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    M I Crooked Letter Crooked Letter...ahh, nevermind....Mississippi

    Its never a bad thing to rekindle this thread. We need more MS folks here.
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    Predator Puzzle, Dead and Missing chickens

    Quick research says yes, weasels live in my area. My poor chickens won't even go inside their house tonight. I have laid large sticks and twigs over the door and netting for the night. If somthing goes over I will know. If not and I have more chickens dead or missing in the morning - I...
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    Predator Puzzle, Dead and Missing chickens

    Quote: Probably could but the door hangs up when open so it would not just fall shut and the door was still closed with only the 1" crack. Now you know why I am scratching my head and going what the heck is going on?
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    Predator Puzzle, Dead and Missing chickens

    Quote: Ummm possible I guess. Never saw one in this area - but.... Do weasels climb? There were no signs of entry into the run to get to the house, so only entry point was one of the small hole in the net or over the door to the run between the door and the netting where I can't zip tie it...
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    Predator Puzzle, Dead and Missing chickens

    I am quite puzzled and need input. Night before last something killed a cornish bantum hen. Ate everything but 1 foot, the head and the feathers. Last night I closed the pop door but there was a crack about an inch that was left open at the bottom. Today I found a half grown chick dead...
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    Any of you eat your chickens?

    I process and eat my birds. I don't raise meat birds. I just process my laying hens and extra rooster as new younger ones come along. If they are very old I cut the breast out and can the rest. I package the breast seperately. I usually kill enough to last me a few months and by then I have...
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    M I Crooked Letter Crooked Letter...ahh, nevermind....Mississippi

    Hi and welcome. I have fertile eggs if breeds don't matter. I have cornish bantums and silkies. I keep my Silkies seperated from my other birds but my cornish have two mixed breed (silkie/cornish mix) hens in with them. My EE's have 4 Iowa Blue hens mixed in with them as well and my Rooster...
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    Help! My chickens/livestock are all healthy!!!!!

    Quote: I operate on that same natural selection theroy - and if Natural selection does not kick in fast enough there is always the stew pot. Which in itself is a form of natural selection. Naturally I am going to select the chicken/rooster I don't want in the gene pool.
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    Help! My chickens/livestock are all healthy!!!!!

    All my animals are healthy including my chickens. I don't medicate. Never had to. Unfortunately my chickens can't free range unless I am home to supervise. But they do get 1 hour a day in the afternoons and usually 1/2 days on Sat. and Sun. They have really large runs so they get plenty of...
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    M I Crooked Letter Crooked Letter...ahh, nevermind....Mississippi

    Its been so long since I have been to this site. I am amazed at the Mississippi folks here. And some of them in my neck of the woods. WOW
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    Chicken Anatomy Q: Where do eggs come from ??

    Your question seems to have been answered but since washing eggs came up I will throw in my .02¢ worth. The bloom refered to starts to deteriorate after 10 days. So dirty eggs should be washed if not used before those 10 days go by. Once eggs are washed if they are not going to be used...
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    bury your eggs!

    Funny, I had a Blue Silke that would bury her eggs. I would put the nest box in that spot and the next day she would lay her egg right next to the box and cover the egg. I moved the nest box and she moved over until we went all the way around the coop. We did this for weeks until I finally...
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    What do you do with YOUR eggs?

    I get anywhere from 12 to 23 eggs a day. And that is not all my girls laying. I have over 40 girls in one house and 5 silkie banty hens and 5 cornish banty hens in a seperate pen. I only get 4 to 5 eggs a day out of that house. I keep the small eggs for my personal use. Plus use a lot of...
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    Homemade Aprons for sale, new aprons on last pg

    Just wanted you to know I love my apron. I know it holds 23 eggs with ease and there is room for more. Gets heavy with 23 but hey, I love my eggs. The only modification I would make would be a seam straight down the middle of the pocket. Which will be easy enough for me to do. For people...
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    Homemade Aprons for sale, new aprons on last pg

    Quote: Got my egg gathering apron today. Great job and so cute. Now instead of looking like farmer John I can look like farmer Jane. I can't wait to get home and gather up all my eggs. That pocket will hold the 15 to 20 eggs a day I get plus some. Wow - how handy this is going to be. Now...
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