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I have officially fired our three cats! They just watch as the little rodent runs around our upstairs looking for a way out. It looks like a chipmunk, but doesn't have stripes or a bushy tail. Arghhhh! I hate the thought of it running around while I'm sleeping. I'm hiding the cat food...

My husband and I are teaching our daughter to treat people like she wants to be treated. This includes, but is not limited to: 1. Saying she's sorry in a humble tone 2. Using good manners 3. Not using words like "shut up" or "stupid" or "I hate . . ." 4. Being honest and respectful to...

I am going to make some tomorrow for the first time. Any tips for me? These are the directions I'm going to follow: http://howtomakedo.net/154/make-your-own-wool-dryer-balls

I gathered 20 eggs at about 6 pm tonight, and when I went to close the coop at 11:30 there were three more on the floor of the coop - kinda strange, they use the nesting boxes. This means that all 23 of my girls laid an egg today! First time ever! Tomorrow I'm heading to the local farmers...

I just made sourdough bread dough in the breadmaker. I made 16 rolls and they are baking in the oven. MMMM. The smell is divine. Oh, it doesn't hurt that I have turkey in the oven too. I often make Sunday dinner on Saturday. Stacey

I'm so geeked! Yesterday I got brand new rubber boots from someone on Freecycle. I can't wait to wear them in the coop and save my other boots for real life.

Today I heard my 23 girls cackling up a storm. They went on for about 5 minutes. I went to the window and saw all of them looking one way, but I couldn't see what was in their line of sight. By the time I got to the other window, I thought I saw a cat go into my daughter's playhouse. The...

Let's play! Here's how it works. You find an image online of what the previous poster mentions. Right-click on the image and "Copy Link Location" - then come here and insert it by clicking on IMG and pasting between . Okay, I want to see the St. Louis Arch at night please!

Several times today I heard one of my Australorp pullets make a sound like a baby's or pet's squeaky toy. This this odd? Normal? I was bemused.

I love the Cake Wrecks blog. Check out these funny professional cakes: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-call-fowl.html

My girls have just started laying and I only get one egg at a time, but I am hoping that with 24 of them that eventually I will not be able to carry them in one hand! Please show me your egg basket! I wanna see all kinds: Martha Stewart basket - When you see it you think, "It's a good thing."...

and this morning I knew it when I heard it! (I bet it's on the Top 40 here at BYC.) I said to my daughter, "I think one of the girls is laying an egg! Listen to the Egg Song." We listened for a few moments at the back door, then scurried to put on our chicken coop shoes. I said, "Let's get...

I have 24 girls and lately when the hawks fly overhead, they act like nothing is wrong. A month ago they'd run in the coop, but now they stay in the run. The run is covered, but they don't know that. Yesterday two hawks circled the hen house for several minutes and none of them scurried to...

We are having our annual cookout tomorrow and expecting about 50 people. We have many packages of Johnsonville original brats and today I parboiled them in beer and onions. Tomorrow DH will grill them and I'll put 8 pounds of sauerkraut in the crock pot. Guests will bring a dish to pass...

Always keep several "Get well" cards on the mantle... So if unexpected guests arrive, they will think you've been sick and unable to clean. he he Head to the nearest Dollar Store today to pick up a couple of cards!

I'm not dumb, but I have never canned without my mom doing all of the detail work while I chop and peel. I have done peaches, pears, tomatoes - - but all that was 25 years ago when I was a kid. In the past 5 years, we've done applesauce together. Now I want to do this on my own since I now...

Our daughter is 7 and I don't have extra funds to buy a costume. Sadly, I cannot sew. I need some ideas for a costume that I can make for her from clothes I can recycle from a thrift shop. Any ideas for me?

I have no idea how this happened to Twisty (that's what we call her - - - she's the only White Wyandotte with a name since they all look alike). She eats and drinks with no problem, so she's adapted. She's very friendly too.

When we bought the chicks at the local feed store in May, the owner thought we had Buff Orps, Plymouth White Rocks and Black Sex Links. These pix were taken when the chix were 19 weeks old. 1. Out of 24 birds, only one has this coloring and small body. I don't know the breed, but I'm...

He keeps pushing my hands and I can barely type. He pushed some key and now the resolution on my screen has changed. I'm typing and he's on my hands and pushing at my chest. Argh!! I put him on the floor and he jumps right back. Oh, well, time for bed here anyway..