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    Rooster's days are numbered!!!

    My silkies are the exact same way. I thought I was bad as a teen but these guys are nonstop. Either they're fighting with each other or literally chasing tail. They are even the smallest birds in my flock and still get away with it.
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    Feathers growing back?

    I had a hen and a pullet literally skinned on their back and chest by my dog and they are both growing feathers back and almost can't tell they were injured at all. I'm amazed at how well chickens recover so superbly from physical injuries but yet weird little coughs and colds can put them down
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    Have you ever seen an egg like this

    I'm fairly new to chickens but I've become obsessed and I read any book I can find on them. I would recommend the pepper treatment to her food. It'll make her drink more water and if you gave her an electrolyte powder mixed with the water it should really perk her up. It may do nothing at all to...
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    Rooster-infested- with Lice(?), to bathe or not to bathe?!

    I just noticed my flock had mites and I tried DE and sevin dust to no avail. What worked for me on every single bird was Permethrin-10. I mixed a bath of warm water a tad stronger than instructed 1.5oz/6gal water and dunked all of my birds and put them in their coop one by one after spraying it...
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    Blu-Kote question

    I have a hen that was mated with so frequently that she lost most the feathers on her back and head and one of my large roosters mounted her one time too many and pretty much skinned her back down to the lower portion of her side. I brought her inside and monitored her for a few days and also...
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    oyster shells

    The feed store here is the one doing the price gouging. A 6lb tub of DE is $12 but TSC has a 20lb bag for $10.
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    Americauna squeaks/purrs with every inhale/exhale

    She seems fine as far as interacting with the other adults and eats and drinks just as greedily as the normal breathing birds but I can't help but wonder and worry if something is wrong. She doesn't have swollen sinus cavities or runny eyes and nose, just the squeaking and purring noises...
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    Look what I found in my coop tonight!!!!

    It's times like that when I'm very thankful for sharp tools and hot lead. I can understand about being humane but if all I have in my hand at the time is a pitchfork then I'm gonna poke first and ask questions later. I've heard the argument that the predators are only going off of their...
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    How did your username originate?

    Mine is my first name and I also ride streetbikes and my current one is a GSX-R 750
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    beautiful pic inside!!

    Looks almost exactly like the eggs I got yesterday. Yesterday was my birthday and 3 more hens started laying for me and one was an americauna. I was so excited when I saw my lil squatty white cochin bantam sitting in the nest box that i almost scared her when I laughed from excitement when I saw...
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    New members of the Chicken Family - update on chicks. Pics!

    What's a Silkie?
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    The "get to 1,000 pages before 12/31/12" thread

    Go to your profile settings and set it to show only one or two comments per page...that'll get it to 1000 pages for anybody that does it real fast
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    My new coop (New photos-finished)

    Will you marry me? Just don't tell my wife
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    Found a super cute coop at lowes today!

    Okie dokie I'm putting my avatar back. Let us know how things go and what you decide
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    Found a super cute coop at lowes today!

    Also, the only time my free range chickens use the coop is to lay eggs or to sleep. They don't stay locked up 24/7. When it's dark all the birds are docile and pretty much care free. With the double stacked nests and ground space they are all happy/content with the sleeping arrangements. The...
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