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]Regarding acorns - as an earlier post described, there are two categories of oaks, 'red oaks' and 'white oaks'. (yes, there are individual species of oaks bearing each of those common names, but the categories include species beyond those two.). The white oaks do have lower tannin levels than...

Brie, Thank you for sharing this with us. may her poetry and your memories of her continue to bless you and your family in her passing, just as you've described her blessing you in her living. My wish for her in an earlier post is now my wish for all in the circle of her love: peace, deep peace.

Therapydoglady, I mostly keep to the background and just enjoy & learn from the wisdom of the OT's here, but read yoUr post and had to thank you for all your contributions to this thread. On your journey may you be bouyed by the loving prayers and good will of others, and may you know deep...

Some of you OT's (whether chicken OT's or, like me simply old) may recall the days before birding was so widely appreciated and bird identification skills so widespread. All larger raptors in those days were by most folks around here collectively called, "Chicken Hawks". There's a reason that...

Ah, so I haven't lost my mind! Thanks for that explanation Speckledhen. Wondered what you'd said so well.

I just learned this thread is again open. My thanks to the staff. I can't imagine how challenging administration of BYC is, and appreciate the investment you make. The value of this thread for me is the relevance of the OTs advice to a newby (me) trying to establish a small dual purpose flock...

Southerdesert wrote: I have a small drum on a electric motor plucks a chicken in about a couple minutes dry.... Will work with 12 volt or AC. Can you tell me about that motor? I built a drum plucker that I use with a drill, but there are obvious problems and I'd like to use a 110v motor of...

"this basic concept of OTs giving and newbies receiving...well..then it's just like any other post that will die under an onslaught of folks who think they know more than the OTs who actually DO know what they are talking about!" Sounds like the academy in its most basic (and useful) form. I'm...