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I want to buy your eggs, but I've never done this before from backyardchickens.com. Can you email me privately at [email protected]. You can give me your paypal email address from there and I can send payment. Will that work? Thanks! Michele

I'm not sure how to go about getting your eggs, but I'm very interested :) Michele

Thanks! I'm gonna try the Vaseline tonight! :)

I've seen my hens back on the roost with her babies around 4 weeks. Almost scary to walk in the coop and not see them mama on the nest. Always takes me a minute to find her on roost with the others. This year, I had 2 babies missing! The mama had one tucked under her wing on the roost. The other...

I've read that too. They have lots of room to move about and get away from the heat lamp. I also read that shipped birds get it from stress. I can't do anything about the stress they endured...

I just got a shipment of almost 70 chicks. Does anyone know of a way to prevent pasty butt from taking over? I'd rather be proactive rather than constantly checking their little tushies for poo. I thought about putting Vaseline around their vents to help things "slide" by...any thoughts?

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Ok, my heart is in my throat about your sick birds!! I hate to say this, but the puffy eyes, runny nose and all doesn't sound good! Sounds a lot like MG (Mycoplasma). I just put down my WHOLE flock 2 weeks ago due to MG! It was one of the worst experiences I've ever gone through! I took one of...

So sorry for your loss!! I am excited that you are getting a trap. I keep one baited at all times around my coops!! I don't wait for a predator to attack first! Honey buns work great on coons :) As for adding in new birds. I'd put some younger birds in there with her once she heals a bit, maybe...

I just went through this with a chick last week. I let it completely dry on there. Once it was out of the bator and under the heat lamp, it dried much quicker. Once the fur fluffed up, I was able to crack the shell away slowly, in small pieces. It all kind of "flaked" off in a day or two. As for...

I'm sure the birds are worth every penny! I wish they had a better selection...Thanks for your input :)

I just put down almost 100 chickens last night :( We are looking to rebuild, but the hatchery must be MG free, as well as NPIP & AI clean. I found Whitmore, but they are expensive and don't have a very good selection. Any others that you all know of?

Thanks for the awesome link! It took me a while to read EVERY post from 21 pages :) This is such a horrible disease!

All I can say is...WOW!!! We were officially diagnosed today from the NC Dept of Agriculture with MG :( I appreciate all your posting! This kind of gives me an idea or a plan as to what to do next. Do you think I should continue to treat my birds with Duramycin and knock the infection back? The...

Well, it is an official nightmare! I have some 4 month chickens that have had runny eyes and/or crusted shut (milky white drainage), some coughing/sneezing, lethargic, decreased appetite, even a coupe of deaths. Took the worst one who was "gasping" for air to the local vet. He made some calls...