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Here we describe a reporter mouse strain designed to map the fate of cells that have activated interleukin 17A (IL-17A). We found that IL-17-producing helper T cells (T(H)17 cells) had distinct plasticity in different inflammatory settings. Chronic inflammatory conditions in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) caused a switch to alternative cytokines in T(H)17 cells, whereas acute cutaneous infection with Candida albicans did not result in the deviation of T(H)17 cells to the production of alternative cytokines, although IL-17A production was shut off in the course of the infection. During the development of EAE, interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and other proinflammatory cytokines in the spinal cord were produced almost exclusively by cells that had produced IL-17 before their conversion by IL-23 ('ex-T(H)17 cells'). Thus, this model allows the actual functional fate of effector T cells to be related to T(H)17 developmental origin regardless of IL-17 expression.
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Moving big-dollar deals
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May 6, 2012
Hey there. Any chance you've got $50 million or so lying around on your kitchen table? If so, we're guessing that Alfonso Soriano could be all yours if you'd like to pay him. And the Cubs probably wouldn't even ask for your best pepper mill in return.
Or if you have $60 million stuffed in your mattress, there's an excellent chance the Angels would gladly send Vernon Wells over to recline on it for the next three years.
But here at World Rumblings Headquarters, we're betting you're probably not interested. Not in Soriano or Wells. Not in Barry Zito or John Lackey. Not in any of the members of the all-star team we're about to roll out for you today.
It's the All-Most-Immovable Contracts team. And we've assembled it this week with the help of nine general managers, assistants and high-ranking executives who contemplate this stuff all the time.
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But you should know something, right off the top: However many names you'll find on this list, they're just the tip of the immovable iceberg.
We counted 17 active players who began this season with more than $100 million left on their contracts -- "and I don't know if any of those contracts can be moved," said one American League GM. "I'll put it this way: If you put all those names on outright waivers right now, would any of them get claimed?"
Hmmm. Excellent question. So we posed it to a few other GMs. And we came up with this list of players who were at least likely to have some team put in a claim: Matt Kemp, Troy Tulowitzki, CC Sabathia, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Cain and Cliff Lee. Possibly Matt Holliday. But even that group wasn't unanimous.
So you get the idea. We could easily nominate two or three dozen players for this All-Most-Immovable team -- if the definition is "contracts clubs couldn't move without eating any money." But the survey has spoken. So these were the guys who made the cut:
Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder
Wait. Did we just say Albert (10 years, $240 million) and Prince (9 years, $214 million)? Didn't they just sign their contracts like 20 minutes ago?
Well, it was actually several months ago. But as you may have noticed, these were lonnnngggg deals. And how many teams out there (A) need a first baseman and (B) have a quarter-billion dollars or so freed up to make dealing for these guys palatable?
In Albert's case, he'd be a tough sell "not just because he is underperforming right now," one AL executive said. "More so because this was a 'win-now' signing, which gets progressively more difficult to handle as the contract progresses. I don't believe anyone would be eager to carry the close to $120 million due between 2018-21 on Albert into his 40s."
And Prince? Same deal: "He's a great player right now," another AL exec said. "But I don't know anyone that believes it's going to hold up for much longer."
Incidentally, in their case (and others), we should probably concede that this entire discussion is totally academic -- because their teams have no interest in moving them in the first place. But let's just say that, well, that could change.
Carl Crawford (6 years, $127 million left)
Poor Carl Crawford. Not only is he apparently stuck in extended spring training for perpetuity, but he got more votes than any other player in this poll.
"Between his wrist and his elbow, that would scare me," an AL GM said. "And the wrist scares me more than the elbow. How many guys hurt their wrist and take forever to get back to what they were? And some don't ever get back. So that's a contract that would have to get paid down so much, it wouldn't make sense for the club to move him."
Ryan Howard (5 years, $125 million left)
Here's a scary thought about Howard's deal with the Phillies: It didn't kick in until this year. So he still hasn't played a single game to start convincing his many critics that he's worth it -- or even half of it. And now he has the uncertainty of Life After A Ruptured Achilles to make the masses even more wary of him.
"I don't think anyone would take Ryan Howard right now," one GM said. "Even before he got hurt, he wasn't hitting left-handers anymore and he has defensive problems. At $25 million a year, I wonder if we're looking at a modern-day Mo Vaughn deal."
Alfonso Soriano (3 years, $54 million left)
He's been the captain of this team for so many years, we could include him just from force of habit. But Soriano still belongs, because he's a guy his team would gladly move -- even for a deep-dish pizza -- and has tried to, with zero success. It also isn't doing wonders for his marketability that he's now up to 80 at-bats without a home run this year.
"That isn't helping," an NL GM laughed. "But you know what? With the length of this deal [shrinking], somebody might take him. I actually think they can move him if they choose to. They'd just have to eat a significant amount of money. At least you can see the finish line now."
Barry Zito (2 years, $46 million left)
If Soriano is the captain of this squad, what does that make Zito -- the poster boy? His deal looked like a disaster when it still had five years to go. Now, even though he's down to the final two years and pitching respectably, he still got a slew of votes.
"I know he only has two years left," one GM said. "But I still think Zito is totally not moveable."
Jayson Werth (6 years, $112 million left)
The good news: Werth is playing a lot better in Year 2 of his monster deal than he played in Year 1.
The bad news: The many teams that hated that contract when he signed it haven't learned to hate it any less now. Consider this sampling of reviews:
"He was overpaid from the beginning." "He's not a bad player, but he's not that kind of player." "I can't imagine anyone biting into that one."
Joe Mauer (7 years, $161 million left)
Even in a year in which Mauer has played in every game but one and racked up the best on-base percentage (.394) among AL catchers, he still got a bunch of votes in this poll. Too many years. Too many dollars. Too many doubters.
