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  1. spookyevilone

    Not new but haven't been here in a dog's age..

    Howdy. I used to be fairly active on the forum breeding chickens but mostly Coturnix and Button quail. A tornado (the storm rather, not the actual twister) took out my coop and afterward I moved to a city that didn't allow "barn animals" including chickens and quail, and honestly it was just too...
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    Coturnix hatching eggs in MN? Possible ship?

    It's been forever since I've been on this forum. I stopped raising birds when a tornado took out my Seramas and I moved to a city that didn't allow "barn animals" including chickens and quail. Currently have a new incubator and I'm looking to do a quail hatch. Looking for fertile hatching eggs...
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    Rumours of my demise have been (for the most part) greatly exaggerated

    Hiya! I am still alive. Three and a half surgeries later.. with another one sometime in the next month.. Life is kind of crazy at the moment, and I'm still recovering and not on the computer much at all. Luckily, I have the good drugs. When we last saw our heroine, she was recouperating from...
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    For WiseChicks - updates on her birdies.

    I'm chicken, chick, and egg sitting while WiseChicks and Alien Child are on vacation. Lila's eyes had spit bubbles in the corners last night, but no swelling, and it appears to be gone today, so I'm assuming it was irritation to her eye from the sawdust or something. Cricket has nothing wrong...
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    For Sale Coturnix - 6 Red Tux, 6 Italians - PENDING. (MN)

    I have Random Eggs - I thought these were to be sent to someone but I can't find an address for them and nobody claimed them when I posted the thread asking about 'em. They need to go out tomorrow. Anyone want 'em? If not, I'll just send a whooooole lot of extras for one of the swap people...
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    Confusing chickie. Thought it was from the egg swap - woops!

    My eggs from the January Egg Swap were black and barred banty cochins, with the possibility of a silkie. One of the eggs was much smaller than the others, so I had my eye on it. It's the only one that's hatched thus far (though I still hold out hope for the others! Candled and saw movement!!) -...
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    Cull or wait? Chick with neck extended backward, falls over.

    I got home to find one of the cochin chicks that hatched this morning in what looks like bad shape. It doesn't appear to be in pain, but it's neck is back in the rigor pose when it tries to stand up, and then it falls over backward. When laying down, it's mostly on its back or side, and then...
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    I think I'm going to faint..

    Sunday: Me: "So.. remember when I said I was only going to need a small coop and run for the three Seramas and the quail?" That Guy: ".. You got more chickens, didn't you?" Me: "Weeelll..thebabycochinsaresocute!!! And I need another Serama or T'Oliver will be lonely ..and I still want a...
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    Do I owe eggs to anyone else?

    Egg Train replacement eggs were sent out, the eggs that were purchased were sent out, UrbanMama's eggs are ready to go out tomorrow.. How do I still have 12 eggs sitting in the storage room? 6 red tux Coturnix, 6 Italian, and my brain is telling me those belong to someone but after going...
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    Is there anyone you didn't feel comfortable selling to?

    I had a creepy experience last night. I had some people come over to buy some button quail and wound up feeling like I was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, dealing with Veruca Salt. Their 11 yr old daughter, who was totally out of control, saw the Coturnix and wanted them. Right now, I only...
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    Need help from someone who processes quail - experiment.

    I don't process quail, so I can't try this. Soaking a pigeon in white vinegar for a day or two will dissolve all the bones and leave you with just the meat. I'm curious to know if it does the same thing with quail bones. Anyone willing to brine one and let me know? If it doesn't work, you can...
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    TRADE - Crazy Garden Seed Train - herbs, vegetables, flowers

    A discussion offline sparked this. I collect seeds from my garden every year, and have a bunch of heirloom and other seeds. Since I'll be gathering more this year, I thought I'd spread last year's around - and figured there's probably other people on here who'd like to play. Rules: 1.) Person...
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    SWAP / EGG TRAIN - Positive feedback listing thread.

    Here's a thread where we can add positive feedback for swappers or people on any of the egg trains. Rules: DO NOT POST NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OR NAMES OF BAD SWAPPERS HERE AT ALL! - Negative feedback should stay between you and your swap partner or you and the swap administrator. The BYC Posse is...
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    Anyone have pics of a PVC pipe-based run?

    I'm thinking about making the run in my garden this year out of PVC with hardware cloth wired through holes drilled in it. I'm debating whether to glue the joints or drill and use bolts. Anyone have pictures of theirs? Thanks! -Spooky
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    Risotto en Squash

    1 c risotto rice 1/2 c. white cooking wine 1 stick butter 8 oz Bellavitano cheese (or sharp cheddar, or parmesan) 4 T small capers 1 jar marinated quartered artichoke hearts 1/2 c. slivered almonds 1 medium shallot 1 c. cooked squished butternut squash 1 large acorn squash 2 c. stock (made mine...
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    Article on rammed earth chicken coop in Austin, Tx

    http://rammedearth.blogspot.com/2009/01/rammed-earth-chicken-coop-in-austin.html Neat! -Spooky
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    Lost Cricket - eggbound. It's been a bad morning.

    Cricket the Confused Button Quail was found dead in her cage this morning. Cause of death was obvious eggbinding - egg was visible but so huge it had forced her legs to the sides. I tried to work it out but it was lodged tight against her hip bones. She was fine last night, I had her out to play...
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    MN - possible online swap project.

    I set this up today, as a mockup to see if this format would work: http://mnchickenswap.blogspot.com/ I don't know if it'd get used - so.. MN peeps, chime in. Would you like to be part of this, to list and find chickens locally? You'd need a Google account, but I think most of us have gmail...
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    I hate car shopping.

    My car died rather spectacularly last week. I've been trying to shop for a new one. I want a Subaru Forester, not necessarily new, but under 10 years old and hopefully less than 125k miles. First dealer, I went into by myself: Him: "Ha ha ha.. you know that Subarus are the most-owned cars by...
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    WTH is a water wiggler?

    Everyone keeps mentioning water wigglers, and I'm confused. Do you mean the jiggly things that go in bird baths to keep them from freezing, or the children's toy rubbery can't-hold-it thing? How do these get used for incubating? I can see a use for both, actually. The bird bath one for...
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