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    Advice Needed.

    2boxers - my heart goes out to you! After you consult a vet and boxer rescue, if you decide to keep her please commit to working with her daily. I adopted a "growly" dog and loved him dearly. He and I had a lot of success with positive reinforcement training. There are many good resources on...
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    BR laying age...

    Quote: This happened to me! My girls ignore the shavings-filled boxes completely and sometimes use straw-filled ones. They just started laying and often lay in funny places such as under the rabbit hutch.
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    getting into meat rabbits

    I'm new to raising rabbits. I have two bucks, two juveniles, and 16 new babies! The bucks and does came from two different neighbors, but each pair appears pretty in-bred, so I decided to cross-breed in hopes of getting hardier stock. Recently, I traded two juveniles for my new buck...
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    Dieting??

    Support is good. My employer reimburses us for our participation in a certain wieght loss program and I've lost 15.6 pounds in 8 weeks. I find that weekly weigh-ins at the office are very motivating! So far, oatmeal for breakfast and a high fiber/ low fat lunch have been working for me. A...
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    Who Doesn't pay any Income Tax

    pips&peeps : ...On the subject of kids..... I get upset about our school levies here. ... I'm childless by choice, but, in my view, making a good public education available to all is a worthwhile effort. I'd rather contribute to that than a large number of other government programs - like...
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    How about a public insurance plan as an option?

    Today on HuffPost, Robert Cremer reports that "73% of Voters Think Health Care Reform Must Include Choice of a Public Health Insurance Plan The health reform plan proposed by President Obama during his campaign assures that consumers can keep the private health insurance plans that they...
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    Hi! New chicken owner

    My girls laid our first eggs this week, too!
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    Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

    cknmom - best wishes for you mother's recovery. US Senate soup with northern beans, onion, celery, garlic, carrots, and a bit of bacon. With southern mixed greens and irish soda bread.
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    Buying full grown chickens

    I've seen adult chickens on Craigslist A few of the hatcheries sell POC (point of lay) chickens, but they have large minimum orders.
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    POLL: Why do you keep chickens - eggs, meat, show, pet, other?

    eggs, entertainment, compostable material for the garden, fly control for the horses, and ocassionally, tamales
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    New Member

    My mature rotte learned in a single trial when he grabbed one of my chickens by the tail feathers. He is still so ashamed of disappointing me that he retreats when I let the chickens out to roam. My german shep pup isn't reliable yet. After dozens of training opportunities, he still gives...
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    Northern New Mexican Newbie

    from Rio Abajo! How's the weather up north? P.S. For my other compadres in Nuevo Mexico - backyard chickens are permitted in Albuquerque, but the limit on roosters is one per household.
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    Hello from New Mexico!

    from Rio Abajo!
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    Are my eggs OK to eat?

    My friend bought some eggs in Japan and ate them for thiry days while sailing to Alaska. All good. No refrigeration needed.
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    Hi All new to the board

    I'm almost afraid to ask - what's a half rooster?
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    Baby bunnies!

    Hurray! Both Pebbles and Annabelle have had litters! This morning, I saw their fur nests wiggling. I don't want to disturb the mommies, but I can hardly wait to see how many and what colors! I'm hoping that Bam Bam and Annabelle gave me a strong son to become my king buck and that...
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    Treats for Ducks?

    Fond childhood memory: stomping on all the fallen apples while the ducks followed at my heels.
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    Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

    Happy birthday cknmom! Leftovers here, too. Brisket sloppy joes and snap peas.
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    Hi from New Mexico

    Also in NM!
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