"You can't count on him to stay behind the plate, and you've got a severe injury risk," a National League GM said. "Even if he moves to first base, it's still an albatross. You know, I understand why the Twins did what they did....
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Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are an important tool in efforts to reduce energy use, which benefits air and water quality and addresses climate change.
CFLs have several advantages over incandescent light bulbs. They last 8-10 times longer, use about 75% less energy, and produce 90% less heat while delivering more light per Watt. For example, a 25Watt CFL provides about 1800 lumens, whereas 100Watt incandescent lamp provides 1750 lumens. Use of CFLs reduces electricity use and the amount of pollutants such as nitrogen, mercury, and carbon dioxide emitted from power plants.
CFL bulbs contain up to 5 milligrams of mercury, the amount that would cover the tip of a ballpoint pen, as compared to older home thermostats and mercury fever thermometers, which contain between500 to 30,000 milligrams of mercury.
The Department of the Environment urges consumers to use care when handling CFLs by screwing and unscrewing the bulb by the base. If a CFL bulb breaks, the amount of mercury released can evaporate into the air where it will likely remain at a level below safety standards set by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
CFL bulbs should be recycled after use, if at all possible. MDE strongly encourages consumers to take advantage of available local recycling options for used CFL bulbs. Some counties in Maryland have permanent sites for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection, including CFLs, while others have collection events on certain dates throughout the year. Information about programs in individual counties can be found in the County Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Chart and Fluorescent Lamp FAQs. Additionally, many companies also offer fluorescent light recycling. If recycling is not an option, a CFL bulb may be placed in the household trash.
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The man behind the plan to bring cannabis cafes to the county has challenged Kent's police commissioner to a face-to-face debate about the proposal.
Green Party district councillor Ian Driver wants an Amsterdam-style cafe to come to Thanet - and hopes to meet Ann Barnes after she declined an invitation to attend a meeting about the project on Saturday.
Cllr Driver, an ex-recreational drugs user, chaired the public meeting in Broadstairs and, despite only around 20 people attending, is still fully behind his plan.
He hopes the government will allow the cafe to be a pilot study, where users could take the drug without fear of arrest and academics could gauge how the project works.
He has now set up a steering group with people from the area to help further develop the plans.
Cllr Driver - who is also a parliamentary candidate for Thanet south - said: "The meeting went very well but we're very disappointed that Ann Barnes wasn't there because what we were talking about was a very important policing issue.
"By not turning up she's indicated that it's an area of policing that she's not interested in which is a shame.
"To say I'm too busy and have other concerns really is a nonsense and shows that Ann Barnes has got a closed mind.
"I'll publicly challenge her now to have a debate with me about cannabis and the law - let's bring it on, have that debate, and see what Ann Barnes has to say.
"As police commissioner, you've got to be ready to talk about new ideas, not dismiss things as she seems to have done in this case.
"So come on Ann, let's get round the table, have an audience, and talk it through."
Cllr Driver hoped for a full-house at the meeting, but despite only 20 people attending, says the people of Thanet should still be "proud."
"All I can say is I'm very proud about the people in Thanet who supported this idea because I think in some respects we've been breaking new ground over the weekend - which is a fantastic thing to do," he said.
"People in Thanet should be proud because we may well be one of the first places in the country to have a cafe.
"We will certainly be carrying on the debate in the community and I think it's got to be for the good."
Speakers at the meeting included Professor Alex Stevens from the University of Kent, an international authority on cannabis law reform, and representatives from he Kent Cannabis Consortium, and the UK Cannabis Social Clubs.
Cllr Driver stressed that the pilot study cafe he is proposing would help the government understand drug policy.
"Everyone is now talking about evidence-based policy making, this would probably be some of the best evidence you could get," he added.
"We're going to be trying to contact MPs and the Home Office once we've developed our business plan to say come on, let's have a pilot study in Thanet and probably in half a dozen other towns in the country where we can find out what - in the real world - the impact of a cafe would be.
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JERSEY CITY, NJ - MAY 5, 2008 - Hartz Mountain Industries has completed over 80,000 sq. ft. in lease transactions during the past 12 months at 15 Exchange Place, the historic Jersey City waterfront office tower adjacent to the PATH station. Leases include: Merrill Lynch, which took 27,000 sq. ft. in two separate and complex transactions; Segal McCambridge, a national law firm opening its first New York City area office; Telmap, an Israeli software company; Vestmark, a California based software company; Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) from Thousand Oaks, Ca.; Canadian Superior Energy from Calgary, Alberta, and Sungard, which expanded its existing office.Hartz Mountain is offering the final available space, a 5,500-square-foot ground level retail space through its exclusive broker, Welco Realty. "For companies with a Jersey City requirement, 15 Exchange Place represents the only true opportunity to create a small or medium-sized presence in a premier waterfront building," said Emanuel Stern, President and COO of Hartz Mountain Industries. Acquired by Hartz Mountain in 2003, 15 Exchange Place is the northerly neighbor to Hartz's 70 Hudson Street and 90 Hudson Street, the prime office towers at Colgate Center, which Hartz pioneered in the mid-1990s. The architecture of 15 Exchange Place, which remains the premier Jersey City waterfront office destination, was constructed in the early 1900s and inspired the Federal styling of 70 and 90 Hudson Street, creating the now familiar handsome trio of buildings with direct ferry and PATH train access to Wall Street and midtown. William "Skip" Dolan of Dolan Realty spearheaded the repositioning and marketing of the asset while achieving market-leading rents for Hartz. "The location of the asset coupled with its smaller floor plate of 14,000 sq. ft. enabled Hartz along with its full range of professional services from space planning, architectural and construction, to achieve superior results. This is a tremendous assignment and organization to be associated with," said Dolan.About Hartz Mountain Industries Headquartered in Secaucus, NJ, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. owns and manages one of the largest privately held commercial real estate portfolios in the United States, comprised of approximately 200 properties and totaling more than 38 million sq. ft. in the northern New Jersey/New York area. Hartz employs a comprehensive approach to real estate that is facilitated by its full-scale in-house departments for leasing, management, finance, acquisition, architecture, construction, development, planning, and marketing, design and property management. By controlling the development process end-to-end, the company strives to remain at the forefront of commercial, industrial, retail and hotel development. Most recently, Hartz has been recognized by NJPA Real Estate Journal as the "Best Place to Work for 2006" and "Best Developer of 2004" and the Business News New Jersey (NJBIZ) as one of the best places to work in New Jersey for 2005 & 2006. For more information, visit their web site at www.hartzmountain.com.


