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    Pop music!! What gives with the lude lyrics??? RANT warning.

    *rolls eyes* geez, you parents are behind the times!! Ask any parent which answer they got, they got this (which I had to inform my mother): Its about the BEAT, not the lyrics! Except the chains & whips song, which the beat catches you pre-lyrics. (Hehe,I'm just playing the young thing another...
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    Perplexing Question for Chicken Owners (Need an Opinion)

    Didn't read the whole thread... I have a mexican fighting hen, which is a cross of mille fleur and modern game hens...I swear she's part pidgeon too. They are a group of chickens that got loose from local cock fighting rings and went feral. They sleep in trees, Bam Bam is very aerodynamic and...
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    Scams, rip offs & stupid mistakes - Share yours so we can all learn

    LOL! One time I was driving away from a store, saw a homeless man w/ a dog on the corner. The car in front of me ran over his stuff,so I pulled over. I had gotten in n out, explained to him that I had already started to eat the fries but gave him my drink, burger (sans meat) and fries. I winked...
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    Scams, rip offs & stupid mistakes - Share yours so we can all learn

    Ithink that comment was over generalized ;) My coworker was honor society, awards up the yahoo...she can't even spell rabbit...and we work in a pet store!! I barely made it through high school, but I'm smart as a whip and am going nutso with said coworkers lack of smartness. But I don't think...
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    animal emergency kits

    We can't get needles, last time we tried at the store they wouldn't sell us them. Ointments! Duh. Eye wash, would ointments. I also live in a high fire/slide/earthquake area so I think ill carry a bag of feed since we have to evac often.
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    animal emergency kits

    Normally I get exact handfeeding baby bird, but I am making a mix of the Oxbow vet lines (herbivore and carnivore), PGR, Zoo formula, chick feed and crested gecko food. I need some sort of probio in there...Ill have to run it by my vet, but if it deems good, want some? I can make up a few little...
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    Thrifty Ways to Feed Rabbits

    HEChicken: brome and prarie are fine :) obviously pastured bunnies are ideal, but my pet bunnies are kept inside w/ hay. My adult doe goes nuts over prarie meadow hay, its like candy. BBuff: I think you need to understand rabbit anatomy and psychology. 1) They are (digestively) mini horses...
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    Thrifty Ways to Feed Rabbits

    Simple, hay. A bale is cheap, I get huge amounts of straw for the chickens for $5. And I live where its super expensive. Also don't give chickens lawn clippings (fresh), that impacts crops. My little baby is going through TONS and tons of hay right now, its the cheapest thing, I get grass...
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    animal emergency kits

    *hugs* it happens hunny, not every chick is supposed to live unfortunately :(
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    animal emergency kits

    Ohhh, that's why I thought of adding the gecko mix that was fruit based, sugar! If you want me to mix you up a baggie that you just add water too, I can! I have lots and lots of all these powders. I thought this AM of adding in Zoo formula, so I just poured it over their food this AM. Anyone...
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    animal emergency kits

    Usually I have Exact handfeeding formula on hand, comes in handy with sick hens! But I didn't have any last night. I was thinking adding the carnivore formula into my pile as chickens have different/higher protein requirements then your average cockatiel/lovebird/etc. Any other suggestiongs...
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    animal emergency kits

    So, after having to hand feed a chick at 1am last night I realized I need an emergency kit. I didn't have any hand feeding bird baby formula so I had to run around and put something together, then had to attempt at hand feed out of a way too big syringe since I had nothing else. Phew. So what...
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    Ditching cable/Sat TV - going OTA

    That's we have, the Roku.
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    Ditching cable/Sat TV - going OTA

    My house comes with it, however I have lived without it before. We got the new netflix box and I LOVE it!! You can set it up to Hulu or Amazon too. Its $70? intially plus monthly netflix fee, which we have the cheapest at $5. No need for cable when you have the netflix box!
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    Marking hens to tell age

    Seriously. Remember that thread on how much people spent?! Omg, my chickens are happy and cozy in the $50 coop. Anyways, I see that happening too. I have a little brahma that thinks she's a dog, she prob wouldn't mind diamonds.
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    QuikClot?

    I don't know about nose bleeds, but for small woulds use either talc powder or corn starch :) I cut my finger on a brand new food processor blade, so I covered my finger in corn starch haha.
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    would love to learn how to caponize

    Maybe edit the thread title so more people look :) Or, I could start a diff thread?
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    would love to learn how to caponize

    This is going to be so awesome!!
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    would love to learn how to caponize

    I could ask her if we could do an imprompntu seminar somewhere. Covering basic medicine/first aid Caponizing Nutrition (she's into free ranging) What else? If I can get a few people interested, I will ask her about it.
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    would love to learn how to caponize

    Where do you live? I have a bird specific vet who specializes in chickens. Its about rooster season...
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