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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    We have 3 hatchlings and they all have different personalities. Mr Buster(ette) is very adventuresome and bold. Another is shy and the third in the middle. The trio has been ensconced with their Mama in a chicken tractor. Mom's sunbathing at the moment while the babies roam securely nearby. It's...
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    I could see the flock on high alert from my kitchen window and went outside to check it out. I heard the peeps from the coop as soon as I opened the door! Such a thrill. We're all aflutter around here, hehe.
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    Look what I just found!
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    For Chicken Picken and others who may be interested: http://www.livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/spanish I feel kinda bad that I don't have my birds segregated to keep the breeds pure, but I just don't have the umph to get into the effort required.
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    Wow, this is a fast moving thread! Chicken Picken, you ask about the breed of the potential chicks. The hen is a Sussex and the roo is a White Faced Black Spanish. Both came from The Garden Home in Arkansas. The hybrid chicks outta be interesting. Both breeds are amazing. Both chickens are...
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    Can I join? My Sussix is on day 2 of sitting on 6 eggs. The roo is a White Faced Black Spanish. I just counted out 21 days and chicks, if there really are any, are due Jan 2. I have no idea what I'm doing so I'm so happy to find this thread and hope to learn some basics. The hen and eggs are in...
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    How much Valbazen do you use for each hen to worm them?

    The leaf blower blast to dust a coop is brilliant! Say that three times fast...:D
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    My leukemia's back.

    Sending very best wishes to from Texas. Way back when I was an Onc Nurse. Let me assure you the nurses fight to take care of you every shift change. You're a wonderful lady and I'll be cheering and praying and thinking of and for you.
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    Most Handsome Rooster Contest! *Prize* (Ends December 15)

    Fabiolo Almost mature White Faced Black Spanish roo
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    Deep Litter | Am I doing it right...?

    http://www.hgtv.com/gardening/composting-the-easy-way/index.html Here's the link (I hope).
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    Deep Litter | Am I doing it right...?

    Here's some composting tips. Skip the step of killing off grass at a compost site. We compost by throwing materials in a pile unsupported by sides or top. It takes longer, but works.
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    How big of a coop for 15 chickens?

    Educate him, show him this thread, then watch his eyeballs pop out when you show him substandard expensive basic coops built ready for purchase. After all that, show him the Coop section. Folks have built them cheap from recycled materials. Still a problem? Calculate a vet bill from...
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    Did I Just Get Ripped Off?

    Some business is gonna rebag the stuff and brand it chicken coop sweetener and then we'll see the price go through the roof...
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    Single Egg w 3 Yolks!

    Thanks Nikki, for the heads up re: prolapse. I'll sure keep an eye out, thanks! I was so excited; going on the 'net, messaging and calling people about the triple yolk, that I didn't consider the downside. A reality check is sobering. The egg was Grade A sized, quite a bit bigger than the 'Iil...
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    Single Egg w 3 Yolks!

    I cracked open this three yolked egg just now that was laid by a Brown Leghorn who's been laying 2 weeks and is 20 weeks old in 2 days. She was in and out of the nest box calling out like she laid an egg about 5 times. Finally it was done. There was a bloody smear on part of the shell and it's...
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