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Hi Peeps - A friend just called to let me know she found a lost rooster in Princeton, on a path that is not near any property that has chickens.... Please, if there are any BYCers from that area, can you check with your peeps to see if anyone is missing a roo? Or anyone who can please help...

Thoughts? For bird with chronic respiratory issue (intermittent 'wheezing' [for lack of better description - makes funny sound] and open mouth breathing, not experienced by any of the other birds - they are super healthy). Unresponsive to antibiotics (Tylan etc), so likely viral or allergy or...

Saw this post on Facebook and sharing it here: Heads-up INDIANA! This fella needs your HELP! He was found by Margot in Bloomington this weekend with frostbite to his comb. He is clearly someone's pet. Margot is not a chicken-keeper, but is caring for him in her home as well as she is able to...

Let us all please do our best to educate the vast majority of humans who have no idea what our species has done to hens......Eggs should be obtained from hens treated well and spared becoming like this. Thank you. JJ http://freefromharm.org/eggs-what-are-you-really-eating/ Eggs: What...

Thanks to the kindness of a stranger, this chicken was rescued. She would have otherwise been annihilated by a dog in all likelihood. JJ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/after-spotting-a-chicken-in-central-park-an-odyssey-begins/?_r=0 Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Animals...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/business/rentals-that-let-you-fly-the-coop.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 Perhaps this has already been posted? Maybe they tell renters everything important they need to know, I don't know. Unless they do, and don't give birds to just anyone (this would take ethical...

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/opinion/sunday/are-chicks-brighter-than-babies.html Op-Ed Columnist Are Chicks Brighter Than Babies? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF October 19, 2013 SOME Americans are wondering whether to eat chicken in the aftermath of the latest salmonella outbreak...

http://www.3news.co.nz/Knitting-helping-chickens-recover/tabid/817/articleID/314652/Default.aspx JJ

http://www.care2.com/causes/10-fascinating-facts-about-chickens.html?page=1 10 Fascinating Facts About Chickens by Abigail Geer August 12, 2013 2:30 pm Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/10-fascinating-facts-about-chickens.html#ixzz2btzwHpvN In the United States alone, more...

Quite interesting!."Cleaning the rooms between guests is clearly important". Extremely important. Wonder what they use to try to avoid transfer of disease/illness. JJ (article is not very new - sorry if it's already been posted somewhere - I didn't see it)...

BYC's Rob quoted.... JJ http://www.nbcnews.com/health/backyard-chickens-dumped-shelters-when-hipsters-cant-cope-critics-say-6C10533508 Backyard chickens dumped at shelters when hipsters can't cope, critics say JoNel Aleccia NBC News Facebook Email 2 hours ago Niko Kallianiotis / for NBC...

Please take care to watch your comments so this thread doesn't get shut down. This initiative is something I think many BYCers would like to be aware of so let's just keep it at that - thanks! JJ

Sad on so many levels. In the bigger picture, it would be good if more people were aware that chickens serve as therapy animals. Maybe they would garner more of the respect they deserve. JJ...

FYI - JJ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/opinion/kristof-arsenic-in-our-chicken.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Op-Ed Columnist Arsenic in Our Chicken? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: April 4, 2012 Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich. Damon...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/dining/hatching-your-own-batch-of-eggs.html?_r=1&emc=eta1&pagewanted=all Straight From the Home Coop Mark Wallheiser for The New York Times A basket of eggs at Greenfire Farms in Havana, Fla. More Photos » By JULIA MOSKIN Published: April 3...

FYI. JJ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/us/dyeing-easter-chicks-raises-concerns.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Nobody Minds Dyeing the Egg, but the Chicken Is Another Story Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg News Chicks can be colored with nontoxic dye as embryos near the end of incubation or sprayed quickly...

This article seems a bit slim on facts. For example, as far as I've been able to ascertain, great nutrition is more responsible for rich yellow yolks than corn intake......JJ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/white-vs-brown-eggs_n_1342583.html?ncid=webmail3 What's The Difference...

So cool that even though it could fly, this bird found sledding fun and worth the effort :) AND that he/she devised a way to do it! http://www.buzzfeed.com/carinsiderw/crow-roof-tubing-2y1l http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9RnDp_tms&feature=player_embedded (should be same as above but...

And how I love that the new BYC allowed me to copy/paste this from an e-mail I received! Thank you Rob and company! (I love these accounts that help show people that non-humans can be more highly evolved than some humans out there! And are therefore worthy of our kindness.......) JJ...

Bad humans are going to be the death of me. If anyone reading this has any connections whatsoever with anyone at all who could help track down these despicable people and with any luck at all this poor bird before it dies (including criminal psychics, animal communicators), please, please reach...