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    Broody day 11 can we start again? HELP!!!

    Well, we're going for it. Got a dozen more eggs under her in the doghouse ready to roll @ 11:00 p.m. Do you think 12 is too many for a standard cochin????
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    Broody day 11 can we start again? HELP!!!

    We've never had a broody before. Need advice. Cochin is in the nesting box that is a too small for her to effectively turn her eggs. She ends up in the common alley behind the nest and gets disturbed by traffic. We've lost a few eggs all ready. Could we start again with a fresh batch of eggs and...
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    D'Uccles, anyone have them???

    I have a pair mille de fleurs. Mine are quite flighty but I got them as adults. They will go broody but mine will only go broody if she is in a coop all the time.
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    Canadians check in here....

    WESTLOCK, ALBERTA wish to link up with some breeder here in Alberta so that I can purchase quality privately rather than hatchery stock.
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    Size of ideals EE?

    OK, I'm new and ignorant, but what are EE's?
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    Canada Hatcheries

    Rochester only has 4 heritage breeds this year. If you go to alberta chickens http://www.punbb-hosting.com/forums/Albertachickensetc/ and go to the hatcheries section, some people are ordering from Performance Poultry in Ontario. Several people are sharing boxes of 100, b/c they can be divided...
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    miniature goats for sale

    We have 7 kids for sale ready to go 01 July. Take a peek @ www.freewebs.com/goats-are-me. We are NW of Edmonton, AB>
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    children and roosters

    can you and has anyone tried to remove a roos spurs?
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    Dry Incubation

    on my second try, we achieved a 93% hatch with a foam incubator. (that was out of the fertile eggs-if you count the infertile eggs then our hatch was only 75%. Being brandnew at this game, we are learning to develop an eye for candling. so in the meantime, I also use a digital kitchen scale and...
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    children and roosters

    I decided to send him down the road today after he got me, too. However, does anyone have suggestions for a more docile breed? I have only heard from one person that dark brahma are better. wendy
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    EGGS... WHAT CHICKENS PRODUCE THE BEST EGGS???

    Australorps are capable of laying an egg a day. Ours are very close to that. They lay XL to jumbo brown eggs. The hens are very quiet. I have a neighbor who raises all types of heritage breed chickens for the local hatchery and he says that the Austalorps, despite their size, eat the least of...
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    children and roosters

    I have a 2 yr. old and 4 yr old and a small flock that have the run of the yard. Our Australorp rooster(which we were told are quiet) will be 1 yr. old in May. He is going out of his way to run at, flap and peck their backsides as they turn away. Should they carry a stick-I've been told that to...
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    constipation in chicks

    Yes the starter is fresh -as in newly purchased, but I should investigate to see if there is a production date on the bag. Anything that I have to watch for in regards to types of plain yogurt? thank you, Wendy
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    constipation in chicks

    we incubated eggs. 31 out of 33 fertile eggs in our hobavator!!!!!!! Our partner in the project is raising the chicks in their bathtub. They put a light on a shower rod and lower it to get the right temp. They have said that since the floor is only newspaper, they can get constipated. It sticks...
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    Candlers?

    we took a heinz tomato juice can and put a piece of innertube on top. The hole cut needs to be oval and slightly smaller than your egg. We cut a hole in the side the size of the neck of a light bulb. Put the bulb in the candler and screw into the socket on the outside. Works just great!
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