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    Worrying...

    I know it is frustrating when they tease us with eggs. I am not sure, just a thought, that now that we are moving into days with less light this could also effect them. Usually when they are ready to lay their combs and wattles become bright red. I don't think you can over feed chickens if you...
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    Anyone got turtles? Need advice!

    I second Hornet's advice. This method has worked really well for us. We also inspect his body and shell during the changes for any signs of a problem. Yes they will eat the plants, this is why we have a small pond filled with water hyacinth that propagate very quickly and minnow type fish, for...
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    How do I send my chicks to the coop?

    I am not sure where you read they were ready to go outside at 4 weeks old. It is recommended that chickens not be removed from a heat lamp and sent outside until they are atleast 8 weeks old and fully feathered. For them to pile up onto each other, someone on the bottom will not make it...
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    Good morning....what is the temp for eggs

    Have you candled the eggs to see if there is any growth? Most hens when they go broody will only leave the nest for a short while to eat and drink and then get right back on, especially if someone comes around. You may find the eggs are not fertile or growing and she just like laying eggs...
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    If there was a Women or Men of BYC Calendar would you buy one?

    I vote chickens too. One with blocks big enough to write set, lockdown and hatch dates in, and swaps and meets of course. Oh...... it could come with little egg stickers for the set date, a hand with a no circle around it for lock down days, and jumpy chick for hatch due dates . this one for...
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    Keeping Farm Kids CLEAN *picture overload*

    If that is the dirtiest your kids have been in pictures, then they aren't dirty enough I have pics of 2 of my older boys playing in a clay mud puddle, they were having the best time of their lives. The were so dirty, we ran a hose to a shower outside and handed them soap to clean off some...
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    Question on showing roosters: related to spurs

    My children would like to start showing chickens next year for 4-H. I have gone through the database but I am unable to find an answer to this question. When you show roosters, are the spurs to be cut short and close to the body, or do you just round off the ends of them so they aren't so...
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    what to do about the gaps in corrugated roofing?

    We used metal roofing on our coop. It wasn't the same as Racuda's, It was regular corrugated style, so larger hills in it. I did not choose to use the fillers, but instead chose to leave it open for ventilation. I did however fill the space with multi-folded chicken wire in hopes that fewer...
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    GAINESVILLE, FL~Seminar/show/sale~UPDATE 10/15/09-Map added pg. 1

    Not wanting to sound naive, but who is Shannon in reference to Seramas? I want to see pics too
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    Hovabator 1583 with automatic turner

    PMed you
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    Have you ever been told you look like a celebrity?

    For years DH has been told he looks like Bob Seger. Both in his younger years and as he has aged (not quite as much silver as Bob right now). DH had played in a band for most of our married life and people would wonder why "Bob" was on the drums or keyboard singing. DH does sound like Bob, is...
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    Compact Fluorescent as good as Incandescent for Egglaying?

    At what temp do they not come on anymore? I am thinking of replacing all of our outdoor lights with cf bulbs. I would hate to have to try and make it to the cars or DH to fumble around in the dark to get to his bike.
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    Compact Fluorescent as good as Incandescent for Egglaying?

    If you are only using the light for actual lighting and it is putting out enough lumens it should work. If you were going to use it to assist in heating, keeping the girls warm this winter then it would be of little assistance.
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    : ( I could cry...Computer with EVERYTHING on it crashed, a quick rant

    I had everything stored externally on a thumb drive, but had removed it from the thumb drive to help save my dad's things. Strangely, or ironically, it was all done within the last couple of weeks. Lol, who knew when I was rushing to save all of his memories and trying to fix his computer, that...
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    : ( I could cry...Computer with EVERYTHING on it crashed, a quick rant

    I awoke this morning to find that my hard drive on my laptop was dead. No warning, as a matter of fact I checked it the other day and it was fine. DH (a computer guy) tried for hours to try and recover anything from it. A no go. I lost everything. (I did originally have everything on my thumb...
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