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Good morning everyone......My little bantam is no longer broody and I didn't have send her to jail. I wen out as often as I could the last 2 days, took her out of the box, gave treats, and made sure she was wasn't able to get back into the coop during their free ranging period which is usually several hours. Last night I picked up all the golf balls, placed her on the roost and presto! When I went out to check at Midnight she was up on the roost roosting peacefully. This morning when I went to let them into the run, she was already waiting by the door! Thanks for the tips Chicken Grandma. I really didn't want to send her to jail like the others have had to with their girls!
 
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Argh, woke up 2 hours ago. It was still dark. Could not go back to sleep.
But since today is the last day of summer vacation, I'm going to enjoy it.

Wednesday is the first day of school and campus is always stupid, crazy the first day.
 
Good morning! I thought since you all were "talking turkey" that I would post a pic of the wild ones we had around all winter. On my walks this summer I have seen a pair with 13 young ones.
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Hickchic love those nonchalant hens surrounded by big showoff toms

Good morning Opa, miss you in the mornings

Jen love those hares, maybe sometime when I drive down to Lansing to visit my folks I could come out to your farm and visit.
 
I haven't been watching the thread...did something happen to Opa? I keep seeing everyone saying they miss him and good morning....but no Opa???
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hope he's ok...
 
Jen, Opa's laptop had a cup of coffee so is in for repairs. Also Opa has been fighting a summer cold of some kind. I guess he is able to read the posts from his phone but is not able to post replies.
 
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well that was awful nice of him to share his coffee....bet he has a smiley for that one.
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Well, Opa if you're reading this I'm glad to know it's just your laptop that's out of service
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Hello everyone. I have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather we've been having and am clearing brush around the edge of my yard. I keep battling the woods that tries to steal several feet of my lawn every year. It is a never ending job and sometimes I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. This is at least a two person job when you're clearing around the edge of four acres so doing it alone is quite a project. Ah well, I wanted acreage when I bought my home, so I guess you have to pay the price. I'm determined to clear into the woods and cut down all the brush and smallest "trash" trees and only keep the oak, elm, maples and any other "good" trees. I really actually enjoy it when the weather is nice and I keep the fire pit burning. Yesterday I pulled down a huge wild grapevine that was loaded with ripe grapes. Dragged it into the run and the chickens were in heaven for hours.

RaZ - the tomato horn worm is dead and all shriveled up and it looks like the eggs are hatching. Nature is amazing and often cruel. But I didn't interfere! I'm curious about what you do at the college. Are you a student or a teacher? Don't mind me, I just have to know everything.
Also wondering if anyone knows what happened to saddina, haven't seen her on for a long time. Maybe unlike me, other people have a life?
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Just got in my e-mail. Cute.

Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway. But as time went by, the traffic slowly built up and became so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day. So one day Farmer John called the local police station and said, "You've got to do something about all of these people driving so fast and killing my chickens."

"What do you want us to do?" asked the policeman. "I don't care, just do something about those crazy drivers!" So the next day the policeman had the Main Road workers go out erect a sign that said: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING

Three days later Farmer John called the policeman and said, "You've got to do something about these drivers. The school crossing' sign seems to make them go even faster!" So, again, the policeman sends out the Main Roads workers and they put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY

That really sped them up. So Farmer John called and called and called every day for three weeks. Finally, he asked the policeman, "Your signs are doing no good at all ... can I put up my own sign?" The policeman said, "Sure, go ahead." He was willing to let Farmer John do just about anything in order to get him to stop calling to complain.

The policeman got no more calls from Farmer John. Three weeks later, curiosity got the best of the policeman and he decided to give Farmer John a call. How's the problem with those drivers. Did you put up your sign?" "Oh, I sure did, replied Farmer John, and not one chicken has been killed since then. I've got to go. I'm very busy." He hung up the phone.

The policeman was really curious and he thought to himself, "I'd better go out there and take a look at that sign, it might be something that WE could use to slow down drivers." So he drove out to Farmer John's house, and his jaw dropped the moment he saw the sign. It was spray painted on a sheet of wood....

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Go slow and watch out for chicks!
 
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