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    Chicken missing a year ago...came back??

    Has anyone ever had a chicken go missing....assumed it was dead...and then had that same chicken just show up at your house to eat one day? I had three black sex link sisters. Over the last year two of them went missing in a rash of fox attacks and we were upset, but made our peace with the...
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    Looking for breeders of Standard Cochins in New Hampshire!

    Anybody...anybody!? I am trying to ready myself for getting some chicks in a few weeks/months and also looking around for a breeder because I've got a good friend who wants to start a small BY flock and would love Cochins and was possibly looking for some already laying girls... Thank you...
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    Uhhhhgg. So, now that the fox has found us....

    ...is it "on"? We haven't had any trouble with fox or coons or anything...just hawks. The woods around my house have been a haven for my birds, since the hawks don't have so much luck in swooping when my flock is under cover of trees, etc...well, now the woods are just as dangerous. It seems...
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    Anyone have any Anaconda chickens?

    ...and if you do have Anacondas....do they eat your other chickens? Just asking before I buy this guys chickens off of Craigslist! He also has Sexlings...in case anyone is interested! Seriously though, the "sexlings" I get, I didn't always know exactly what sex linked chickens were or how...
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    Wood Pallets (40x48) on NH Craigslist

    http://nh.craigslist.org/mat/1662829361.html Just in case any BYCers here in NH are looking for some pallets for making a coop!
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    OKay...EE chick pics! But, ummm, are my lady chicks really ROO's!?

    So my chicks are one week old now...but I'm starting to question this "yeah, they're all lady-chicks!" business. The lady I got them from is reputable, etc and very nice....she said these birds were absolutely sexed and so I got three ladies. But now two of my ladies are looking more like, ahem...
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    Oh my gosh I'm TOTALLY doin' it....Aahhhhh!

    I'm gonna get some chicks tomorrow! My husband is going to kill me ...but that's why I'm not telling him until he comes home to find them here!! How could he be mad, staring into the face of a chick!?? IMPOSSIBLE! I can't even stand it. I'm so excited. I'm totally not supposed to be...
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    White Dorkings.....anyone?

    I've got White Dorkings coming home in May and I'm very excited to join the effort in my local farming community to strengthen this breed both in numbers and also in quality of stock (in both laying and tasty meat!). I know this is a rare breed...it would be awesome to connect with someone on...
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    Brooder in the coop...?

    I love the idea of a brooder pen in the coop...my questions: 1. If you do this, how does it work out for you? Any tips? 2. If you do not have a brooder pen in the coop for a reason, what is that reason? and 3....PICTURES! I would love to see pictures of how you incorporated your brooder pen...
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    If you could recommend one book....

    What would it be? Hi guys! My name is Natalie and our mountain farm is about to become a CHICKEN MOUNTAIN FARM! YAYAYAYAY!! I'm very happy and can't wait to begin my life as a chicken farmer...I haven't taken care of livestock since I was a teenager and am so glad to get some livestock back in...
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    Okay...help boost my confidence....

    Hello Chicken Lovers! I too, am a chicken lover and after stalking this website for months....have registered so I can actually join in! As a kid I grew up around farms and as a teenager was very active in FFA...I always knew I would return to that lifestyle when I had my own family and now...
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