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    Can a dog prone to attacking other dogs be retrained?

    Long story short. We rescued a 10 mo old dog a few years back. She was turned into a high kill shelter in a very sad state. She has overcome a lot of her issues due to the neglect, abuse etc. that she suffered in the first 10 months of her life. Sadly she is prone to attack other dogs. Our...
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    I just love my Black Copper Maran chicks!!

    I've raised chickens and chicks all my life, I loved them all. However, these two chicks (sitting in their brooder on my kitchen counter ) have stolen my heart! Anyone else notice their sweet little coos? They sound like song birds. I've never heard anything like it before in my life...
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    Ok all you Ameraucana-loving peeps~the case of the vanishing blue hue!

    My Ameraucanas have finally begun to lay! YEA! One of them, who began to lay last month, laid beautiful light sea foam blue-green eggs. I was so proud! However, lately her eggs are almost white now. What's up with that? She gets an organic layer mix, b.o.s.s. and fresh greens daily. She...
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    Wet-Feather ducks?

    My two Rouen ducks can't seem oil their feathers very well. They look drenched after it rains or after they take a dip in their pool. I did a search here and couldn't find the answer, forgive me if this has already been covered. History: *They are not quite 1 year old yet, one male and one...
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    Has anyone flown recently with children?

    Just curious. Did you need to show id, birth certificate? I'm flying SWA with my 13 year old soon and I just want to hear your experiences please. (It is her first time to fly.) Thanks!
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    WTB broody hen any make any model :o) Will have a great home in WA.

    Just need a broody-prone hen to live out her life as an incubator and mother. My chickens are happy, healthy, organically fed, free rangers on one acre of lush green grass. They have a livestock gurdian dog that keeps an eye out for them when they leave the (secure) coop in the morning. They...
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    How itchy are those pesky pin feathers?

    My chicks were born May 22 (about 10 weeks old) have all started to peck at themselves right after I clipped their one wing for the first time. I keep DE in all of their dusting areas, and I dusted them again as soon as I noticed them pecking themselves. I upped their calcium intake with more...
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    Please post a "Wheaten Ameraucana Rooster" NEVERMIND I GOT IT!

    help me find one that is already posted. I tried to search but couldn't get a photo. (? prolly doing somethin wrong ) Anyway, I have (what I think is) a wheaten Ameraucana roo, but I need to be sure, as he looks really dark. If you have a photo, please post. Edited to add: Thanks for your...
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    Neighbor's unaltered cats driving me nuts!

    She has a bunch of unaltered cats that roam around everywhere! For whatever reason she won't have them spayed or neutered. (Does anyone know how far these cats can roam?) They are fighting with my neutered cat in MY yard! There are atleast 10 acres between her property and mine. They also...
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    Introducing two rabbits to eachother...

    I searched, but I could not find any info on a safe and easy way to intorduce a new rabbit to my current one. Both are young does, one is a year old lionhead and the new one is a Holland Lop, 5 mo old. I have a huge run with cover that totals about 20x20. I have had them seperated but next to...
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    How long to wait to eat eggs after antibiotics were given?

    Hi, My girls (3) all had to go through an antibiotic treatment for respitory infection. The antibiotic treatment was over on Sunday, it is now Tuesday. How many days do I need to wait before their eggs are safe to eat? Thanks for any helpful information.
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    Chicken laying eggs AND CROWING like a ROOSTER!!

    This has actually happened to another chicken I had before. She was a black frizzle that was getting beat up by her peeps at the coop I had next to my barn in the country. So I brought her home (at the time was downtown Houston) so she could re-coop-erate in my backyard. She did relax and...
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    Thanks to this forum, Ruby is better...

    I am new to western Washington I moved here from Texas...big change. I've always had back yard chickens and never once did one get a respitory infection in all of my 30+ years in Texas. Well what do you know? Just 4 days after I brought my new big girls home, one of them came down with the...
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