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		<title>2012 Tour de Coop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Eugene/Springfield Tour de Coop is set for Saturday, May 19th from 10-4.  This self guided tour is a great way of visiting area urban homesteads and seeing some great chicken coop ideas. 20 Tour Hosts are graciously opening their backyards for all to see.  This allows aspiring urban farmers a chance to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broody Hens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We get the phone call all the time.  &#8220;What is wrong with my hen?  She has been staying in the nest box and she won&#8217;t move.  I go to pick her up and she fluffs up, makes dinosaur noises, and even tries to peck me.&#8221;  You most likely have a broody hen. Broodiness is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/565</link>
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		<title>How to introduce new chicks to the flock.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Spring and baby chicks are here. Many urban farmers have a peaceful flock in various degrees of laying.  Some add new chickens every year so that there is not a lag in egg production.  Others add more chicks each year because it is so fun.  And while having multiple generations in a backyard flock [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/559</link>
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		<title>Raising Backyard Chicken Classes are Back.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We once again will be offering beginning backyard chicken raising classes! Starting at 5pm on Sundays through spring,  this informative two-hour course covers everything you need to know on raising your own flock.  Each slot in the course costs $12 with discounts for additional house-members.  In addition you will receive a &#8220;buy two chicks, get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/550</link>
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		<title>Second Annual Pullet Sale.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our annual pullet sale is set for Sunday, October 2nd starting at noon. This will be your last chance of the year to get pullets. We stop selling baby chicks in mid September. This gives the chicks plenty of time to get feathered and plump enough to survive the winter. But we have a business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/540</link>
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		<title>Meat Birds.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We will once again placing an order for meat chickens. They will be delivered early August and will be ready to butcher between mid-October and late November. This round, we will be ordering both Red Broilers as well as Cornish Cross. If you are interested in placing an order (no minimum) please call the store. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/535</link>
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		<title>Chicken Sitting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rural and traditional farmers generally don&#8217;t take a vacation in the summer.  There are crops to tend and chickens to feed and the summer is just the busy time of the year.  But urban farmers take most of their vacation during the summer. Of course there are still gardens to water and chickens to feed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/514</link>
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		<title>The benifits of raising baby chicks in the summer.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you are finally ready to raise some chickens.   Many of you have gone on a chicken coop tour and your have some great ideas for your coop.  The weather is finally warm and dry and you figure you can finish your  coop in the next couple weeks.  Or maybe you already have chickens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/506</link>
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		<title>Tour de Coop Guide Books Now Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Tour de Coop guide books have arrived.  This year&#8217;s Tour de Coop is Saturday, May 21st between 11 and 4.  You can buy your guide book any time but the open house coops are only available to view on the day of the tour.  On the day of the tour, you can visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/502</link>
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		<title>Tour de Coop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Eugene area Tour de Coop is set for Saturday, May 21st.  The tour will be self-guided and will be more city wide.  We hope to have between 18 and 24 coops on display.  Tour goers will buy a guide book for a small fee and then will decide how many coops to visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eugenebackyardfarmer.com/archives/491</link>
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