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    Help IDing 2 bantams please

    I picked up chicks this morning. 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Black Australorp, and 2 bantams of unknown breed. Help IDing them please? It doesn't matter to me what they are as I had wanted an assortment. If it helps, they came from Atwoods. Sorry for the yellow tinged photos, I didn't use the...
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    CCCS vs. Bankruptcy, which is worse?

    I know neither are good. Hubs and I have hit the wall. I don't want to go into detail, but we are looking into CCCS and/or bankruptcy. I've seen some things that say their Debt Management plan is almost as bad as bankruptcy if not worse. Opinions, please. Their office is closed right...
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    Meet Dax. (new heeler mix pup)

    Long story short, Hubs and I aren't trying for kids anymore. So we're adding a dog to the mix. Meet Dax. He is about 3 months old, a heeler mix, and sweet as can be. We picked him out on Saturday but couldn't take him home before their vet checked to see if he was 'developed' enough to be...
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    How do you keep your homemade bread?

    I love to have homemade bread around the house but it never manages to keep well. I usually put the leftover loaf in a gallon ziploc but that seems to change the texture a bit. How do you ladies (and gents) keep your bread loves fresh?
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    No bake 'fruit' cake

    This is a holiday tradition in my family. Even though it is called fruitcake, it really isn't. More of a melted marshmallow-cherry-nut-graham cracker thing. 1 pound graham crackers (they are no longer sold in 16oz boxes, it is now 14.something ounces. You can just do the one box but it...
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    Mouse smell?

    An admin at work has a weak moment and bought her daughter a pet mouse. "Lightening" escaped from the cage. She is going to catch him in something and give him to me (since I will either keep him or give him to someone that would keep him, not make him snake food), along with his cage and...
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    I need prayers and thoughts please. Sad update post 25

    I'm in my fifth week of pregnancy. Yesterday I felt like I overdid it a bit on exerting myself; was a bit crampy in my abdomen. I've been having a bit of spotting ever since the positive pregnancy test, last night the spotting got a little heavier. Today my abdomen is still sore, but not...
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    Economic run ideas please

    Price is very much an issue for me right now. Money is so tight that I can make a penny scream. I've got the coop itself taken care of thanks to some free pallets that I can tear apart and use as materials. I'm running into issues with the run. Ideally I would like to keep 4 hens in a run...
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    PVC for run framing?

    I'm a Lowe's/Home Depot junkie. I habitually just walk around the store looking for ideas and thinking "What can I use that for?" In wandering around last night I ended up on the electrical aisle staring at the PVC pipe and fastners. Here are my ideas: PVC for the frame and braces of the...
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    How much attention for chicks?

    As of Thursday I'll be re-entering the workforce. I'll be gone from the house from 7:30 to 5:30 every week day, if not a bit longer. How much attention do new chicks require at first? Should I try to pick up some from a feed store on a Friday afternoon so I have all weekend to keep an eye...
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    Woo! I can now afford my chickens!

    This morning I dropped off an acceptance letter for a much higher paying job (currently unemployed because I decided my husband was more important than a job that kept me out of state for months at a time). I had promised the Hubs that I wouldn't build a coop or purchase chicks until we both...
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    Yard Impact?

    (If this is in the wrong place, I apologize.) Hubs and I are in our first, starter, house. I've got room in the back of our lot for a small coop and run. But we won't be in this house for more than a few more years as it is only 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and we're getting ready to start our...
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    How much of a mess? (and other noob questions)

    Morning all, I'm Haley and am just starting to get interested in keeping chickens in my suburban back yard. The city allows for up to 6 adult chickens (no roosters) to be kept so long as you meet some distance requirements from houses. I've been reading this forum for a while, and all the...
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