Instructions on how to post a photo. First, you need to load your photos onto a website. The 2 most common sites people use are PhotoBucket and Aussie Chicks.
Once you've registered and uploaded your photos, for Aussie Chicks click on the photo you want to post so it's the only photo that appears on the page. Right click ON the photo and click on 'properties'. When the box pops up, copy the entire URL address that is there. An easy way is, right click ON the address and click select all. Then right click again and click copy. Close that properties box and come back here and open a new message. You can now either put that address in the 'optional image URL' box (right click in the box and click on paste) or you can click on the 'EBCode legend' at the bottom of the page to show you the code to put more than one picture per message.
If you're using Photo Bucket, find the picture you want to post. Under the photos are 3 boxes with addresses in them. Copy the address in the bottom box (IMG) and come back here and open a new (or existing) message and copy that address into the main window where you type your message. This 'code' is the same one you'd find in the EBCode legend. To add more than one photo, repeat the above steps. Only put one address per line.
Remember, if you are buying or selling stock, add your location and email address to your message so people know where you are!
Re:Overgrown Beak
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Posted by Jane S on June 20, 2008 at 13:29:53:
In Reply to: Overgrown Beak posted by Paddy on June 20, 2008 at 10:59:35:
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I would assume that being battery hens they've been debeaked? Meaning their top beak was cut back. I have to regularly trim one of my hens beaks because hers is very bent and it doesn't wear down like the ones with a normal beak. Do you have any toenail cutters? Not the clippers, but the ones that look more like scissors. If so, you can trim it back with them. You can use the clippers, but it's harder to clip the right spot as you have to try and get the beak between the blades which is often difficult. If you look at the beak, the overgrown part will be slightly lighter than the rest. Trim it to a fraction before the dark part starts. If you're concerned about taking too much, do it a mm at a time. Have some corn flour handy in case you do cut too far back (which is easy to do). If it's starts bleeding, don't panic, just put some corn flour on it and keep her separated from the others until it stops oozing. You might need to put the corn flour on a few times, but it should stop oozing within 10mins or so. When you're done, give her a treat for being a good girl.
Rhaydens idea of the Dremmel is a good one, but as she said, they're unforgiving, so you need to be careful. I have heard of people using angle grinders, but unless you use one nearly every day, I probably wouldn't attempt that.
If you're not sure what I mean by the toenail cutters, let me know and I'll send you a photo.
Jane 
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