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To Keeping a Rooster or not—that is a big question!
When it comes to Keeping a Rooster, there are pros and cons to consider. Here is a great book for all of us who have backyard chickens Backyard Chickens for Beginners: Getting the Best Chickens, Choosing Coops, Feeding and Care, and Beating City Chicken Laws
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Pros and Cons of Keeping a Rooster
Keeping a Rooster has a few different roles in a flock of chickens.
- A rooster provides fertilization services to the hens in the flock.
- He'll serve as a guard and defender against perceived and actual danger.
- He'll seek out food for the flock and alert the other chickens that he's found something tasty.
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As far as fertilization goes, Keeping a Rooster is necessary only if you want to hatch chicks or you want fertile eggs for the kitchen. Hens will lay nutritious eggs without having a rooster around.
A virile rooster will mate frequently with most or all the hens in his harem. If there aren't enough girls to divide his time among, he may wear them out. This can cause damage to the hens' combs, necks, and backs from the rooster's beak and spurs. Generally, a good minimum ratio is 8-10 hens per rooster.
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Always watching over his hens, a vigilant rooster may appear to never rest. He'll scan the sky and landscape for potential predators, warning the hens when he senses danger. While protection is a positive trait, some (but not all) roosters take it too far. If they become aggressive, they can injure adults and children by jumping or pecking at them.
Snack time!
Keeping a Rooster will check over food he finds before calling his girls to come and dine. Usually he'll stand back and let them get started before he begins to partake. On the other hand he may fight for his share or be aggressive with a person carrying anything that, in his mind, might contain food.
Good reasons to Keeping a Rooster
- Will mate regularly with most or all of his hens, ensuring an ongoing supply of fertile eggs.
- Will protect his hens by alerting them to aerial and ground predators.
- Will call his hens when he's found a food source.
Rooster pluses
- Roosters crow at the crack of dawn and all through the day. If you like this sound, it's a good thing.
- A rooster just looks cool—and maybe colorful–strutting around the farm.
Good reasons to raise hens without a rooster
- You want eggs for your table but do not want to hatch chicks or eat fertile eggs.
- You and/or your neighbors don't like the sound of a rooster crowing all day long.
- Roosters are not allowed in your neighborhood by HOA covenants or municipal regulations.
- You have fewer than eight hens.
- You don't want to remove the rooster's spurs—a fairly simple procedure–from time to time.
The upside of not having a rooster
- Hens will not be injured by a rooster's spurs or beak during mating.
- You won't have to worry about an overprotective rooster becoming aggressive, jumping or pecking at people.
Rooster personalities
Among all breeds, there will be gentle roos and aggressive roos. But some breeds are known for more docile roosters than others. Our favorite source for checking out personalities—among many other characteristics—is Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart.
Generally, the more a cockerel is handled as a chick, the less likely he is to become an aggressive rooster. But even a docile roo will jump into action if he perceives a threat.
Once cockerels reach maturity, it can be difficult to keep more than one male in the same small flock. One will claim dominance and will see the others as threats and competition.
Sometimes this hierarchy is respected and no one is injured. More likely, there will be fights and injuries. The simple solution is to have only one rooster per backyard flock.
At our farm we're currently in between roosters. We've had three colored broiler roos, but they were all overprotective and so heavy they damaged the hens' backs and necks while mating.
Our grandchildren like to go in the chicken yard to cuddle young chicks and their favorite hens. We like walking among the chickens without danger of a rooster jumping at our legs. We also appreciate knowing that our hens won't be injured so often.
We'll keep a colored broiler rooster for our broiler breeding program. But for our general chicken population, a gentler roo is in order.
Since we've decided to focus on Buff Orpington hens for our layer flock, we're going to try a couple of Buff Orp roos. They are known to be fairly docile—a good fit for our family.
Tell us about the keeping a rooster in your life!
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43 Responses to The Pros and Cons of Keeping a Rooster
I have 3 roosters (2 too many) but they are all well-behaved, so I keep them around. Great post!
I have on acccidental roo (I had ordered only pullets), and he is a nasty SOB. He's a Golden-laced Polish. He is very handsome, though, I have to admit.
Nancy, what breed(s) are your roos? We just got some Buff Orpington chicks and hopefully one will become a nice sweet roo.
i have a silkie rooster presently…he is a sweetheart. I have previously had a rhode island red(the hen was the aggressive one..she was terrible..the roo…sweet),polish..sweet,domicker(sp)sweet,turken-banty..sweet,showgirl…sweet. I have never had a mean rooster…not sure why all mine are sweet…my friend has had terrible luck with roosters..most of hers have started out handled and turned mean later on…guess i have been lucky! AND mine start crowing around 2 a.m. and then off and on during the day til roost…but i live in the country and it doesnt bother us or my one close neighbor!! i lovethem!!
