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If you check Craig's list..there is someone that lists in the Ann Arbor area frequently with Marans for sale.
Do you know how many times I've tried swatting that bug in your avatar??... lol
Luckily my Lab "loves" the chickens.. including the chicks surprisingly. So if any noise in the night is heard.. out the door she goes.. There's a few less coons in the world this year.. Luckily no skunks.. "YET!"... dreading that day.
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Wow. What an emotional picture, brought tears to my eyes. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Mine too.. I'm a vet, and I have a close friend of my sons.. well I consider him my second son, in the Marines right now.. So reading the news is always worrisome.
I'm right there with you Opa. Actually on my second pot-o-java...
Been up since.. well. before the roos started crowing.. ALL 23 of them..
Went out checked the little "dudes" as I call them.. Spent some time looking them over. Pleased to find a few that are already larger then their sire @...
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I literally LOL'd at this. A couple months ago there were chickens in my garden. I have raised beds so it's difficult to chase them out because I have to go around the beds and they just run every which way. So I grabbed a stake that was sticking out of the ground and threw it...
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Well I don't know what other people do, but ,my 12 week old pullets were just out today for the first time with the rest of the "yard birds" supervised. I guess it depends on the personality of your birds. I've had them introduced for weeks because their runs are side by side. But I do...
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soup and pie.. now all you need is nuggets and stew.
Try 25 Del roos @ 12 weeks.. wanna talk about a pen of hormonal attitude. Strangely there's many in there named bar-b-cue and freezer. Also one "little dude", who has a reprieve for one breeding generation, simply because he has...
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The dinner plate would solve that... .. kidding..
Had a problem with the dog going in and out of the coop. Solved it with a rod that made the entrance just wide enough so the hens could get through, but the dog could not. Only took a couple of times trying without success and no more...
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There are alot on this site in every shape, size, and form. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10233_chicken_herd.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10233_chicken_herd.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10233_chicken_herd.jpgSome are helpful...