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    Pretty Awesome Free Cedar Shed in Boston, MA

    Just saw this on Craigslist, this great little shed could be a great coop and it's cedar. Needs a floor but they say the roof is good. NAYY just spreading the word! It's in Hyde Park which is part of Boston. Phyllis http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/zip/3561321722.html
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    Found a processor south of Boston

    I haven’t been on BYC in quite a while so if this is a repeat I apologize. Today I had our 8 layers processed and it was a very positive experience. Here is their info: Den Besten Farm and Custom Slaughterhouse 8 North Street Bridgewater, MA 02324 (508) 697-6500 $5 per chicken (killed...
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    Work Boots - what brand do you like?

    I have a cheapo pair of rubber pull on boots that are falling apart and need to be replaced. They're not real work boots, just rubber fashion boots. I don't think (but am not sure) that I need steel toe because these are for yard and coop work. I can wear mens' sizes and something that has a...
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    General Dominique question

    We were picking up our CSA share today and checked out their chickens. At first I thought they all were Barred Rockes, but I noticed some some had heads that were wattle red and featherless almost all the way back to their ears and they had smaller combs than the pullets I could easily ID as...
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    Chantecler, seeking a pic of a buff

    One of ours chicks from Meyer is supposedly a buff Chantecler and I haven't been able to find a photo of one. Does anyone have a link? They are only a week old so she looks like the BO chick only a bit smaller. thanks much!Phyllis
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    Meat Birds: Seeking "good things to ask" questions

    We can get dressed meat birds through our CSA this summer, which makes me happy because we love our laying hens but we can't do meat birds where we live. Next week I’m going to call the man who will supply them and I hope our BYC meat bird folks can help me ask the right questions. Here’s...
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    Chickens and poison ivy

    Does it affect them like it affects us? When we moved in 10 years ago we had a lot it, got rid of it long before we had chickens, and now its coming back. My concern is our chickens eating it when they free range and I assume its as bad for them as it is for us, right? Last time we used Round...
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    Got the picking/feather eating under control, but one Q still

    The cure was a combination as much winter free ranging as we can manage, fresh greens every day, more protein in the form of dry kitten chow and Avia Charge in their water. I tried the salt cure, but that only worked for the few days I did it and it was a hassle because I had come home from...
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    BUff Orpington lays a pink egg. Is this common?

    I was kinda surprised, I thought they were brown egg layers She has a comb that is thick is at the base and sort of ruffly, not a straight single comb like our AuLorp. She does look like a BO otherwise and has a BO personality. The AULrop lays a medium brown egg and our EE that lays a light...
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    Heated rocks (or flat pavers) as coop warmers

    Seeking opinions! We don't have electrical in our coop and its a Playhouse Coop so its small. The temps have been in the single digits and below here in MA. So I was thinking of heating rocks in the oven and placing them in the coop to at least take some of the chill off at night. Natually I...
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    Pandora chicken charm - so cute!

    This Ebay seller hasd good prices too if you're into Pandora. I got one of these for about 1/2 of what they usually cost. Phyllis
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    *Sigh* Our EE lays a brown egg...

    We'll keep her though Phyllis
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    She laid an egg - while walking!

    The girls were out free ranging for the first time in a few days due to the weather, and I was walking behind our BO when she started to do this funny squat while she was moving. I really thought I had a constipated chicken when all of a sudden an egg dropped to the pavement! I had no idea...
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    Send this to your Mother

    I've watched this 4 times in a row now... The Mom song Phyllis
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    Eggs From the Same Hen or Different Hen? (w/pic)

    I’m seeking opinions: do you think these two eggs came from the same hen? We have only three, and our AUlorp has been the sole layer so far. They all have looked like the one on the right; and have been this medium brown color and this size and weight (1.6 oz or so.) This morning I found the...
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    "I'm not an attorney, but I play one on a message board"

    I decided to post this just to remind people that it's not a good idea to believe everything you read on the internet or on BYC, especially when it comes to matters of law and regulation. Anyone is allowed to express their opinion on a legal issue, however, no one should ever rely on anyone’s...
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    Easter Egger genetics - how do the make them?

    I'm asking this just out of curiosity; the information I've seen says that EE's are hybrid birds, so what breeds they use for each parent? Are EE's the offspring of the same breed of rooster and same breed hen, or is one parent always one breed and the other parent whatever breed they happen...
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    I'm not quite sure what's going on here

    I think she found an ant colony!
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    Bad Timing On My Part

    I'm such a doofus...I ordered our chicks May 16, but they did not arrive until June 16 (one breed was back ordered), and this never occured to me: only 9 hours of daylight right when they are coming up onto 25 weeks and getting ready to lay (they are all maturing on schedule as far as I can...
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    Comb color and size - does it really indicate laying maturity in hens?

    Well, we have a BO, an Australorp and and EE. All will be 4 months old Nov 16th. The AU and the EE have red combs. The EE has a lovely pea comb and the AU is well along to her full comb-and-wattle regalia. The BO is still pale pink and rather small, comb and wattle-wise (but otherwise and...
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