Great post! We HAD two roo's but took them to the FARM because they were too noisy for us and our neighbors, ruff on the girls, and we don't need fertilized eggs… I did love having them and they were both very handsome! The head roo was just beginning to get aggressive when we got rid of them…
Thanks for sharing on the Farmgirl Friday Blog HOp! -
I had badly wanted a rooster for awhile. Last year when some fertile eggs we had been given hatched and provided a couple of roo's I was planning on keeping one. It went well until the crowing began, he started at 4am and went all day. It woke us up and made me worry about the neighbors. We are in suburbia and our coop is quite close to the house, one day when I have a bigger property and a coop that is A LONG WAY from the house well get a rooster again.
When we first started with chickens we bought 3 barred rock hens that were 9 weeks old all 3 were roosters, we eventually found homes for them all. Our next 9 we got as 2 week old chicks 6 were roosters we re-homed 4 and kept 2 but we did break up a few nasty (bloody) fights before we found the 4 new homes. Currently we have an Ameraucana rooster and a Black Copper Maran rooster. There are definitely pros and cons, but I like having them around.
Would love to see him…do you have a photo?
Beth, we will call you the Rooster Whisperer–you must have a golden touch! Do you handle them often?
Debbie, some of those roos do get very handsome, don't they? Love the feathers that look iridescent in the sun. Thanks for including us at Farmgirl Friday!
Ashley, we hope your dream comes true! Our coop is far enough from the house that we hear the crowing as background noise but it's not loud or annoying. And no neighbors close enough to hear…
Cheryl–Kind of defies the 50/50 pullet to cockerel chick theory, doesn't it? I think BCM are just about my favorite roosters to look at…though I've never had one!
Just wanted to say that this post is AWESOME, and I'll be featuring it as my pick in tomorrow's Barn Hop. Great job!
Thanks Jill! Seems like roosters get mixed reviews–personally I love the crowing and the aerial predator warnings, but not the suspicious rooster staredown!
Great post. I have a roo that I have had since he was 10 days old, now 2 years old. He trys to be the tough guy, but I just talk to him and tell him what a great job he is doing and whatever nonsense I can think of. He will eat out of my hands, but still wants me to know that the hens are his girls. Tried to bring another roo in, but that ended in lots of battles and scratches, so we found a home for the newcomber. So I won't be trying that again…
We just dispatched our 4 surplus roosters, and we're back to just the one beautiful Australorp. He has 6 girls to look after, and does a great job. We're hoping to breed from them this spring (i.e. soon – we're in Australia so spring is just around the corner!).
Darren, it's always nice to hear about a good roo! We have a batch of Buff Orps growing out with five cockerels among them. We'll be selecting two to be our new resident roosters.
I like your website–just signed up for your news feed. Great to hear from you!
I have found the disadvantagge to having no rooster is that one or more hens will develope the male characteristics including covering the hens and eventually growing larger combs and crowing if not stopped before loss of egg production. Had a friend whose Buff Orpington did the same thing. Now have a Bantum rooster who takes care of the girls and is not aggressive toward humans.
We have heard that before, Elizabeth. Sounds like a banty rooster is a good option!
We have a Rhode Island Red rooster, who is the last of our first birds, and he just doesn't like anyone. He is very aggressive, and, while he does his job, he really does his job far too well. We seem to usually have about two roosters in our flock, though it sounds like we may have a third coming from our chicks, and he is always on top. One of our other roosters is a purebred Ameraucana, the true breed, not the easter egger, and he is such a sweetheart. He comes up to me and begs me for food, and almost seems afraid of his hens. I got him when he was 14 weeks old, and, even though he didn't know who I was, he automatically decided I was his caretaker/mommy, and, while he runs from the hens, he runs right up to me. When I first saw this activity, I thought my little Vasska was crazy, but now, I'm realizing what a blessing he has been, for he really is a sweetheart. The third rooster, if he is in fact a boy, is a Barred Rock Ameraucana or a Barred Rock Easter Egger cross (we had both types of hens when the eggs were laid) and he was born with a Barred Rock body, but a brown forehead. As he's grown, he has gotten his barring, and his brown head is beginning to look more and more like a barred rock every day, the brown is slowly becoming black and white,and he is beginning to look so much like his half-sister, a true barred rock.
Personally,I like having at least one rooster around, partially from the look, and partially from the protection. It can be frustrating, if something attacks the coop at night (we've had a wide variety, though the weasel was the worst) and takes only the healthy hens, leaving you with a rooster who's missing his full flock, or two roosters who don't have enough hens between them, causing them to fight. . .
We had a Buff Orpington Rooster, three actually, and two were quite aggressive. The worst was the smallest of the three, we relocated him first, and the second became as bad, the third was a gentleman, but we had to let him go too as he crowed ALL the time and the neighbours didn't like that.
I have a blue silkie rooster and a lavender pekin, both are kept separate with their own flock of hens. Pekin is friendly. Silkie is ok but overprotective and very noisy. Anyway my pekin hen hatched two beautiful chicks yesterday and was still in the same run as the rooster, checking upon them last night noticed the rooster had badly hurt one chick. And it was bleeding from his head. Removed mum and chicks to a safe place and he seems to be fine. Quite a shock though as didn't think roosters did this??
I bought 8 hens 4 years ago and one was a rooster. We kept him and i was excited to have a rooster. Aparently Rhode island reds are aggressive, I have plenty of scars on my legs. All but the rooster were taken by coyotes…even the coyote knows to stay away from him. We just bought more hens and they are know 3 months old and different breeds. I heard on crowing, now I don't know what to do. Am I going to have bloody rooster fights? Should I get rid of the rhode island red? the other rooster is a speckled sussex. What do I do?
LaRetta–We have too many roosters this year too! How to deal with it depends on your facilities.
