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    Help Quail chick hatched early can I open during lockdown?

    I'm starting to think incubating is more of an art than a science! I read all the info I could find before I bought eggs and an incubator and then proceeded to do everything pretty much wrong. My purchased eggs took way too long to arrive, so I figured I was doomed anyway, but I put them in the...
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    Chicken Math Stories!

    I too was going to be content with my 16 hens and 1 roo (he was an accident!) But then my buff orpington went completely broody. I felt so sorry for her, she didn't even have eggs under her! So I stuck one under her just because she made me sad. Then when chicks came in at the store I got 6 to...
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    Chicken Math

    Yup, my husband said 6. He kept saying 6. So I got 6+6+6! That was last year. So this year I got 6 more. Then I hatched 3 and still have a broody hen sitting on a clutch, so who knows! Chicken math!
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    Cally, miracle Button Chick! Always eggtopsy!

    Isn't it something how that 1 little unexpected miracle means so much? I hope Cally has a long healthy life@
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    Chicken Math

    hahahaha, my husband finally relented this spring to let me have chickens...he said we'll start with 6, but he kept saying it, so I ordered 6 for everytime he told me I could get 6! That was 18. They arrived yesterday, and they are so cute and so precious that I already want more! I didn't know...
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    What gender is this one?

    best thread ever! dying!
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    Good small dogs for protecting flock

    I've had lots of different dogs and the one I'd pick would be a border collie or BC mix. They are herd dogs, so they may try to "herd" the chickens, but they're generally very gentle and VERY smart. A lot of small dogs have a stronger prey drive than their larger counterparts. I did have a...
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    Garter Snake infestation

    I can honestly say that we do have an infestation of garter snakes. One night we came home about dusk and the yard next to the driveway was full of them. Another day I walked past this old shed that was in our yard, it had a hitch on the front of it, it was meant to be winched onto a trailer and...
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    Ducklings are hatching!

    I love ducks...I haven't talked my hubby into ducks yet, but with chickens on the way I don't think ducks are far behind! Yours are adorable!
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    Hi I'm new

    welcome! I haven't been here long myself, in fact I'm just starting out, waiting for my chicks to arrive so I'm doing research...lots of information here and very kind people!
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    Spruce and Cottonwood shavings?

    I know this is an older thread, but I was really interested to read it as I have huge cottonwoods in my yard that drop leaves, twigs and branches. I'm getting my first chicks in a couple of weeks and I had thought that running all the stuff through my chipper would make good bedding and be a use...
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    feeling the need for chicks!!

    thanks, they're on my list because I think they're amazing looking, good to know they're a real possibility!
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    feeling the need for chicks!!

    that's what I hear! I have small dogs, so I've already been thinking along those lines! I never let my dogs out unprotected as we have owls that will swoop right into our yard, among other things! So any chicks that come to live here will definitely have to have security!!
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    feeling the need for chicks!!

    My husband finally agreed to let me get some chickens so I'm doing "research"! I found this site when I was looking for chicken coop plans. What a treasury! I'm so excited to get started! I live in Montana and the winters are long and cold, so any tips for cold weather chicken raising are...
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