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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    I live in West Central WI in farm/wood country. A year ago some predator dug around our run defenses (hardware cloth 12" out horizontally from the fence and 24" up the fence) and took 7 birds out. No carcasses, just feathers. We reinforced around the coop and run, but the critter found...
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    4-week old relocated chick acting odd

    I have a group of six chicks that are 4 weeks old. All were fine and normal last night before I began to relocate them from the brooder box to the brooder pen. I placed all six in a dog carrier (plenty of room for them) for the move. They were in there just a few minutes during the walk...
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    I'm a momma!!!!

    I got the phone call from the post office Wednesday morning at 7:30 informing me that the "stork" had arrived! All nine baby girls survived the transit very well (from MyPetChickens) and were quite vocal in expressing their displeasure with their cramped quarters. All resisted the "dip their...
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    Wisconsin licensing to sell eggs

    I was reading Wisconsin statutes for laws pertaining to the sale of eggs for when my small flock gets going and found a reference to the need to be licensed by the state if I want to sell the eggs from a place other than my property (like a farmer's market). Any Wisconsinites know the process...
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    Wet headed chicken

    A friend of mine has a sister that is new to chicken raising. She's having trouble with one of her hens, a silkie, I think. The hen dips her head in water causing her feathers to cover her eyes like bangs. The water then freezes the feathers into that shape so she can't see very well. The...
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    Homeless brother-in-law

    So thanks to a careless smoker, my BIL is now homeless. His neighbor across the hall discarded a cigarette into an evergreen bush which ignited a fire that burned up the side of the building and into the attic before spreading. BIL's apartment suffered serious water damage in the form of a...
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    Anyone going to the Autumn Fest craft show this weekend?

    Anyone else going to the Autumn Festival craft fair this weekend at Canterbury Park in Shakopee? Three of us are going in the morning. It'll be my first time since the early 90's.
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    DH vs. chainsaw, and the winner is....

    DH was using the chainsaw yesterday to clear some trees. He's "old school" and refuses to use the safety brake on the saw because he's been doing this for years. He at least took his finger off the trigger before reaching down to pick up someone's old, discarded can of Off! but the chain was...
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    Candling eggs (?) that are to be eaten

    DH read a book on raising chickens to prepare for our future flock. He said the book mentioned candling eggs meant for consumption so that "miscarried" eggs can be discarded...? Anyone else do this, or heard about doing this?
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    Ready to get my feet wet

    Hello from Western Wisconsin! I love reading all the posts to BYC and the comaraderie. I know where to go when I need help. We don't have any birds, yet. I'll be starting construction on an 6' x 8' coop once our temperatures fall below "OMG it's hot" (don't know how you Southerners deal with...
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