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    WHat is hapenening to our hen?! please help!!!

    Just to be sure.... This hen has no nasal discharge, she is not having trouble breathing (open beak breathing, wings held out from sides or really working the chest), and there is no noise when she breaths, right? Does she seem to be breathing easily, but very rapidly?
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    Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

    Thank you LindaB220 and maryhysong for your help! Quote: I ended up removing the extra fluid after a short settling period, then added more pellets to improve the consistency. The smell improved rapidly with this and with stirring - I had missed this detail prior to today :) I offered...
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    ~Assorted Chicken Egg Hatch-a-Long~

    This is a GREAT thread for learning! Thanks for all of the wonderful pics.
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    Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

    Did I do FF "wrong"? My first attempt, with Apple Cider Vinegar starter and layer pellets, has "worked" for 3 days now. When it's in the bucket (BeeKissed method), it smells great - like ACV. When I lift it out and let it drain, it smells truly horrid - exactly like vomit, really. I had to...
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    Auto Sexing Chicken Projects!

    I thought I would share the results of my own breeding project to create an auto sexing bird for our farm. Tell me what you think about 'em! :) My goal was to create a bird that would be a very good brown egg layer, that the cockerals would get large enough to be a reasonable meat bird (for...
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    Sharing Chicken Talk - I'm home !!!!!!......

    Thanks for the Welcome! The pics are actually of those very first hens... My babies! The one up front is even "Gertie"!
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    Sharing Chicken Talk - I'm home !!!!!!......

    YEAH! I can finally not bore people with talk about my chickens! Or if I do, you can just hit the "back"button :) I started my chicken journey in 2008, with 25 chicks from a hatchery. I only wanted 5..... What I learned with that first experience: 1. Baby chicks that come in the mail...
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    Hey Everyone! Sooo glad I found this site!

    Hi Eric! I am new to BYC too, but not new to chickens.... Congratulations, I think you've been adopted! Quote: Yes, so far very good. Yes, please keep the ice off of the water! Chickens like to seek higher places to sleep/roost. Tonight, where you are, will likely be too cold for...
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