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  1. TheGreatChickening

    Green yolk stuff, purple chick??

    The weird yellow stuff that everyone else was attached to when they were born is green with this one. Also... He's purple. None of the other ones came out purple. We're just agog watching this whole shindig transpire. First time doing it. No idea what we're doing. Either the peach colored...
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    Colloidal Silver Turned Pink?

    We are slowly losing Turkeys. None for the same reason. The latest attempt at death seems to be through an eye issue. We have colloidal silver and applied it to the eye with a q-tip first thing because we didn't have a dropper yet. Yes, I realize that could be awkward; no, we did not try to...
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    Broad Breasted White Poults Weevil Feed

    **Background for people who like reading random nonsense: After all of the easiest chickens (RIRs) surviving last year (until they intentionally didn't... Yummmmm), we decided we were totally equipped to raise the easiest poult to kill. (That was sarcasm or sardonic. I ain't good at grammer-jk)...
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    PuPu Platter

    I do not mean to be offensive, but these poo manufacturing contemptible feathered cockroaches need to be out of my kitchen ASAP. They. Are. Vile. One if them still has the vomitous affliction known as pasty butt. We finally tried the bird baptism recommended by a veteran chicken owner. I...
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    Coop/Ventilation/Run/AntiTheft

    The fam has been reading and studying and planning for about 4 weeks. We believe we have considered everything, but defer to others who have experience and wisdom in these areas. 6ft x6ft indoor coop (36 SF) with a 7.5ft height Screen mesh Ventilation is 23 SF at a height of at least 5ft. We...
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    Gods and Monsters: a diary in captivity

    My name is Kung Pao and today is Day 13 of captivity. It is my belief we are being tortured. For three days we were not allowed to sleep and were nearly drowned if we had the audacity to lay down. We were returned cold and damp to our quarters – a miserable and exhausting experience...
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    Do You Hear the Chickens, Clarice?

    I don't know where to start. I am inept, so that's probably a good foundation. If there are aliens capable of visiting, but hesitant to do so, my ineptitude may be a contributing factor to their position. I have 12 day old Rhode Island Reds. They were very sweet in the beginning. We gently...
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    Chicken Gate 2022

    First time chicken person here. In the past 11 days (the exact age of my chickens), I have managed to break every rule of chickening: Newspaper No heat lamp Ice in the chick water Fed an outside worm which led to What I thought was a sign of 5 roosters with early onset enlarged cloacas Once I...
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