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    Just More Chicken Pittures

    Just pittures of our Rhodies The new addition:2 more rhodies, 2 barred rocks, 1 sex link, 1 new hampshire red on (2/26/2011)
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    New Chicks 4

    Our new baby chicks. We have been planning to expand our flock. Today (2/26/2011) we got 6 new chicks. 2 rhodies, 2 barred rocks, 1 sexlink, 1 new hampshire red. We already have 5 rhodie hens and 1 rhodie roo. We tried to incubate and hatch from the rhodies with no success, think it was too...
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    More Chic Pics

    More pics of fuzzy butts (3/01/2011) Got them on (2/26/2011) They grow so quick!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Gilligans Island Coop

    Our converted playhouse coop We added an outside accessable 6 cabin nest box using a gate latch & hinges for security Vinyl window & pop hole using 2 gate latches so we can lock the boys & girls in at night. their roosts, one of which they can look out the window for when its chilly and a...
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    Gilligans Islands Member Page

    Our first experiance with chickens, we found some nice R.I.Reds about 1 year old-5 hens and 1 roo. 3 weeks after the move 3 hens have now started to lay. We recycled the kid's play house and turned it into the chicken house complete with roosts and outside accessable nest boxes. We converted a...
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    Need ideas for Chick with broken or deformed toe

    we noticed last night one of our barred rocks has a toe that curls way out to the left. broken? or deformed? what to do if anything? chick is about 1-1/2 weeks old. thanks for any ideas.
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    chick with possible broken left outer toe!

    we noticed tonite one of our barred rocks has a toe that curls way out to the left. broken? or deformed? what to do if anything? chick is about 1-1/2 weeks old. thanks for any ideas.
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    Had to go in and get 6 more...PICS

    Quote: Heard that! went to the feed store a second time ourselves! Had to make an addition with buff orpingtons (2) to go along with the 4 other breeds we got saturday. all good egg laying breeds. got pics on our page.
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    CHICKens anonymous anybody?couldnt pass the feed store-AGAIN!!!!

    got 2 more chicks today. they are buff orpingtons. saturday we got 6 mixed chicks-2 rhodies,2 barred rocks, 1 sex link, and 1 newhampsire red to go along with the 5 rhodie hens and their roo. got 2 brooders going in the kid's play room in the house. very soon goin to need a bigger coop--EEEPP...
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    WOW! Cant believe how much Fuzzy Butts eat! 2 pics

    Just got our chicks saturday! They' eating and growing so quickly! 6 total chicks. 2 rhodies 2 barred rocks, 1 sex link and 1 new hampshire red. Nice addition to the 5 rhodie hens and rhodie roo. trying to raise a nice bunch to supply the family with eggs. Have become Chicken addicted...
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    Chick Days are coming at the feed store!

    Yesterday we got six new fuzzy butts. 2 rhodies 2 barred rocks 1 sexlink 1 newhampshire red. nice addition to our 6 other rhodies! you can visit our page to see. will keep updating.
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    Hey everyone, New chicks!!

    Quote: figured out how to post pittures, sorry new egg here:)
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    Hey everyone, New chicks!!

    Just got home with 6 new chicks! 2 rhodies, 2 barred rocks, 1 sexlink, and 1 newhampshire red. Will be a nice addition to 5 rhodie hens and 1 rhodie roo! their so cute! We tried to incubate the first clutch we got from the rhodies with no success. We got them @ 1 year old8-9 weeks ago. they...
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    i have a few questions on some problems im having.

    I seen somebody post that you can put mustard in a openend egg and when the hen eats it, it can break the habit if she is indeed eating the eggs. and also a ceramic egg--a peck or two on a egg that doesnt break is said to discourage. no eggsperiance here but worth a try...?.
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    Help my hens slowed laying!

    hello! Im pretty new to chickens, but in my new very deep addiction and obsessive research on BYC, what I learned is introduction of new chickens will cause stress and will cause low or no production. same thing happenend when we bought our RIRS-1yrs old. the change of environment and probably...
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