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    Did Raptive develop their own Bulletin Board software ?

    I have been talking with 2 friends, 1 who had a Wordpress site about economics, another who had a Simple Machines software forum about history. In general, I really like the phpBB type of forum software. I am amazed at how people can live with the tiny, miniscule little message windows in...
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    Magnesium Welding Rod - I don't understand

    A frequent demonstration in high school and college chemistry classes is the simple burning of magnesium. it burns very brightly ! A local business gave me a pile of Metal Welding Rod about 5 years ago. Now I am trying to sell it - if I can figure out what it is...
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    For Rodents - Has Anybody tried the Bucket trap with the Cheap Plastic Yellow Top ?

    I'm thinking about buying one of these https://www.amazon.com/Bucket-Lid，Mouse-Lid，Auto-Outdoor-Compatible/dp/B0CKY3DSZY/ref=asc_df_B0CKY3DSZY They get very mixed reviews. The basic mechanism seems sound, they're just really flimsy, and sometimes the rats somehow chew through the top. Since...
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    More Discreet Signs of a Mountain Lion visit

    Today when I went to put the 6 bird flock in the garage coop, there were only 3 birds visible, the Alpha rooster "Moonwalker" and 2 hens, Plaid and Little Black Hen (who are both d'Uccle). It looked like I had lost 4 birds, since the 5 year old hen from the front yard flock was also nowhere to...
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    Andante - Adagio - Allegretto - Chicken Language in Opera Terms

    This morning my birds were doing a very distinctive call and response musical performance. One hen, who I call "Plaid" till I come up with a better name, was Whining in a Rising Pitch. Then the others all sang their response. Not a normal rooster crow, they sing together in response to Plaid...
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    Chickens Indoors: any Roomba-ish devices that work on Chicken Poop ?

    If you read reviews of Roomba, there is sometimes a section where people discuss the ugly effects of Roomba running into pet droppings, smearing them around, etc. I'm hoping to improve on that but I'm afraid there are no commercial products. Now that I have Red John running around, befouling...
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    Which Birds are the Best Fighters ?

    I have a Black with Red Highlights, d'Uccle - Bantam cross, who is about 1/2 size. Tiny white 1 pound d'Uccle Mother, normal size Bantam father. I ended up naming him "Oedipus" because of how he ALMOST killed his father. Oedipus hung out at a distance for a year or 2 after they were hatched...
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    Having Trouble Cutting off Red John's Broken Toe

    Hi This is what led me to join. Backyard Chickens has come up in numerous searches about Chickens, over the years. This one rooster, a beautiful Red Mille Fleur - Brahma cross, somehow managed to break his toe, about a month ago. He lives with a larger Brahma rooster, who is probably his...
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