If multiple roosters are in with a group of hens/pullets or able to see them, the boys will fight and it can lead to injury or death. Some people keep their roosters in a "bachelor pad" out of sight of the hens, and the boys seem to coexist fine. Then you can take a rooster to visit the hens when you want fertile eggs. Otherwise, it's best to keep one rooster per coop or pen and allow only one rooster to free range at a time. Personally we have two coops with enough winter space for 10 chickens each, so we keep one roo and 9 hens in each one. The roos will still jump at each other through the fence, but they can't injure each other unless they fly out. Clipping one wing will usually prevent this if your fence is high enough.
As far as your situation, first make sure the crowing one really is a male. Sometimes hens will also make crowing sounds. I'd compare this one's comb, wattle, and tail feathers to the pullets of the same breed. Usually a 3-month-old cockerel will have redder, larger comb and wattle and longer tail feathers. They often also stand taller and look leggier.
If you can keep only one roo, you could choose whether you want a RIR or a Sussex. Or, consider that the RIR roo is already 4 years old and you might want to replace him with the young Sussex. If you have time to handle the young roo often, he may (or may not) end up less aggressive than the RIR. Be ready to cull one rooster at any time if you witness a bad fight or see injuries. In any case, if you do not want to use the extra one for meat (the RIR would be a stewing bird at this age), there may be someone in your community who would like a roo for their flock!
Over a month ago I believe someone abandoned a rooster on the unoccupied lot next to my home (there are no other residential homes on my block.) After a couple of days of unsuccessfully attempts to capture the rooster I was finally able to have it follow me onto my property this morning with some chicken feed.
I gave the rooster some chicken feed, lettuce and water.
Never having a rooster or hens before I was looking for information on what I should provide it for shelter (live in South Texas) and amount of food. Thank you.
Sounds like you have a new friend! Chickens need protection from predators and shelter from sun, wind, and rain/snow. Chances are he did all right hiding out in bushes or other vegetation on the vacant lot. A chicken shelter can be very simple, and people use all sorts of structures including children's playhouses, pickup truck canopies, shipping crates, and storage sheds. Most chickens like to roost on something off the ground at night, and that can be a tree branch or a piece of lumber attached across the structure.
As for food, I believe one rooster would probably eat around 6 oz. of feed per day. He'll need access to fresh water as well. I can recommend two blogs to visit for lots of information about raising chickens: The Chicken Chick (http://the-chicken-chick.com) and Fresh Eggs Daily (http://fresh-eggs-daily.com). Enjoy your roo!
Thank you for the help and the quick response!
I have 3 silkie hens and 2 rooster hatched from eggs. They are generally a happy family and only on rare occasions do the roosters have a go at each other. The are now 16 months old. One rooster can be over protective and flies at anyone. I have found that if I carry my broom about with me and occasionally pretend that I am sweeping, he doesn't attempt to attack me – the broom is in charge. (I have never, and wouldn't ever hit them with it) I admire the roosters for the protection that they provide and they too are very handsome. I have 3 cats and a couple of visiting cats and they chickens and poultry all get on fine. My only concern is the lack of hens to roosters. I worry that I should separate the girls from the boys for a few days a week, I really don't know if this would be the right thing to do. Any views? They are pets and well cared for.
If they are living peacefully, most likely the two roos have worked out their hierarchy. The one that is overprotective would be the dominant rooster. I would be concerned about three hens with even one rooster, as overmating can be hard on hens. The recommended ratio is a minimum of eight hens per rooster. Multiple roosters living with hens usually fight from time to time if not regularly. Multiple roosters can live peacefully if they can't see any hens. If you can separate the hens from the roosters I would recommend it. If you want fertile eggs, you can put one rooster in with the hens for several hours.
Thank you very much for your reply. I am in a difficult situation as I don't have a lot of space to completely separate them out of sight of each other. I have put the hens in a caged area to peck around without being annoyed by the roosters and the roosters stay close by the cage hardly moving away although they have the freedom of the rest of the garden. When they returned to the coop in the evening one rooster wouldn't allow a hen in and I had to put her in the back door before I allowed him in. I know that I can't rehome a rooster as it would more than likely be a death sentence for him and I don't want that.
I have lovely rooster he's kind to the girls and he once very badly hurt himself before we got him and the man looked after him so the rooster is kind to children and he doesn't mind being held if your cleaning out their house
We had 3, 2 day old chicks. They all turned out to be roos, 2 derbyshire redcaps and a barred rock. 1 of the redcaps has a new home but the other 2 still live with me and a redcap female and a barred rock female. They are 6 months old and get along fine but my neighbours keep complaining about my barred rock's crowing even though he doesn"t start until about 7.30am and we live on a main road. It breaks my heart to think I might have to find my boys new homes.
I am extremely fortunate that my neighbours are supportive despite the cockerels crowing throughout the day-usually if there is a cat or a human around as they are quiet if left alone. I don't open the coop until a bit later at weekends but make sure that they have food and water inside the coop, they seem happy with this arrangement and it keeps the place quiet and allows people their well deserved long lie. I hate the fact that people will kill a rooster with no conscience. I feel that their lives are as valuable as our own. My son hatched ours from eggs so I take full responsibility to ensure that they live happy, long lives, and it isn't the easy option.
