To all of you who use this Classroom and THE COOP--we should all wish Loren Hadley and Associates a HUGE THANK YOU for this site. Of all the discussion pages for Poultry that are available, this one brings so much "real" information to us, and it is all KINDNESS of Loren. We sometimes think this just "happens"--no, it is provided for us, and has more than one book-worth of information in the day to day conversations AND the Archives! It could disappear tomorrow, if he didn't CARE! Thank you Loren--and associates! CJR

CJR, I have posted a "Thank you, Loren Hadley" on several occasions. I know he has considered closing down The Classroom @ The Coop for lack of time and reconsidered. Just imagine, no more Classroom! I have visited other boards but this one is by far the very best. It is a treasure. I am addicted to this site!

Loren Hadley, every day when I hit the NEW button I think "Thank you, Loren Hadley and Associates, and please hold on. You make so many Chicken Lovers happy." THANK YOU, Anny

Mercy! without The Coop my duck is cooked. Ive tried the rest and come back to the best.

May have mentioned that THE COOP is my HOME PAGE!, First place I go after reading my mail. . . CJR

Cjr I cant seem to access your articles but have no problem with the others! ?

Robbpa, Loren took several articles off the site when he left the ADBS, but I think all the ones I wrote are still there. Can furnish any info or text of the other articles. CJR

After I drew his attention to your thank yous above, Loren sent this e-mail, which I pass along to you all.

<I appreciate it and am glad folks are enjoying the site still. Its been up
since 1995 and I am confident it has had over a million visits - it has been
averaging around 40,000 visitor sessions per month for the last couple years
(range between 30 and 60K depending on the time of year). I often feel bad that
I'm not doing more with it as I don't want something slipshod out there but it
seem to be filling a purpose anyway.>

Moderator

Loren: You're the best and words are not available in English to offer you proper praise, oh modest one. I'm not ashamed to admit that since a friend turned me on to this site, I've become addicted to it. I had to get rid of my chickens due to a personal problem, and now I enjoy others' babies vicariously. Without the coop--oh, no, I'll not think of it. I was asked the other day if there was any website I'd pay to access--this is the one--probably the only one. Some sites are fun, some exciting, this one is not just "filling a purpose," it is fulfilling. For what it is worth, I offer my own thanks.