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    They stopped eating

    I have 15 hens. I've used the same feed brand from the same store for 2 years. This last bag they simply wont touch. I know they have to be hungry, so I've let them out to free range but there can't be much food since it is February. I hate to throw the bag away. I just bought it. It has been...
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    Procrastinating.....

    Has anyone besides me procrastinated in buying Christmas gifts? Partly it was coming up with the cash, and partly it is dreading going, and partly it is that I really don't know what to purchase.....
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    Do you color your hair?

    I am 52. Growing up, I had reddish-blond hair. As I got older, it started turning auburn. I hit my mid 20's and found some random gray hairs and started coloring it. It went back to strawberry blond and I colored it for years and years. I hit 50 and started thinking about letting it all go...
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    teensy weensy egg

    Ok, WHERE is the quail? I walked into the coop this morning to open it up and there was a teeny tiny teensy weensy hard shelled brown egg on the floor of the coop. It is perfectly shaped but looks like a dove or a quail egg. Problem is, I have barred rocks, buff orpingtons and black...
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    Moving DD back to college today

    My 21 yo DD is moving back to the college dorm today to begin her senior year. While I realize that graduation is almost 10 months away, and nothing is guaranteed, I am really proud of her accomplishment so far. She will be my first to complete college. The weird part is all the mixed...
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    downfall of automatic coop doors

    Does anyone besides me think that they are missing out on tucking their little darlings "in" for the night by using an automatic door to the coop? It would be handy in the morning (when I would like to sleep in but don't get to).....but I really like the routine of talking to & petting each one...
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    smaller eggs

    I have 5 barred rocks, 5 black australorps and 5 buff orpingtons who are around 18 months old. They have been laying consistently since November 2010. Their eggs have all been close to the same size since then, except for the last week. They are SMALLER. Hmmmm. The only thing that has been...
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    Childless for a while

    Ok, this is the first time in over 35 years that there are NO kids at home. Now I have to clarify that I LOVE my kids, so don't think poorly of me when I say: WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. I didn't have to cook. I actually don't have to WAIT to use MY computer. There are NO...
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    Oh what funny girls!

    I looked toward the chicken coop and run as I normally do when walking past the window, and noticed the girls all gathered to one side of the pen with their necks stretched to the fullest. Hmmm, what ARE they looking at? Seems they had a visit from one of their neighbors..... a baby bunny was...
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    Anyone besides me REALLY tired of Facebook?

    Ok, so I opened a facebook account a few years ago. It was when facebook was mostly kids & college students. I "friended" my kids, and started following their lives. I thought I was being pretty sneaky learning all about them and their friends. I found out my kids and their friends are...
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    4H and showing

    We are relatively new to raising chickens. I started with chicks almost a year ago. Now my 16 yo DD is interested in 4H and showing 2 of my girls in the "fancy" chicken category. I have NO problem with this, I'm actually thrilled she has any interest at all in the hens. I do have a few...
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    My 16 y.o. DD described BYC like this....

    I am the first in our family to ever keep chickens, and have spent an enormous time on BYC learning all I can. So it is no surprise to my DD when she walks past the computer & I'm on BYC (again.... as she says). Anyhow, last night we went out to eat with some family and I brought fresh eggs...
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    Chocolate Wine? Hmmmmmmm.................

    My daughter turned 21 in November. She was given a gift of ChocoVine (chocolate wine) from Holland. My first thought was YUCK, who would ever think of such a combination?????? It's red wine and chocolate. Well, she opened it and tried it.... she HATED it. But then, she hasn't had much...
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    Just a rant about my SIL

    Ok, here are the dynamics. I am the oldest of 3 children (I am 52) married, with 3 children of my own. I have 2 brothers, one who lives in CA (we are in OH), and the other lives in the same town as me & my family. My father died 2 years ago Dec 30, so Mom is all alone. This year she wants to...
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    Not eating- need advice

    I have a flock of 15 hens, all around 6 months old. They were given chick feed until about the end of October when a few started laying. I switched to layer crumbles, and they all ate normally. The weather has changed drastically (below freezing), so I added some scratch and BOSS (which I...
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    Bluejay question

    About a half hour ago a male bluejay smacked really hard into our window and hurt himself. I'm not sure what the extent of injuries are. He was laying on his back, eyes open & blinking, breathing and legs curled up. Since he was laying on really cold concrete, I picked him up with a hand...
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    Did you eat the very first egg your chicken gave you?

    I was told by a friend who used to raise hens "I wouldn't eat the first eggs"..... Um, why not?
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    Does anyone have a spouse on disability?

    My husband was diagnosed with emphysema 8 years ago, and has been on disability for the last 6 of those years. He is home all the time and doesn't do much to help himself. He only goes to the doctor when his yearly medication prescription is about to run out, and is never completely truthful...
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    Labor Day Weekend Plans

    Just curious.... for those celebrating Labor Day, what are your plans? Anyone have to work? I do, both jobs. And then, planning to do the annual getting ready for fall/winter preparations by putting all the lawn furniture away, taking down decorations, etc. What about YOU?
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    Feathers

    My girls are approximately 10 weeks old now and pretty much completely feathered. Their hind ends are more fluffy looking. They are randomly losing feathers. It seems to be pretty normal (but how would I know?). No patchy spots or anything like that... just a feather here & there. Here is...
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