset about this for many reasons, but at least it's not like the first day...I couldn't handle having anyone around me. On Thursday around 5pm I get a panicked call from my guy, saying that he heard the chickens making a horrible noise and the neighbor's dog barking like...
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    Dirt Bath!

    I think one of the funniest things that chickens do is the dirt bath. The blitzed out look on their faces while fluffing up to three times their size while simultaneously flinging dirt everywhere is just a riot. Today I let my three pullets free range (with me in attendance) and they all...
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    Slipped right through my hands...

    Don't you hate it when you spot that perfect something or other, but can't immediately get it because of logistics, or lack of immediate cash, or what have you and then the next time you look it's gone? I just missed out on an incredible deal on a 4'x4' coop with an attached run, nearly new (it...
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    Bunch of Ingrates!

    Been working my hiney off on a chicken tractor with a A-frame coop on top at one end. I've had the "tractor" part already done with the base of the A, and today I finally got the A up along with two roosts! Very proud of myself, I keep adding just one more thing, screwing together one more part...
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    Anyone else have a "motherly" pullet?

    I have three pullets from 6-8 weeks old, and two chicks that are about 3-4 weeks old. The chicks are incredibly sweet and run up to me to take them out of the brooder so they can explore (or hide against me if it's cold like it has been lately). In any case, the other day it was miserable out...
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    Chick has bloody stool but still acting normal

    One of my Light Brahma chicks (about 5 weeks old) had liquid red stool this morning, but it acting completely normal. Eating, drinking, peeping, flapping her wings and looking around with interest. I've been feeding medicated fermented feed, and giving water that has apple cider vinegar (with...
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    Chicken Math on the First Try! D:

    So on Sunday I finally got some chickens! I knew I was getting two pullets, a Black Australorp and a Silver Pencilled Rock. Well I get a text, hey, turns out that the guy is sure that two Light Brahma chicks are going to be hens, do I want them? SILLY QUESTION YES OF COURSE. Got another...
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    YEARGABLE it's crunch time!

    Although I'm not technically new since I've made a few posts, something new IS happening...I'm getting my first chicks! Actually more like pullets, since I'm getting a silver rock and a black australorp that are both 8 weeks old. Also might get two light brahamas that are 4wks old. D: I'm in...
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    The Science Behind Brining

    Caught this episode of NOVA Science Now and was interested to see it was all about food and the science behind it. One of the early bits was a comparison of brined vs. unbrined turkey: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/can-i-eat-that.html It's worth watching the entire episode though!
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    Broodies be crazy

    Saw this article and thought it was funny: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/9449030/Pictures-of-the-day-3-August-2012.html?frame=2297962 I love how the mother cat is "YAY! My personal heater!"
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    Conceptual Chicken Math

    So I can't be the only one to have this happen to. At some point I'll be getting a chicken. I love eggs, I love producing my own food, and I love animals. So with a lot of thought going into it, I say to myself "I'll get a Black Australorp!" they're hardy for the area I'm in, and produce a...
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    Doin' stuff with eggs!

    I saw a thread about a tree decorated with eggs. I didn't want to hijack it, so I'll ask it here: Anyone else do things with blown eggs? Myself, I play with polymer clay. Some of them I completely cover, others I use the egg as an armature and dissolve it in vinegar. Here's some of my eggs...
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    free chicken recipe book 6/6/12

    No idea if it's any good, but the price is right! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007688KME/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ereaderlove-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007688KME make sure on the price, the free thing is temporary. This is a kindle book but you can still...
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