THE "SMALL SPACE, BIG STYLE" CITY COOP
I once started a thread on the BYC message board asking, “Is a chicken coop ever really finished?” It was, in part, a rhetorical question. Most posters echoed our sentiment that, of course it’s never finished; don’t even expect that! Rick (aka DH) worked...
So sorry about your chicken! Believe me, I can empathize. I just logged on to BYC for the first time in a months because I just found my favorite chicken dead on the floor of her pen!! She was exactly in the position you describe.
I just cannot believe it - she was perfectly healthy. Even...
Looks like many posters are saying their own breeds are the friendliest!
i'll just chime in and say, from my VERY limited experience, Barred Rocks are extremely friendly. I got BRs and RIRs last spring as day-old chicks. The BRs have their individual personalities, but all are very...
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I'm so sorry, onecent!!!!
I'm crying with you.
If it's any consolation, your case is motivating me to get that BYC page about how to refute opposition to chicken keeping finished. I've been procrastinating, but these animal rights groups are REALLY pissing me off! And I consider...
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Boy, do we live in a mixed up society!!!!!!!!! Some people care more for a _____ chicken than they do children.
Well, it's also inaccurate. A day-old chick IS different than an 8-week old puppy. Before hatching, chicks absorb the yolk in their egg, allowing them to go the first two...
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Clicked on your link; got this message: "Page not found
Sorry, the page you were looking for in the blog Animal Place Sanctuary does not exist."
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sure, i went to www.animalplace.com
onecent,
Sorry to be a pain, but could you be more specific? I went to the website, but can't find the piece you quoted (checked their latest newsletter, pet tips, support the group and a couple other pages, but failed to find it.
Thanks!
Katherine
One-cent, can you supply a link? I know about a coalition of animal sanctuaries sending a press release and position paper out last December. Looks like this is a new article. But from where? What's the date?
Thanks!
Katherine
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I have wondered about that. When I got my first baby chicks, I fed them Agrimaster chick starter. To me, that stuff stank! As soon as it ran out, I put them on Organic Pride. When I opened the bag, it smelled wonderful, like something I could eat. I don't raise meat birds at the...
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I grew oatgrass for mine in a flat and periodically cut it to add to their greens. The other day I put the whole flat in their pen. They had a ball with it! Ate all the grass, then had fun digging out all the soil. The ground here is still frozen and the floor of their pen is...
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Good grief, NOOOO!
You may get worse than worms. I was reading Bob Sheasley's book Home to Roost last week and he talked about how some Asians got avian flu from their cockfighters by SUCKING BLOOD AND MUCUS FROM THEIR BEAKS after a fight!!!
I know you are not talking about going...
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I completely agree, Cynthia. And it doesn't mean you are not a "nice" person. Sounds to me like you are not a "fake" person. Why ask, if you're legal and going to get them anyway?
Katherine
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Its called being polite. Especially if you are going to be five feet from them. Cramped in the city and having chickens can be a lot different than being in the burbs or in the country.
I agree with speckledhen. I wouldn't (and didn't) ask. But I did talk to my neighbors. My...
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I'm using the free version of survey monkey, and they don't allow you much for free! I might be able to adapt that question, though. Thanks for doing the survey!
Katherine
No regrets at all! And I am a city girl who never had or desired any pet before. Now I can't imagine not having them. Sounds like you are a serious gardener, so you will really appreciate the benefits - the manure, and help with pest control.
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I don't live in the south, so can't...
Thanks for taking the survey, Sjisty! And for sharing you story. You write that it was your husband's idea to get chickens; who takes care of them now, you? Him? Shared? My husband was adamantly against my getting chickens. Now he gets a huge kick out of them and volunteers to help. He...