we have approx. 60+ roosters of all breeds, ages and sizes. They live, loose, on a 60 acre horse rescue facility. We do not have any hens and we do not accept any Game Fowl breeds. We do not have hens because most hens get adopted as soon as we get them and obviously it would not be safe for a hen with this many boys around! We do not accept any Game Fowl Breeds because I have found that they just will not stop fighting. A Game Bird will just keep fighting (while the 'home boys' just stop when they get tired, and another takes its place (sorta like a Roo Tag Team!) ) The Game Birds do what they were bred for… fight and eventually they just get exhausted and literally fight to their death. So… no game birds here. But the other Roosters will actually develop they own Bachelor Groups and live peacefully. They roam the hay barns. horse barns and generally everywhere in these groups. There is hardly ever any fights and when they do occur, they only last a few moments and never any injury's. With 60 acres and multiple open barns/ area's there is very little chance of any rooster getting cornered by a gang of other roosters. I have noticed the roosters will group up with others of like size or same size and or similar colors. and we don't have a rooster crowing now and again… we have CROWING WARS!! We are getting in a large group of Broiler cross roosters today. They are only about 14 weeks old… I really hope, being free range these boys stay sound and their legs don't 'break down' like regular broilers do. anyone have any idea as to the life expectancy for a PET..Colored Broiler rooster is?
we are the only rescue who accepts roosters that I know of. we have had people bring us their roosters from as far away as 300 miles! we do adopt some out but for pets only. -
I have a mixed breed silkie roo and he has been with my girls since the summer past hes been doing his job well even telling my one hen to lay in the nesting box i was really starting to like him until today he started fighting with my alpha hen to the point where they were both bleeding i have separated them but now im wondering if i should give him a second chance or dont risk it and find him a new home ?
You really are a gem. They are such great birds and so protective of their families. Many people could learn from them. I love our two and they really seem to get on pretty well and although I only have three hens, the hens don't want to be away from their roosters. They seem to have sorted things out for themselves. Even the cats mingle happily with them and I am pretty sure Boris – my male cat looks upon them a "his", Pecky sometime chases people but Coops (Rooster no.2)tells him off for doing this and I have found that carrying my broom around stops Pecky bothering me, I am not sure why. Keep up your fantastic work you are a breath of fresh air.
Please give him a chance – even the best of us have a bad day.
technically this is his second time hurting one of my girls
I have noticed that hens can be as nasty to each other as cockerels.
Yes, we have a tough rooster as well. Everyone is very afraid of him. Especially the neighborhood kids.
Hi My names is Rena and I am interest in buying one of your rooster my baby died will you please reply back to me
I work at a farm with a nasty rooster. The owners will not get rid of him. How can I keep him from attacking me? I try to avoid him but now that the weather's cooler he's always around. Help!
I hand raised a buff orpington/rhode island chick after his momma was killed. He loved to be petted and jumped on people's laps for attention. Though he sometimes had an ulterior motive: food. Picnics outside were a rare treat for my orange rooster. My guests thought he was sweet and adorable when he jumped on their laps- until he stole their sandwich and dragged it across the yard.
Though he eventually grew up and busied himself with the hens he was finally old enough to care about and bickering with the other roosters on the property, he still squeezed in some time to kamikaze the picnic table, and run off with something. Worse; he trained MANY of my hens in the art of thievery. Yelling "NO!" and "Bad Chicken!" was not at all helpful, in case you were curious.
Despite not being able to eat outside, he was my favorite rooster. He was very friendly and very mellow, protective, without being aggressive. Even towards the other roosters, he showed them their place in the pecking order, and little more then a dirty look was enough to keep them in line.


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Welcome to the Wiki for the 2008 Jacobson Symposium in Teaching with Technology.
Dear Jacobson Symposium Registrants & Presenters:
We're looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks, on March 29, for the annual Jacobson Symposium on Teaching with Technology.
We have a terrific lineup for you, with speakers from St. Cloud State University, Creighton, Bowling Green State University, and Morningside College.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Matt Barton is an assistant professor of English at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. His research covers a broad array of online writing and interactive technologies, but he has focused most of his attention on wikis and videogames. He is a co-editor of a forthcoming edited collection on wikis that is currently in review at the University of Michigan Press, as well a monograph on the history of computer role-playing games to be published by A.K. Peters press. Barton has used wikis to facilitate student as well as teacher education, presenting frequently at 4 C's and the Computers & Writing conference, and has been invited to speak at the upcoming Rhetoric Society of America conference. He is most proud of his Rhetoric and Composition Wikitext, a freely available resource that has been edited and read by thousands of students and teachers all over the world. He is currently working with Fountainhead Press on a teacher's resource modeled on the same concept of user-generated content and Web 2.0 technologies.
The symposium runs from 8am-3pm.
Registration and continental breakfast is in the Student Center from 8-9. We'll start the papers at 9; have a break, proceed to the Hitchcock building for the workshop; and return to the Student Center for lunch and the keynote address around 12:15. We're ready to go.
Here are links to directions and parking information:
For directions to our campus, go to the following link: http://www2.creighton.edu/maps/?id=/maps/#268. Note that besides the visitor lot noted in the directions, you may also park in any open student or faculty space on Saturdays. Also, you may park in the top level of either parking garage, and in the large faculty/student lot on Burt Street. Take a look at the map to see where the parking lots are.
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CAIRO - A leading American Muslim advocacy group has filed federal complaints against an Ohioan DHL company accusing it of firing 18 Muslims for praying at work in a clear breach of freedom of religious practices rights guaranteed by state and federal laws.
They wouldn't even discuss any type of accommodation, Jennifer Nimer, legal director for the Ohio branch of the Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told Columbia Dispatch.
They said, You pray at a scheduled break, and that's it,' he added.Muslim Prayers
Earlier this week, Nimer filed the complaint against Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, for firing 18 Muslim workers from e Westerville-based logistics company.
The workers, of Somali origin, have prayed twice during work hours for about 10 minutes each time.
The Muslim employees worked at a warehouse on the Northeast Side, and allowing them to adjust their two daily breaks to fit prayer times would not have caused the company undue hardship.
The complaint also accused the company of denying requests to adjust break times to accommodate prayer or to allow employees to take unpaid prayer breaks to perform prayers.
Though previous managers had made modifications to the break schedule, new supervisors refused to do so.
