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    How do you keep your chickens entertained

    I use the canning jar ring tied with yarn. They love to play with that. I also have a large square hand mirror that they love to look at and to cuddle next to. I did sing to them the other night when they were so restless. They settled right down when I sang "Amazing Grace". At least some one...
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    Hello, my name is Diana and I am a chickaholic !

    I am already hooked on BYC! I ordered what is called Rainbow layers from MMH. I know I have some easter eggers, a black "americauna", it looks like two black jersey giants if their coloring serves correctly .They have the dark legs black feathering and yellow on the bottom of the feet. There is...
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    Hello, my name is Diana and I am a chickaholic !

    I don't have an incubator yet. I am hoping to set up a breeding trio or two later.I still need to get a 'roo . I may put the 'bator on a future christmas wish list. The "toys" my girls are playing with is a large square handmirror that they kiss and cuddle against and a canning jar ring tied...
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    Hello, my name is Diana and I am a chickaholic !

    , I am so a chickaholic...lol! Since my first chicks came in less than two weeks ago, I eat, drink and sleep chickens. I read my books on raising them. I go through all of my groups and gather information and rejoice and grieve over all of the news happening to my fellow chickaholics. I feed...
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    Is mcmurray hatchery good?

    I ordered from them and I lost 4 out of 27. They were good about crediting me. But on the other side I e-mailed a question about their shipping over postal holidays and it was never answered. Only a auto response telling me they were in their busy season and it would take 3 to 5 days to get back...
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    When to put the nest boxes in

    We are building the coop.We need to finish predator proofing and add the trim and door. Should we go ahead and put the nest boxes in as soon as we get them built or wait until the girls are closer to laying age? If I put them in now I can fill them with empty milk jugs as someone else mentioned...
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    When can my chicks come out of the brooder?

    Mine will be six week at the end of March. I know they will outgrow the brooder I have them in long before that. I guess I will have to put them into the enclosed coop with a heat lamp when it dips. I still have the empty carboard box my tub came in. I could corral them in that if needed to...
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    Starting the chicken run

    How many chickens do you have? I have 23 right now with the plans of adding more later. I was wondering how big to make my chicken run? Diana
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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Mine comes from the fact that I feel trapped in the wrong era. I am very old fashioned. I garden, bake my bread, sew and love the simple meaningful pleasures of yesteryear. I enjoy some of the mod cons that we have but miss the real interaction that people used to have. Remember when people...
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    how to clean crust butt

    I had one little girl with a pasty butt in this batch. I picked her up gently and soothed her before taking her to the sink and washing her bottom with a warm wet rag. I put a dab of vicks on her since her umbilical cord looked a bit raw. She complained :o while she was being washed but not one...
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    North Carolina

    Hello from the big town of Sims! I am about 45 minutes from Raleigh. Actually I live between Sims and Bailey. It is so nice to have so many poultry lovers nearby . I am a new "mommy" to 23 pullets. I have a Rainbow Layer mixture. I have spied two black americaunas, one easter egger araucana, a...
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