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Sex change chicken

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by Chantal » Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:41 pm
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One of my Light Sussex hens seems to be changing sex. I've long maintained that one of them has never laid an egg, so perhaps it's this one (can't...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Wed May 04, 2011 8:12 pm
Chooks

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by Myrkk » Mon May 02, 2011 9:00 pm

Does anyone know of a breeder of Scots Greys, other than the place in Oban who are not breeding them at the mo.

I'm not quite ready for them at the...

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Last post by Myrkk
Tue May 03, 2011 10:14 pm
Cuckoo

Last post by Westi
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by glallotments » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:30 pm

For the first time in ages and ages I heard a cuckoo today - At first I couldn't believe that it wasn't a dove but it was definitely a cuckoo!

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Last post by Westi
Mon May 02, 2011 5:13 pm
Let's appreciate our gulls

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by alan refail » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:49 am
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Gulls are among my favourite birds, especially the pair of herring gulls which arrive at the kitchen door for breakfast every day, as they have done...
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Mon May 02, 2011 11:30 am
Any idea what was causing this noise

Last post by John
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by Primrose » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:48 am

We were in some woodlands in Sussex over Easter, quite close to some water and heard a terrific "whooping" noise up in a tree which sounded...

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Last post by John
Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:57 pm
WOW! - a pair of red kite A sighting in Hastings today 17th

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by Nature's Babe » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:10 pm

Blue skies here, the church bells ringing and to add to our pleasure we had a visit from a pair of red kites late afternoon today, they are so...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:31 pm
What Comes First

Last post by Geoff
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by Arnie » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:53 am

Hi,

Can someone please tell me which arrives here first, Swift or Swallow :?

Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:21 pm
Conservation of bee predator

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by alan refail » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:43 am

Buglife is launching a campaign to conserve native species of oil beetles

Things begin to get a bit scary when you read the life cycle of these...

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Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:05 pm
Barn Owl

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by peter » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:01 am

06:35 quartering the edge of a waste field sandwiched one way by A1184 & Cambridge - Liverpool Street rail line and the other way by a large...

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Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:05 pm
Bird numbers

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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:33 pm
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I've been amazed today how many birds are at the feeders. I counted at least 50 siskins, dozens of goldfinches, a flock of redpoll and many more than...
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Last post by glallotments
Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:10 am
Welcome back starlings!

Last post by Monika
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by alan refail » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:40 am

For the last few days we have been seeing a couple of starlings on the bird feeders, and about six in the evening a small flock of twenty-five to...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:41 pm
Comfrey Bocking 4

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by MarkH » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:19 pm

Hello all!
I have been looking unsuccessfully for Bocking 4 comfrey
(For animal feed).
I recently seen some old postings on KG forums re same.
Does...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:43 pm
Swallows & Martins

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by gloworm » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:21 pm

Does anyone know if Swallows, Martins etc nest & rear young when they migrate to Africa or wherever ?

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:34 am
Hen Fatality

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by Essexboy » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:09 pm

We have had a couple of hens die 2/3 days apart. I am a bit stumped by this. Both birds had not displayed any symptoms, no sign of any scouring or...

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Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:18 pm
Frogs and blackbirds

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by Monika » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:06 pm

Today we saw the first frogs of the year in our garden pond and a blackbird was taking nesting material into the ivy covered wall - about a fortnight...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:06 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:36 am

Coming round again next weekend - 29-30 January

It will be interesting to see how results compare with last year's after such an early cold spell.

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Last post by glallotments
Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:18 pm
hen characters

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by jane E » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:06 am

I've always been amazed at the characters that emerge from the hen flock. We have a fairly young Isa brown hybrid at the moment who has discovered a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:43 am
Cheeky mouse!

Last post by Johnboy
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by Monika » Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:06 pm

I watched a little fieldmouse today cheerfully digging down and devouring my crocus corms in the greenhouse! Even when I spoke to it very severely,...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:34 am
Bees Bummble

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by hughie » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:26 pm

:roll: Can anyone tell me what to pnt in the nest box for the bees i have the plans for the nest but not the filler.
Many thanks

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:05 pm
Dead jackdaw mystery

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by alan refail » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:57 am
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This morning I found a dead jackdaw at the foot of the terminal pole of the overground 11kV power line which goes underground at the edge of our...
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Last post by glallotments
Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:05 pm
"Piebald" birds

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by Primrose » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:50 am

By this, I mean birds that have odd white feathers when they're not supposed to have them. Perhaps this isn't the right expression.

Are such birds...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:25 pm
First lamb

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by alan refail » Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:13 am

This morning we have the first snow of the winter on the ground. A couple of days ago we spotted the first lamb at a farm a couple of miles down the...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:25 pm
An addition to the duck family

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:05 pm

Darkness falls quickly at the moment, so I hurried out to put my ducks safe in their pen in the fast fading light - they are easy to herd and I count...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:13 pm
King fisher

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:45 pm

went for a walk in the woods on Wednesday,did not want to go as it was raining and very cold but my o.h talked me into it.Well wasnt it worth it,we...

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Last post by Clive.
Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:26 pm
Beautiful But Deadly

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by Arnie » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:16 am

Hi everyone

I have just had what I can only described as a most horrible experience. I have kept hens on my allotment for four years now and in that...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:43 pm
Lovely birdwatch.