It's not accommodating when they were aware the break times made them miss the prayer, Nimer said.
However, the company officials denied any wrongdoing, stating that Exel is dedicated to ensuring its workplaces are sensitive and respectful to employees' religious and ethnic practices.
The allegations ... neither conform nor align with the way we do business in any of our sites, Exel officials said in an earlier statement.
Rather, Exel goes to great lengths to ensure employees' religious practices are understood and, as appropriate, accommodated.
In both policy and practice, Exel has established a culture in which discrimination of any kind is not tolerated.
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Despite the company's denial, the complainers confirmed that the incident is not the first for the company.
This company has a history of discriminating against Muslims, especially Muslims of Somali origin, Nimer said.
This type of blatant discrimination cannot be tolerated.
The workers said they were initially denied access to the company's human-resources department.
One manager is also accused of telling employees to pray in a restroom so they wouldn't be seen, the council said.
The council said the firing of some workers prompted a Feb. 8 meeting at which a manager told other employees that policies would not be changed.
More employees subsequently were fired when they insisted they had a right to accommodations, the council said.
Nimer said the allegations come on the heels of complaints filed last year by two other fired Exel employees, both Muslim.
One man said he was fired after requesting the continuance of prior accommodations that allowed him to attend mandatory Friday prayer services while another said he was fired for praying during a break.
The United States is home of a Muslim minority of between six to eight million.
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State and federal laws require employers to accommodate the religious practices of workers unless they unduly burden the company.
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The Best Sites For Learning About The World's Different Cultures. I've compiled several "The Best…" lists that sites where you can learn about the geography, data, languages, and holidays of different countries around the world.
Those resources are important, but I think it's like learning the words, but not the music, of a song. So I thought I'd develop a separate list just focused on helping students learn about the cultures of different countries, and would love to hear additional suggestions. You might also be interested in The Best Travel Photographs Of The Year. Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About The World's Different Cultures (and are accessible to English Language Learners): Culture Crossing is a unique resource for information about different countries. The Best Places To Learn Web 2.0 Basics. When it comes to technology, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer (not to mention being sort of a Luddite).
I need things very, very simple. I thought it would be helpful to a list of the sites that I've found most helpful and accessible in explaining how to use key Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr, social bookmarking, RSS readers, etc. You can also find links to the sites I list here, and many more, on the Teachers' Page on my website. There are three sites that I think stand above all the others. Digital Humanities Resources, Part 1: Organizations and Coding. Back in 2011 (you know, last month), I stated that I wanted to become a digital humanist (if that's what it can be called).
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Many of our beliefs are acquired at an early age, when we have a strong tendency to form beliefs for irrational reasons (because we want to believe, because we are praised or rewarded for believing). Critical thinkers use critical skills and insights to reveal and reject beliefs that are irrational. In forming new beliefs, critical thinkers do not passively accept the beliefs of others; rather, they try to figure things out for themselves, reject unjustified authorities, and recognize the contributions of genuine authorities.
They thoughtfully form principles of thought and action; they do not mindlessly accept those presented to them. Training & E-Learning Zone for Quizzes. Online test brings a lot of benefits to assessment: time-saving, flexibility and economical.
For test-takers, they can take the online test at their own preferred time – great flexibility. For trainers/teachers, it spares the time to mark the test because the test is graded automatically – big time-saving. For organizations, it saves a lot of cost to employ instructor designers and print millions of test papers – more economical. As the times progress and society advances, online test will become more and more prevalent in the future assessment work. English Resources - list of online tools. List of online sites and tools. The Best Resources On Teaching & Learning Critical Thinking In The Classroom.
Teaching and learning critical thinking in the classroom will be the topic of my next Education Week Teacher column (contribute your ideas there, please), so I wanted to develop a "The Best…" list with supporting materials.
I put out a call on Twitter and Google Plus for people to make suggestions, but unfortunately didn't do a great job of keeping track who made the suggestions. I apologize if I did not credit you for your suggestion. I'll keep much better track the next time I put out a similar request. I hope readers will contribute additional suggestions. The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress. (You might also be interested in The Best MATH Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress) I know "The Best…" list has a very awkward title, but I couldn't think of a better one.
In our Family Literacy Project we provide home computers and Internet access to immigrant families. Eighty percent of household members spend at least one hour each day (many spend considerably more time) on our website. Three of these seven hours each week need to be spent on one of several websites that act as sort of "virtual classrooms" — students and their family members enter them with a password and we can check online to see how much time they have spent on them. I thought readers might find it useful to see which ones we've determined to be the best for kind of program. The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons. Edutopia has published Using Photos With English Language Learners, an excerpt from the recent book on teaching ELL's that Katie Hull Sypnieski and I have written.
Check out my New York Times post for English Language Learners is on protest movements and using historical photos for language development. It includes a student interactive There are obviously plenty of ways to use photos effectively with English Language Learners and other students. I'm going to share some ideas here, and hope that others will chime in with comments.


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This is a discussion on Interesting article from a LEO perspective... within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; http://www.policeone.com/police-prod...cealed-weapon/...
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
"A superior Operator is best defined as someone who uses his superior
judgement to keep himself out of situations that would require a display of his
superior skills."
Makes perfect sense and it was well presented. As a former LEO, I even learned about some of my own habits that have likely given me away. My worst or best, depending on your perspective, is when I move from one position to another. I intuitively tap or adjust my clothing to ensure it hasn't shifted to expose my gun. As for demeanor and clothing, I think I finally got rid of that 'Joe Friday' or drill instructor look, and I absolutely stay clear of 5.11 style clothing or similar.
Monsters are real and so are ghosts. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.
~ Stephen King
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Get inspired to organize with our Halland Smart Phone Wristlet. Made of durable, water-resistant, coated Italian canvas and splashed with a colorful, geometric print, this accessory pulls double-duty as a chic wallet with a compartment for your phone. The secure zip closure and wrist strap make it convenient to use on the go.
