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    Sour crop?????

    I lost my barred rock today due to sour crop, I think. The crop felt like a water balloon. This was her third day like this and after reading several posts on the topic I tried massaging her crop while holding her head down. She started vomiting right away, mostly cloudy water like. We did this...
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    The Beginning

    In the beginning..... The babies arrived...... The babies where kept warm. The babies started up and wanting out of the brooder!growing I finally finished the coop, and the girls are 5 weeks old now, So out they go! Coop design by Dennis Harrison-Noonan with modifications
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2011

    This is one of our Golden Laced Wyandottes.
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    Wrinkled Egg

    One of my girls layed a wrinkled egg today. The shell is nice and hard, so I don't think it's a calcium problem. They were locked up inside the laying area of their coop last night because it went down to 27 degrees. They hate being "cooped up" like that, maybe it's stress related. Should I be...
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    Florida greens for chickens?

    Quote: Thanks for the bird seed idea. My girls don't go out free range yet, so I was looking for something I could grow and snip off for them. Thanks again
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    Florida greens for chickens?

    Does anyone from Florida know of a good and easy to grow green that I can feed my chickens?
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    32,258 + 6= 32,264
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    Corn ok?

    My babies are 6 weeks old now and outside in the coop. We have fresh sweet corn in the garden that is ready to pick. Is it safe to give the girls fresh sweet corn and other scraps or should we stick to the grower feed for now? They do have grit available and they are getting plenty of bugs now...
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    Let's see a show of hands.........

    Quote: I do have mine on 2 pieces of 2X6 blocks of wood that are screwed together. Maybe it's time for 3?
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    Let's see a show of hands.........

    O.K. lets see a show of hand for anyone that'a tired of dumping out the chicks waterer because it's full of shavings!!!! O.M.G I swear, I have to do it every 30 minutes or so! Do they ever stop scratching? I'm just venting, I know, I know, it's all part of the fun. David
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    Help!!! Sick Chick?....

    Quote: She seems to be fine this morning. It was really strange. Almost like she was loosing her ability to stand. No more insects until they're older! Thanks
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    Help!!! Sick Chick?........

    Quote: She seems to be fine this morning. It was really strange. Almost like she was loosing her ability to stand. No more insects until they're older! Thanks
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    Help!!! Sick Chick?....

    Quote: I don't have any grit. I was told they don't need it until they are eating grass and adult food. Right now, she's sleeping with the others. My wife says don't worry, she'll be fine. Neither of us have ever raised chicken before. David
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    Help!!! Sick Chick?....

    I don't have any grit. I was told they don't need it until they are eating grass and adult food. Right now, she's sleeping with the others. My wife says don't worry, she'll be fine. Neither of us have ever raised chicken before. David
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    Help!!! Sick Chick?....

    My chicks are 2 weeks old now. Tonight I was outside and spotted a small caterpillar on my apple tree. It was only about a quarter of an inch long, and I couldn't resist. I dropped it into the brooder with my babies. One of my Barred Rocks swallowed it down. Now about an hour later when she lays...
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