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Thanks for all the responses. Lots of food for thought. We don't have a rooster (we live in the 'burbs), so all the eggs she has been sitting on for the last day or do are infertile. If we wanted her to hatch eggs, we would have to get some fertile ones. Would chicks hatched at this time of...

We just took 3 eggs out from under her. They were very warm - almost hot. Can we eat them, or will her body heat have made them unsafe? No eggs from the other chickens yet today......

One of our hens has gone broody. We are trying to figure out what to do, if we want to let her hatch some eggs, or if we want to try to get her over it. What are the pros and cons or allowing a broody hen to hatch eggs. New chicks is both a pro and a con for us, since we are stretched to the...

That really is sad. I hope you find a good home for them. Are there any vets in your area that offer free spay/neuter service? That way whomever you give them to would be assured of not adding to the unwanted pet population when those kitties get older. That might be why these got dumped in...

According to Dictionary.com , it is pronounced ar-uh-kah-nuh

This was in the Seattle Times this weekend. I thought it might be of interest to those who keep turkeys. Pilgrims Progress

You can eat them in a box, and you can eat them with a fox. You can eat them here and there - you can eat them anywhere. I can't wait until we get our first EE egg! I hope they are green......

Quote: I like your thinking. That would be very eficient!

I made seedless raspberry jam this weekend, and have lots of raspberry seeds/pulp left over. I know how much the chickens love our raspberries, so I decided to give them some. I put some of the pulp and seeds in a bowl and put in the coop. They didn't just like it - they loved it. There was...

You are all so creative - you put Macgyver to shame! I hope Barg does not see this thread because he will want to hatch eggs in a homemade incubator for sure. I have too many projects around the house I need him to do first!

Quote: Here is my favorite GF pie dough recipe: Perfect Pie Crust Amazon.com is also a good source for GF food in the USA. That won't help Bantymum, but it might help somoene else here. Bob's Red Mill makes the best GF chocolate cake mix, IMO. They even have the GF oats available now...

Quote: We have fox down here in Federal Way. We have coyote, too. Everett is a similar community, so I wouldn't be surprised if they were up there too. Bummer about the chickens. I hope you catch the varmint that did it.

Quote: Shelly is correct. If you believe you have celiac disease, I would encourage you to get tested as soon as possible, while still eating gluten. If you go GF before the testing you run the risk of healing up enough to get a false negative. The first step to a diagnosis is actually a...

My son and I have celiac disease, which, as Rebeccahorse mentioned, is an intollerance to gluten. Gluten is found in any food derived from wheat, barley, rye and some oats. We have a completely gluten free home, and have for 2 years. I went undiagnosed for 18 years, and nearly died of...

Quote: Oh yes it is! "You look like Minnie Pearl , just you and me punk rock giiiirl..."

I read it at work, and then get the play-by-play when I get home. It really has gotten a lot better, but there are still occasional skirmishes in the coop. Our kids' sibling rivalry is nothing compared to these silly chickens.

I can all of our jam from raspberries we grow. Someone gave me a few starts a few years ago, and they have really gone to town in one corner of our yard. We have fresh berries from June - September. I use the Ball Blue book for reference, but don't use any of the recipes out of it because I...

Youtrained a chicken to fly a kite?!?!?! I can't even train my kids to put their dirty clothes in the hamper. Well done!

I have read about people giving their chickens crushed egg shells, so I decided to try it. I have been saving all of my egg shells, rinsing them and letting them dry. When I have a goodly amount, I pulse them in the food processor for a bit until they are small. Yesterday, I fed them to the...

I am a punk rock girl -Ramones -Dead Milkmen -Dead Kennedys But to mix it up, I also like -Beatles -Squirrel Nut Zippers -James Brown Lots of other groups, too eclectic to list. But nooooooo country. That's one of the few musical standards that Barg and I agree on. He likes Barry Manilow...