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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 05:43 PM Original message |
urban chicken raising soars but with fancy fancy coops |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Must be kind of tough |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I noticed that wasn't addressed... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. How sweet (my cats were retired pets from birth) |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. my oldest nonlayer is 12. omg. Lucy is 12. She lays 1 egg/yr now |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
55. WTG uppity! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Aside from breeds, there are two types of chickens... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. All of our old gals died of old age. The only chickens that wound up in the pot |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. I certainly would keep as pet |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. My old hens have never stopped laying. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I was watching a Dog Whisperer and Cesar was helping the |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I love them, too. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. That sounds wonderful.... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I saw that episode of The Dog Whisperer. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. When I do get my fowl |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 07:51 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. You can buy just hens. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. they can pay for their health care now! |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. they need a vegetable garden too! |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. i`m sure they clean the cage every day.....or some one else does. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. meh |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. some coops are moveable. Many raised so poop falls through. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Google Urban Farming. It is like dog poop...everywhere... |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Need a rooster if you want eggs. |
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BlueGADawg (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. No rooster needed |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. ..and people who want eggs to eat..do not want fertilized eggs.. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Fertilized or unfertilized, makes no difference.. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
52. See 'balut' - link in message box |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Rooster not required |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I be schooled. I'm interested and I have a big backyard. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Coops on wheels. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Wow! thanks. Great info. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. That's what I remember about my chickens - every bug that moved was gobbled up |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. LOL, city boy! nt |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Knock it off! LOL! |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. I have a rooster crowing nearby |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. Our new babies say "HI". |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. nice |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. They are beautiful. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. That's the same kind I've got. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Leghorns are great (maybe the best) layers |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. They're gorgeous! nt |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. I know many people here in Portland, Ore. w/ backyard chickens. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. I love the chandelier. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Actually, near me, in Coney Island..there is a piece of land devoted to chickens, ducks and |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. My friends in Santa Monica CA have backyard chickens |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
31. ducks |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. When I lived in Manhattan in the late '70s, |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
35. Having more chickens onhand will, no doubt, help people gain more access to healthcare. |
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murphyj87 (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. Sue Lowden? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. If the descendants of T-Rex are half as intelligent |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
46. I saw an awesome and adorable coop on someone's blog just the other day. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. If one is going to eat eggs, this is the way to do it. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. Chicken Tractors |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Excellent post! nt |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Correction |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. This has been a very instructional thread! Thanks for posting you OP |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
51. Raccoons are a serious threat to chickens |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
58. One of the reasons why we never got chickens here |
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