- Printed coated canvas.
- Zipper closure.
- Removable wristlet strap.
- 2 main compartments; smart phone compartment.
- Center zip compartment; 3 card slots.
- Gold-tone 3-piece logo at front.
- Tonal nylon lining.
- Fits all iPhone versions, Samsung galaxy & Droid models.
- Height: 3.75" (9.5cm)
- Length: 6" (15.2cm)
- Depth: .9" (2.3cm)
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Michele Poor quality
I bought this wristlet in the green/white pattern and was so excited because it's super cute and distinctive. I've literally had it less than a week and have only taken it out 4 times on my regular shopping chores and the colors in the pattern have started to run! No spills or anything, just poor quality here. I would expect this from a target handbag that I paid $15 for, not Tory Burch.
Unfortunately, I will be returning this wristlet the store. I'm so disappointed because the awesome pattern really stands out compared to my other neutral, more classic Tory bags.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by KJlover great product
Bought for my girlfriend. She loves it! Great quality (not surprising). Very practical and dresses up any outfit, but can be taken out with your flip flops and tank top just as easy. Love it!!
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Cute idea and nice print but the material looks super cheap and plasticky. Also a very snug fit even for an iphone.
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Love the size/ fits easily into my purse or my tennis bag. Easy to grab when I need to go to grocery store or a night out without the purse. LOVE!!!!!
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Grace523 I love it, but...
I got this wristlet because sometimes I just want to carry a small wallet with my cellphone, cards, etc. rather than a bag when I'm on the go. I used to have a Vera Bradley wallet for my Blackberry, but my new phone no longer fits.
I fell in love with the print and since it's canvas, I feel that it's more practical for daily use.
However, upon receiving the item, I realized that there's a tradeoff. If I put my coins in the coin pouch in the wallet, my cellphone (Galaxy S4) has to be squeezed in. In other words, I can still put my phone inside the wallet, but it's hard to zip closed, and as a result, the shape of the wallet is deformed (since I have to pack everything inside).
I feel that this kind of takes away the point of the smart phone wristlet. I would need a separate coin pouch which somewhat takes away the purpose of having a wristlet I can use on -the-go.
I'm still going to keep the wallet, but not as a smart phone wristlet. Just something cute to put in my crossbody bags :)
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Uncle Luke's Top Ten Booty Jams of All Time
2. "Scarred"
Many true booty music connoisseurs consider this 1996 cut to be their favorite Luke song. Lifting the same Barry White sample as Quad City DJs' "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)," this song features a Trick Daddy verse, infectious use of the word hydraulics, and a notorious "Cap D comin'!" (for "Captain Dick") opener that party people still scream today.
1. "It's Your Birthday"
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The macro economic view is that the global economy is both struggling and recovering. Those effects are felt selectively and geographically. During the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election this fall, we expect economic indicators will all be pointing upwards, except for employment, as technology and productivity remain robust. Look for the most economic growth in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as these countries continue to expand from low starting points. Inflation is expected to be held in check in most sectors, although our industry will continue to experience higher than average rates of increase as demand surges in BRICS. GDP growth in the United States is forecast at 2-3 percent with spending cutbacks on a macro governmental basis, holding back full expansion.
Don't read too much into the recent drop in gasoline prices. Middle East unrest, refinery glitches, summer travel and other factors remain, so look for another uptick by July. Sustained price drops in April and May typically don't last. The last time that happened was in 2005. Natural gas remains priced low and it continues to perform as an alternative to oil for energy. Look for copper prices to fall further as reduced demand by China, the globe's largest consumer, and slow growth in Europe take effect. This change, of course, lowers demand for new metal-replacing applications by plastics.
Most polyolefin commodity resins continue slow but steady climbs as costs move upward. ETPs and HIPS are also on an up cycle as demand continues to grow. Lucite acrylic sheet was taken upward April 1 in the United States and in Europe on 1 June. Look for PC to follow.
Evonik establishes JV with Ampglas Plastics in South Africa for production of extruded Plexiglas® (Acrylite® in the Americas).Bayer MaterialScience to acquire the Tuffak® PC sheet business of Arkema; will move the Connecticut plant to its Kentucky facility and combine production capabilities.
Amazon Supply starts up a mega online catalog of 500,000 MRO items for the business-to-business industrial and scientific market. Significantly, approximately 25,000 are in plastics shapes and semi-finished products. McMaster Carr, MSC, Grainger and US Plastics may be affected as their infrastructure of online order fulfillment, without much technical service, seems timely. They offer free shipping for orders over $50.00 and one year return privilege. However, the effect on traditional multi branch distributors with a brick and mortar presence remains to be seen.
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So last night was pretty awesome. I went to a concert with my friend A and his friends. We saw Metro Station, Fallout Boy and some other bands. Metro Station was awesome. Fallout Boy was okay.
Then, we went to club where it was "Gay Night." I met up with my friend B and him and A "hit it off."
I made out with this one girl and got her number. Yay me. We got food after and we chatted. Fun stuff. The sad thing is that she said she's moving to Ohio. *sad face*
Tonight I'm having a bonfire. I still haven't told S that I don't want to see her anymore. *Note to self*
The one guy who wants to F me said he may come. I obviously don't want to have sex with him like that at least. Unless he turns out to be gay then its prolly not going to work out since I don't want his dick in my vag. That would be kind of not cool.
I also may be going to this one transwoman's party. I may have already told you that. Can't remember.
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All right. I have to go clean.
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I will be having a babysitter at my wedding to take care of my son and all the other invited children. Would it be tacky to put a note in the wedding invitations asking parents if they might use the wedding babysitter?
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