Last post by Primrose
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by Elaine » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:59 am

During the past two days of beautiful weather, I got the urge to stick L plates on my bins :lol: and go birdwatching again....it's been a long time....

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:12 pm
Feeding Bread to Chickens?

Last post by alan refail
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by Essexboy » Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:03 am

Hopefully, someone can help settle an argument, is it ok to feed bread to my hens.And I dont' mean an exclusive diet of bread alone! Just the...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:42 am
Love my Ducks.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:10 pm

Torrential rain and high winds , and more downpours are expected, there is a stream running down the lane to the lower part of the village, water is...

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Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:35 pm
Sharing the harvest.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:28 pm

One old vine and the grape harvest has been phenominal, one leader fed into the greenhouse gave us a bountiful early crop, the rest of the grapevine...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:44 pm
Starling mimicry

Last post by Primrose
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by Parsons Jack » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:07 pm

Anybody else noticed how starlings mimic other birds? I have just been watching about 20 of them pretending they are house martins :)
There must be...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:57 pm
Bees tiny brains ( the size of a grass seed} beat computers

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by Nature's Babe » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:00 pm

Bees can solve complex mathematical problems which keep computers busy for days, research has shown.

The colouring of the picture looks more like...

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Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:24 pm
UK's Five Rarest Bumblebees Make a Comeback

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by Nature's Babe » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:09 pm

I live near Dungeness and Romney Marsh, so was interested to read of this successful project, I also see some rare varieties in my garden.

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Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:37 pm
Bumblebee landing strips

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by alan refail » Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:35 am
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If you want to attract and help bumblebees, it seems to help if you grow stripy flowers
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Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:47 pm
Pyracantha - orange versus red berries ?

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:58 pm

Our two pyracantha bushes which are smothered in orange berries are being beseiged by various species of birds who are devouring them at a rate of...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:30 pm
Ruderal bumblebee

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by Nature's Babe » Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:29 am

Had a visit from a rare black ruderal bumblebee today, they feed from deep flowers so I hope it returns to pollinate the broad beans in spring....

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:29 am
Critter homes

Last post by Primrose
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by valiant veggies » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:14 pm

Ello

Ive just ha a go at putting some make-shift homes out for our little friends over the winter.

There were a number of cardboard cups at work...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:06 pm
Frogs and Toads by the bucket load!

Last post by glallotments
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by Johnboy » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:44 am
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I have just attempted to walk across my lawn and there are literally so many Frogs and Young Toads crawling and hopping about, simply too many to...
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Last post by glallotments
Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:24 pm
Seen in Surrey

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:23 pm

Rare ruby tailed wasp

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:25 pm
Butterfly bonanza!

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Monika » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:56 pm

The last couple of sunny days, with sedums and michaelmas daisies flowering, have brought a real bonanza of butterflies in our garden and around:...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:05 pm
pig manure

Last post by Johnboy
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by nemo » Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:52 pm

hello
I have fresh pig manure from our pigs and I don't know when it is safe to use it in the veg plot
how should I store pig manure I am thinking...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:48 am
Blue Tits, Great Tits and Coal Tits.

Last post by Arnie
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by Johnboy » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:41 pm
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I am amazed that I have newly fledged birds in evidence I suspect that these are a third brood which to me is unusual.
Perhaps it has something to do...
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Last post by Arnie
Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:04 pm
squillions of ladybirds

Last post by Monika
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by Nature's Babe » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:23 pm
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Squillions of ladybirds.
Funny I never noticed any larva, but they are out there, on the lawn, in among the veggie beds climbing up my tomatoes,...
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Last post by Monika
Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:55 pm
Ratzilla....or media frenzy?

Last post by glallotments
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by alan refail » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:06 pm

After the Asian hornets here come the South Ameriacan giant rats. Or may be at that size they're not rats at all 8) 8)

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:51 pm
GROWERS PELLETS!

Last post by Suechooks
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by QUATRO » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:09 am

I have been keeping chickens for the last three and a half years and it was only the other day that someone told me you should not eat eggs from hens...

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Last post by Suechooks
Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:03 pm
Good year for Swans?

Last post by alan refail
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by Parsons Jack » Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:41 pm

I've just been across the fields with the dog, and part of the way goes alongside a little stream. Came across a pair of Swans with 9 cygnets :shock:...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:27 am
Squillions of sparrows

Last post by Elaine
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by alan refail » Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:34 pm
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Our sparrow population looks very healthy for the future. We have new arrivals in the shape of the second brood hanging around the feeders being fed...
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Last post by Elaine
Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:14 am
Big Butterfly Count

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by alan refail » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:31 am

I fear that if the past week is anything to go by, fifteen minutes in the coming week would record no butterflies :(

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:54 pm
Siskins

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by alan refail » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:56 pm

A beautiful little bird I have never seen till this year. We had a pair a while since and now we have lots of young ones. What a pleasant surprise.

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Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:11 am
How can we attract these red kites down?

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by Primrose » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:15 pm

We are fortunate enough to have a number of red kites in our area now and I would love to be able to attract them down to our garden occasionally to...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:40 pm
Squirrel trapping legalities.

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by peter » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:44 am

An interesting legal decision was reached this week in relation to how trapped Grey Squirels should be dealt with.

Do read all of the article and...

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Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:23 pm

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