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Rabbitry For Sale

From Craigslist - very interesting! Any one know if the numbers sound possible? LisRabbitry For SaleReply to: sale-997745269@craigslist.orgDate: 2009-01-18, 11:43AMI am moving in a different direction in my life and have decided to sell my Rabbitry.

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question about cheese

We bought some Horizon Organic Whipping cream. It is nowhere near it's expiration date yet but it came out of the carton unusually thick. Now it is too thick to pour & has clumps. Is this the begining of cheese? If so, how can I assist the process?Th

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Owning Chickens… Time Consuming?

Hi Everyone! I'm new to PPG but loving that I found it! I've been wanting start a little chicken coop in the backyard for a while now but my husband is worried that it will be too time consuming for me. We have a huge grassy backyard and after having

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Chicken pecking eyes

Just thought I'd post for anyone with small children:Yesterday my 5yr old son was sitting on the ground looking at our hens, and one of them walked up to him and pecked him right in the eye! He's ok but it scared him and hurt.I'm pretty certain she p

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Free Rooster

One of my "hens" turned into a rooster. He/she is a black Australorp about five months old, very pretty, nice, but loud. I cant keep him, he would be a good pet, or dinner? You can call me at 602-565-4848. Thanks! Lynda

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Pratt's baby chicks question

I went to Pratts yesterday and they have a bunch of tiny baby Bantams, some look like silkies. They are soooo cute! I wanted to get one but the worker said it wasn't a good idea to put the baby in with my week old Ameraucaunas for fear they might hur

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Chickens in the city

I just got 3 chicks a week ago. I always thought it was allowed in city limits so long as you don't own a rooster. I just read you should get neighbors permission (written) if the chickens are within 80 ft). I don't think my neighbors would mind but

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Chicken treats

Y'all have probably already looked at BackyardChickens, but there is so much information there! Found this great chart last night Chicken Treats. The broccoli was a no go, but yogurt was a hit with three out of my four hens. The fourth lady stalked a

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Just got muscovy ducklings.

Apparently these are show quality duckling bloodline chicks, 3 of them. I hope I have a drake and a hen, so we will see. I took the Muscovy plunge and in about a year I will be (crossed fingers) having ducklings for sale or trade to share the wealth.

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So Now My Chicks Are 12 Days Old

So my 4 little girls are 12 days old. It's amazing to me and my family how fast they are growing. Little tails, a few new feathers, wings are so much bigger, and they're eating quite a bit. Made it through some pasting up and now we're thinking about

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What food to buy

Hi all, my chicks are 3 weeks old now and I need to buy more food. I am currently using Pratt's starter crumble, but it has lots of yucky stuff in it. I would rather switch to organic. Should I continue to feed them crumble? I don't want to buy 50lbs

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Eggs! We got eggs!

My daughter found our first eggs this afternoon, nine of them! All blue. I thought I had been hearing that distinctive "egg" cackle this week. The girls are not using the nesting box we made for them. Because they don't like it or because they don't

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