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    Mom with Chicks

    I let nature do it's thing. I separate my hens until they hatch. After that I put the nest box in the main coop. Momma will keep the other hens away. I noticed they all seem to take their babies outside around day 3. They stay close to the back side of the garage for a few more days and...
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    Advice on what questions to ask when selecting a breeder

    Thank you RhodeRunner. This is the first I have heard of health problems in buckeyes. I will keep an eye on that.
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I hadn't either until recently. Didn't even know there was a difference. All I have ever had up to this point were hatchery Reds. I have never had any issues with the production reds until the flock I have now. The hens are feather eatin cannibalistic soon to be culled as soon as my other...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    That is the way I feel about heelers. I love all dogs. But only a heeler will sleep in the bed with us
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    Hands on hatching and help

    My silkie just hatched 3 of her 4 RIR eggs. I am waiting on #4 to pip
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Maggots. My birds got the benefit of mother natures ability to breakdown the unused parts of butchered rabbits and chickens. Whatever my dogs do not get goes to the maggot dispenser. I gave momma hen and her clutch a bunch yesterday. She gives a feeder call and her babies come a runnin...
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    Yeah that is actually a good idea. Thanks.
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    Oregon

    East of Medford along 62 about 40 miles. I live just below the hatchery at Lost Creek Lake along Big Butte Creek and the Rogue River. The 227 road that goes south from Canyonville dead ends at hiway 62 in Trail
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    Oregon

    Well hello fellow Oregonians! We live in the Trail area. Are there any of you Oregonians breeding Old English Standard Games? I am looking to add some genetics to my flock.
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    Advice on what questions to ask when selecting a breeder

    The question is geared toward the purchase of chickens/eggs from a breeder so that I can start my own breeding program. I have some Old English Games that I got from a hatchery and I am currently breeding them. Just hatched our first ever clutch. We have Prod Red RIRs. I am getting chicks...
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    Advice on what questions to ask when selecting a breeder

    As I dive deeper into my desire to breed chickens it dawned on me that I have zero idea of what to ask about when conversing with breeders about their products. What are some of the typical question that you all ask? I like all people would like to make sure, as best as I can, that I don't...
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    What Do I Put In My Chicks water 1 to 8 weeks old

    Me too. In the Trail area on the Rogue and Big Butte Creek. I'm looking to see if there is a sustainable poultry network in our area. Do you know of one?
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    Mealworms and chickens

    I agree I have 10 10 week old RIR pullets from the feed store give away. I got all 10 for free for buying chicken feed. They live in a coop in my front yard. They feed in my lawn and rest in the bushes out front. Works great they're foraging all day. I give them some feed in the morning to...
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    What Do I Put In My Chicks water 1 to 8 weeks old

    I use Rogue feed for my chickens as well.
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    Mealworms and chickens

    Since we have started building up a small hobby farm, just rabbits and chickens so far. Our place was all timber so we don't even have garden beds yet. Starting it all with compost, worms, rabbits and chickens. As we started to build a "farm plan" so to speak we wanted to be as self...
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