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    Welbars - Breed thread and discussion

    Our Welbar from dheltzel just started laying last week at six and half months old. Pic of egg color below. Very pleased with dheltzel's line of Welbars so far!
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    Welbars - Breed thread and discussion

    I have my first welbar - actually from dheltzel. We expect to see her laying in a month or two (probably late October at the earliest). She is about four to five months old and already has a gorgeous red comb and wattle coming in. She's so pretty - she is my husband's new favorite. While I don't...
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    What are WelBars?

    PS - those two birds are INSEPARABLE. Kind of cute and sometimes inconvenient.
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    Beware Lancaster Fancy Fowl

    If you file a complaint with PayPal and he doesn't respond, they will refund you automatically.
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    What are WelBars?

    I have one of dheltzel's birds and I am very pleased with her so far. She has at least another month before she is expected to lay, so I'll update once we get eggs. But she gorgeous, calm, and less skittish than our other new pullet. I have no doubt she'll be just as friendly as our older hens...
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    Very sick duck, just took her to the vet

    https://ireallycantstay.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/lame-duck/ I have updated the post as well. Cannot wait to get the duck feeding area complete - will definitely share! Thank you to everyone on here. Such a supportive community.
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    Very sick duck, just took her to the vet

    I just wanted to give an update for anyone who might have a duck with similar symptoms. The tests all came back negative but there were signs of intestinal inflammation in addition to her neurological symptoms. We suspect botulism caused by ingesting mold. Here we are, three weeks later, and she...
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    Beware Lancaster Fancy Fowl

    I also purchased chickens a year ago when John was the owner. I gave him a glowing review for his service, professionalism, and assistance. But this year, I ordered one chicken in January. I was promised that I could pick it up in March. March comes and goes. I call and email. Finally get a hold...
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    Very sick duck, just took her to the vet

    Hi all, I am sharing this post I just put on my blog about my pet duck, named Goose. I finally bit the bullet and took her to the vet. Yes I understand that it is prohibitively expensive to take every sick member of our flock to the vet. But she's my only duck, and she is like a little puppy...
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    Ended Contest 5: Cutest Baby Fowl - 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch A Long

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    Feeding chickens CAT FOOD!?!?!?!

    My chickens are having some feather issues - one of the girls is pecking the butt feathers off of everyone else, and then one of the victims of her bullying has taking to plucking her own feathers where she can reach them. It devastates me, because she has the more gorgeous feathers of the...
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    Beware Lancaster Fancy Fowl

    Thanks so much! I'm trying to convince my husband that we absolutely need an adorable tiny turkey... I don't think he's convinced yet...
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    Beware Lancaster Fancy Fowl

    Given that respiratory infections have an incubation period of one to two weeks, I find it hard to believe that you could purchase chickens in December and then have them die of an illness they had all along in February.
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    Beware Lancaster Fancy Fowl

    Sidenote and completely unrelated. Whenever LFF decides to get Midget White Turkeys, I'll be buying one!
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    Freezing temps - should I keep chickens in coop?

    I have also used a heated dog bowl for frozen water. We actually have a nearly enclosed portion of the run that houses a heat lamp over a sand box and right under the actual coop. This also has the benefit of the coop getting the rising heat. The heat lamp is bolted in so it cannot fall and...
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