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    JOKE- Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman Walked into a Bar

    The barman said ' What is this some sort of joke?'
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    Fly Blown Chicken

    Hi there , I had to deal with the most horible infection of one of my hens, I had noticed she was a bit low, so I was checking her vent out for posible signs of trapped egg, when I see a writhing mass of maggots, I thought at first they were coming from the vent, however it was below the vent...
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    Stand Up Comedy - Bipolar Routine

    hi there, this is what i do when I'm not here, or tending to the hens, I hope you enjoy it, it is for adults only 16+ that is, and please excuse the frequent swearing, I don't normally swear as much, thanks. http://www.youtube.com/user/robcallaghan
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    Betty Our Wyandotte

    Hi there, good news this week, after several months, Betty has finally started laying, she is at least 6months old, however better late than never.
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    HENS GOING BROODY IN WINTER?

    Hi there keepers, it seems Nancy has gone broody again, I didn’t expect her to do that in the wettest part of winter, I thought her maternal instinct would tell her that this isn’t the right time of year to bringing chicks into the world?. is this common?
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    WHO WRITES POETRY??

    Hi there BYC keepers, he's a little poem I wrote recently, I hope you like it, and do share some of your own with me. cheers. THE COMEDIAN by ROBERT CALLAGHAN. To make people laugh is the goal Bringing some joy to feed the soul It’s the best medicine man can supply! But not from a bottle, it’s...
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    How many Musicians do we have here?

    Hi there, just wondered if there are any musicians amongst the ranks here, seems to go with the outdoors and nature, I play the guitar and own a snare drum. I'm not very good at it , but I love it, there's something about creating your own music, that is second to none, although I'm certain that...
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    Any musicians in da house

    Hi there BYC keepers, I like to dabble with the guitar, and i play it sometimes too. here's one of my offerings if you fancy a look an Elvis cover performed by me in the backroom. How many musso's do we have here?
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    Can the egg Colour change with diet?

    Hi there keepers, just a quick post to ask that question really. Can you change, or I should say tint the colour of the eggs, by feeding the hens coloured food? The reason I ask this somewhat strange question is that, I noticed today that manuella's eggs had a slight pink tinge to them, and it...
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    A Happy Easter from Down Under

    A happy easter to one and all, this is the time of year when the egg is held in high regard, new beginnings, I hope yours go well.
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    DO THE EGGS GET BIGGER AS THE BIRD GROWS?

    hi there BYCKeepers, I was under the impression, dont know where I got it from, that once a hens starts to lay that is the size of the egg it lays, so on that point, will a hens eggs get bigger as she grows older and bigger herself? reason I ask is our Minorca is laying small eggs, and...
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    Manuella de Minorca first eggs

    Hi there keepers, the day has arrived, well it must have been two days ago now, for I found two little white eggs under the coop this afternoon, while cleaning. Manuella’s first eggs ever, I feel so honoured, however in my haste to retrieve the new little eggs, I forgot to leave one behind, to...
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    NELLIE R.I.P

    Dear reader, poor Nellie has passed away, she literally fell off the perch in the coop last night and didn’t recover, very sad, she seemed so unwell, I didn’t think she would make it, but we were hoping for the best. We gave her a burial in the garden and said a few words.
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    NELLIE'S NOT WELL

    Hi there , can you help? Nellie one of our shavers is just sitting and sleeping all day, has been now for at least 2 days, not eating, very watery droppings, all water really, she seems colder than the others, she has just finished moulting, she looks great with all her new feathers, but she's...
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    nancy's broodiness

    Hi , well just to fill you in on Nancys’ broody phase, I saw her today out of the nest, so I quickly jumped over the fence and fished out as many eggs as I could before she spied me, there is an abundance of eggs, I took nine, there were four more I couldn’t reach in time, all very good eggs, I...
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    THANKYOU BACKYARD CHICKEN KEEPERS

    Hi Everyone, just a quick note to say thankyou to you all for visiting the chicken keeper, the site got it’s 2000th visit today, quite pleased, as I’ve only being concentrating on it since november last year. I hope you enjoy the continued ramblings on the lives of my small flock. Thanks again.
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    Has Nancy Gone Broody?

    Hi there , low and behold as I looked out of the window down into the garden this morning, there she was, I called to her with the same sort of tone you would use after loosing a friend at a festival , ‘ Nancy!!! , there you are ‘. It was great to her well, if a little hungry. What struck me...
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    Missing Nancy!!!!!!

    Hi there keepers, well grave news I fear, Nancy has gone it seems, she has not return to the coop now for two nights, she came back breifly the first day, but no sign of her at all yesterday, she didn’t leave a note or forwarding address, quiet rude. It has been suggested to me that she has gone...
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    Where have all the Eggs Gone!!!

    Hi there keepers, it appears are girls are drying up, I feel for our chicken sitter who has only had the pleasure of two eggs all week, not much of return for 5 days caring for the girls, we knew Nellie had stopped before we left, due we now realise to moulting, big pile of Nellie feathers under...
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    WANTED PIED PIPER, PAYS BAD, EGGS GOOD

    Yes , rats, so far I have seen the local stray cat take one from the garden, big enough to feed her family, i myself caught one that was burrowing under the black plastic that covers an area under the deck, to stop the weeds coming up, next bit not for the squeemish,close eyes now, I clubbed it...
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