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    Gidday all my friends over there

    Gidday everyone, how are you all these days, enjoying spring i guess!! we are heading into winter now. anyhow im on facebook if any of my old mates here want to catch up anytime, helen mackenzie/palomablanca!!! i have a dear little bantam here which was brought to me by a ranger who found her...
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    Processing, solution for feathers?

    thankyou, so i assume that i need to add detergent? my partner is so anti soap as far as the kitchen goes, he rinses the plates and glasses etc so theres no soap residue, and the idea of bathing his birds in soap kinda gets to him!!
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    Processing, solution for feathers?

    Thankyou but im in Australia and i dont think we have "Dawn" here, is it a dish detergent? thankyou for that
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    Processing, solution for feathers?

    hello and Merry christmas to you all and to my friends over there. Im wondering if there is anything other than detergent which we can add to the water to make it easier to pluck feathers from the bird at processing time. any help greatly received Thanks Helen
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    Broody losing feathers~Help

    Dear Birdmom, thankyou for replying, I should have thought about that myself, I totally forgot. I will check with Emma to see where she is losing them from. I emailed her a link to this thread so she is also reading the replies. Thanks again Helen
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    Broody losing feathers~Help

    Hi again, im hoping for some clues! pleeeeeese:D
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    Broody losing feathers~Help

    Hi guys this is a very sad situation, i sent Emma some eggs which turned out to be infertile so i sourced these others which have been delayed due to whatever reason. Thanks Helen
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    Broody losing feathers~Help

    Hi all, I have a sweet Friend who is waiting for fertilised eggs to arrive by post. they are 2 weeks late! Here is the email she sent me. any advice would be appreciated! We have been waiting for these eggs to arrive for 2 weeks so the broody has been sitting waiting on dummy eggs until they...
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    Can duckling go under broody whilst chicks are hatching?

    Thankyou, I usually feed ducklings with turkey starter which is less medicated. I decided to take the duckling away from the broody hen and bring him inside with heat and fluffy toy and mirror, which has worked really well. Thankyou Helen
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    Can duckling go under broody whilst chicks are hatching?

    Hi all, I have been handed 4 wild ducklings which I have lost 3, I have 1 lone duckling. I have her inside with heatpad and mirror and fluffy toy, however one of my silkies is hatching out chicks right now. I tried to put the duckling out there this afternoon with OK results. The duckling was...
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    There are bigfoot pictures in Pennsylvania by auto camera

    Quote: Me too!!!
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    How Do You Deal with Stress?

    Ive found the cure: I just got home after running out of petrol in the dark in a strange town. A few nips of whisky and a smoke!!!
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    Can I freeze chocolate cupcakes ?

    Yeah OK, ill send you some, im not sure how far they will go before customs pulls them up!! I guess im wondering if the paper will go soggy, not the cakes! Im looking for a mudcakey type recipe now or fudgey choc. Ive got he chocolate ready to melt and homegrown eggs of course and really good...
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    Can I freeze chocolate cupcakes ?

    Thankyou, great, but do yours have the paper cases??
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    Can I freeze chocolate cupcakes ?

    If I have them in their pretty silver foil cases? My partners surprise 50th is this weekend and i was thinking of making a cupcake tower as a different type of cake. Im going to fill it with 100 cakes. Now, just so i know wether they are going to be OK for the occasion i was thinking id like to...
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    Who races here?

    Wow Mary, Its nice to see you have pidgies too. I dont race mine, Not unless they start doing short races ie 20-40 miles!!! I just dont want to lose any. I really dont like the idea of taking them to a strange place a long way away. It must be so stressful for them. They lose lots here. I ony...
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    How Do You Deal with Stress?

    Quote: Yes I agree with that. They have horses on some rehab farms which are there for the women survivors of trauma to pat and groom, they dont ride, just groom them and pat and cuddle. Theres nothing quite as nice as the smell of a horse when you get up close and nuzzle his neck while...
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    How Do You Deal with Stress?

    If Im depressed, I myself will go to bed and hide under the covers for a while, have a catnap and hope to wake up in a better state of mind. I may even have a little cry before i go to sleep. It works for me. Thankfully I havent felt like that for a few months. I cant say that i get stressed...
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    Gidday all, Im baaaaack.

    Quote: Ive been away with the fairies!! Concentrating on training my pigeons, advertising, taking new bookings and designing brochures for the business. Its getting really hectic here. I had 3 couples come to visit me today to practice holding the birds and releasing them gracefully. Ive been...
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    Gidday all, Im baaaaack.

    It feels like Ive just come home again Thankyou to my very special friends, you are so lovely. Helenxxxx:hugs I will continue to check in much more now and try and keep up to date with you all.
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