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    Hens Legs?

    Tomorrow i am going to keep them in the hut, them let them out and wipe each of there feets down and take a closer look, should i just wipe some vasaline on there feet?
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    Hens Legs?

    Hi folks, i have now 11 golden comets (hybrid) The weather has been bad for the last month here, and the hens legs have always been rough, They get cleaned out around every 3 weeks and the next box every week, and i scrape the perches every day, i have noticed on the hens feet the scales are...
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    Thistles & Nettles?

    Thistles & Nettles? is there any spray i can use to remove them whilst my hens still stay in the run as they are overgrowing now? If not how else can i remove them? I cut them down but the have grown back twice as bad
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    Has my hen got bird flu?

    I have 12 healthy free range golden comets, they are well cleaned, and well fed with a constant supply of fresh water, yesterday, i checked on my hens at lunchtime, then i went out to feed them at night at around 5pm, and one was dead, it was still warm, but rigamortise had set in, it didn't...
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    Hens Missing Toe Nail?

    Quote: In the UK? I doubt it
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    Hens Missing Toe Nail?

    Ok thanks ..... anyone else?
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    Hens Missing Toe Nail?

    I have only noticed this today...... *this isn't an image of my hen, its just one i found* where the red ring is one the foot of the hen, is where on my hen that there is no toe nail, she has them on every other toe just no this one.... and this toe isn't as long as the others..... she can...
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    What temperature in incubator?

    ok thanks
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    What temperature in incubator?

    Im making my own incubator and plan to hatch chicken eggs....... what temperature should it be in the incubator, i have found thermostats(to control temperature) and they go up to 35 celsius which is 95 fahrenheit......... is this hot enough if not, where can i get one which can go up to the...
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    White speckles on brown egg?

    Quote: Normal - I get spots on all my eggs at one point or another! ok thanks for the help mate
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    White speckles on brown egg?

    My 12 golden comets lay large brown eggs everyday, today one has a lot of white speckles around the top of the egg? Dose this mean anything or is it just normal? Any input apreciated...... Thanks {Warning Large Image} http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2158/p1000326c.jpg
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    question about eggs

    whats a bullseye on a fertile egg? And how do you test for it? Thanks
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    anyone heard of crock pot incubation?

    ok thanks
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    Whats the heaviest egg you have ever had?

    yes it was huge and no a mark on it......
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    I dont want your eggs they are nasty GRAPHIC Video LINK

    Quote: Yes, yes, and YES!!!!! I can't count the number of times I have had to argue with a doctor about giving me or my kids an antibiotic! I will NOT take them or give them to my children unless they know for 100% sure there is a BACTERIAL infection we need them for. One of the hazards of...
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