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And I adored my rescued rooster before he got taken by a hawk. He would run and jump into my arms and then snuggle down for a nap, purring all the while.

As someone who has 3 rescued hens, I would HEAVILY weigh the cons. I love our hens but buying chicks from a mail order site or local garden store is awful. Tons of baby chicks die in transit or get killed. Plus you could end up with all roosters, like my friends. They poop a lot, require warmth in the winter, fresh greens and a good amount of space to roam and scratch. We have a very secure coop and yard and yet we lost one hen to a possum and one to a hawk. Be ready to be attracting raccoons, possums and cats as they will eat the feed, eggs and your birds if they get the chance. I had a dog attack our rooster and we ended up billing the owner $700 in vet bills... once you find a vet that will take care of them at all.

I adore our girls, but you need to think about them like any other pet. If you feel you must have chickens, ask around at local sanctuaries or animal control and RESCUE, just like with other pets. And remember, these birds can and should live to 7 - 8 years old. And they will stop laying in the winter and as they get older. Hopefully you will be a good and kind caretaker and give them a long, happy life.

We own a house and a rental house. Frankly I'd rather be renting and able to get out if necessary.

I'm glad you promoted down alternatives. The way the feathers are taken is horrible! We'd never buy down.

We keep one that includes all of the major items and remodeling items we did when we first moved into our home. It came in super handy for trying to order additional blinds (I have the original fabric swatch to match to) and getting a replacement kitchen sink faucet sprayer (lifetime guarantee!) 7 years later.

Throwing your butts in the street is equally gross and a huge peeve about smokers. Great. I get to see your litter all the time everywhere. Just one example of rudeness. I live in a semi-rural area and people throw their butts from their car windows into my lawn. I've never seen a smoker go out of their way to put out their butts in their car ashtray or in a can, if they can just throw them in the street. And those thing take forever to breakdown.

I think a electric kettle would be a good add too, for oatmeal or instant grits or hot chocolate. For a rug, we actually went to a carpet store and bought a large remnant. It wasn't bound on the edge but we cut it to fit the room and it was cheaper than a rug. I just tossed it after that year. Don't forget to get at least 2 - 4 stackable, non-breakable plates, glasses and silverware for in-room dining. My freshman year roommate and I also coordinated our colors so our room looked good. I had pink and white bedding and she had pink and black. We couldn't nail into the walls so we used the sticky hooks for hanging stuff.

I would never travel anywhere with my dog that I would have to put him in a crate and not be able to take him into the plane with me. Airlines have horrible track records and it's not safe or comfortable with the dogs. We'd rather drive 12 hrs (and have) or more to our destination rather than "check" our dogs like luggage. Heck, I don't even check my shoes!

I too find a lot of these crates disturbing. Ours use a well ventilated standard wire crate with two cushions in the bottom. And our dogs are never in there more than 4 hours. Some of these are scary!

Our library is where we house all of our treasures - from antique Chinese cricket cages, to primitive horse statues to a really foxed out old unframed mirror. But I also have some newer items like a sculpture made from colored pencil tips which looks like a rainbow sea urchin and an amazingly delicate and fragile glass spider from Venice, both of which have homes nestled among our fine china and crystal.