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  • Goat Day Anticipation

    Goat Day Anticipation

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    Nerdbilly

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    We are attending the annual Spring Goat Day held by the Michigan Dairy Goat Society on the campus of Michigan State University tomorrow, and I am jazzed! It promises to be very informative, and offers us the opportunity to network with “goat folks,” whether they are just other goat owners, or companies providing services for…

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  • The Great Noodle Keep-Away Game

    The Great Noodle Keep-Away Game

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    Nerdbilly

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    This morning, I brought out some leftover egg noodles to the chickens in the coop, and I was witness to one of the most amusing sights in my life: chickens playing keep-away with one another, and jumping acrobatically in the air to gain their own noodle treasure. I’m going to try and get some more…

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  • The Troublemakers

    The Troublemakers

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    Nerdbilly

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    I took some photos of the troublemaker chickens this morning; some folks on the Backyard Chickens forum are going to have a peek and try to determine if these might be Cornish Crosses (broilers) rather than White Plymouth Rocks. And what would that mean, exactly, you ask? Well, I’ll try to answer as best as…

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