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    Rooster questions

    no aggressive birds....sorry, as hard as it is, especially with little kids. not sure if it is the breed or the way he was raised. I have had a total of 60 some roos, no one was aggressive. with my roosters, they all crow, I only have 9 atm. some started later though than others. one "crowed" at...
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    wow, first time logging in since a while back...lots of changes....and all my images and...

    wow, first time logging in since a while back...lots of changes....and all my images and messages gone.....
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    How can you tell if a chicken is fat?

    i went by that, thinking the bones are so prominent either because i am not feeding enough (plus free range) or they have worms - so i have been feeding them more ......and it is wrong for my chickens...they ALL hade very prominent keel bones....but one was dead on the coop floor this...
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    Corn and Soy free......?

    just found this...i suppose everyone needs to read this, then resume discussion...release date later this month ....of course...how did it get to gmo from corn and soy free...
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    Corn and Soy free......?

    soy free - yes ...some folks are allergic to soy protein and request soy free feed chicken eggs. corn ...if organic, np. the corn free stuff often has canola in it instead ...same gmo problem. and yes, after reading a lot on the politics and some studies that were actually done independent...
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    Blue Andalusian thread!

    does anyone know what the breed standard is regarding the number of toes of blue andalusians ...i thought they can have 4 or 5 toes, all of mine have 5.
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    Can chickens get heart attacks?

    i was just in the coop and saw one of the buffs (18 mo) on the ground...weird..as if nesting ...a little flap of her wing...i picked her up...and realized she was dying, comb starting to turn dark ...i was ...what the ......some have been stressed out because of the junior roosters, but still...
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    Lost all but one chicken so far..Is there any truth to the Mareks resistant gene I have read about?

    Egyptian Fayoumis are said to be resistant to marek's ....they are great chickens, egg laying breed, great foragers and great moms, roosters very vigilant and get along well.
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    Post Crop Impaction Surgery Treatment

    what tube did you use?
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    Impacted Crop Surgery (with video)

    great video - how did you get the area "shaved'?
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    Simulated Natural Nest Incubation~Experiment #1 So it begins....

    with the hens that didn't seem to want to move off the nest ...i actually put water and food right in front of them - and they took it. never tried a brooder - but am thinking of making one ...
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    Simulated Natural Nest Incubation~Experiment #1 So it begins....

    i think it varies - but don't ask me how they decide....2 of my hens i was afraid they would starve because they just never left the nest, ok, almost never ...i took them off the nest to poop and eat on some days ...then others ....i was like...your eggs are getting cold mama ...what's up...
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    SEVIN DUST for mites

    Sevin dust is a VERY potent bee killer - Try DE or woodash dusting
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    Aggressive roos...

    hm, that aggressive at 6 weeks old, i am surprised - unless they are very crowded and bored - or bred for aggression. i had 32 roos last year - the first 17 i had to finally split up at 3 1/2 months because it was simply too much for the hens (only 9) ...so ...also found it early to decide at 6...
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    Blue Andalusian thread!

    if by chance you are coming to northern california, i have a young blue andalusian cockerel - he is only 3 months, i was thinking to breed with him next spring...but he will probably end up at the feedstore eventually ....his parents are from sandhill preservation last year.
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