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    Anyone near Mercer County Pa?

    I'm waiting to see if she pulls through before "advertising" but have been in contact with a farm rescue near me. Thank you though.
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    Anyone near Mercer County Pa?

    I will do that, thank you.
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    Anyone near Mercer County Pa?

    Hi everyone, I haven't posted here in years but I have a pair of 5 year old Super African Geese from Metzers. My female got attacked by raccoons last night. For a lot of reasons keeping them safe just isn't an option anymore. Is there anyone near Greenville, PA who would want him if she doesn't...
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    Banty chicks as friends for solo hatchling?

    I am having the worst incubation of my life with some shipped eggs right now. Order was delayed, box looked like it had been punted, saddle shaped air cells and so on. One egg has hatched of 30 (miracle!). It looks like I may, and I mean *may* have one or two more chicks hatch. Maybe. If they...
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    Green egg whites

    Well this is interesting! According to this green whites can be caused by an excessive of riboflavin... google that and you get spinach. The hens have been geting a lot of spinach lately! I wonder if you solved it? Thank you!
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    Green egg whites

    I absolutely will crack them into a separate bowl, it looks really gross. :sick and then I will take a picture and share it. Lol.
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    Green egg whites

    No. And it's only been 2 eggs out of about 20 that have had green whites.
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    Green egg whites

    I've had chickens for years and this is a first. Twice this week I've hardboiled banty eggs and peeled them to find one with a green "white". I believe this is only affecting one hen. They cannot free range due to hawks so it's not something she's getting into weed wise. The eggs are being...
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    Where can I buy a goose friend for our lonely goose in Pennsylvania?

    Hello to Franklin from Greenville (waves)! I have super Africans currently but American Buffs are on my wishlist! OP: I'm not sure where you are in PA, but I just sold a couple of geese through a local agriculture site on Facebook (not the general marketplace) perhaps just post asking about...
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    Advice needed hen on goose nest

    I have an easter egger hen who is currently glued on the goose nest. She is trying to cover about 8 goose eggs. This is crazy right? I'll need to move her into the main coop to tonight, is it possible she could hatch them? If so I will take some with her and set her up. The geese could care less.
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    What to charge for fertile goose eggs?

    Hello! My african geese are laying along with the chickens now and there are only so many eggs we can eat in a day. I was thinking of putting some goose eggs on craigslist/Facebook for hatching, pysanky. All the geese do, all day long, is mate and there is a bull's eye in the yolk. What on earth...
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    Help pick my bantam flock - colorful eggs

    That's part of the problem I'm running into looking around. It seems like the range of egg colors for standard chickens has been developed FAR more than for bantams? Does that seem accurate?
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    Help pick my bantam flock - colorful eggs

    I love d'uccles but have never had one that laid a white egg, they are all tinted. Those long "torpedo " eggs are adorable!
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    free range question

    I've never thought about poisonous plants and we have 5 acres of lawn, brush, woods. Maybe they know to avoid things? The only things I *would* worry about are rodent poisons, insecticides and lawn pesticides, both on your yard and the neighbors.
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    Help pick my bantam flock - colorful eggs

    Yep, I figured on Easter Eggers for blue and green eggs. I love the assortment of colors they can come in. :love Any suggestions for dark browk and pure white eggs?
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