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    Comment by 'Frances L' in article 'Top 10 Ways To Save On Feed Costs'

    Solved that problem!!! I added cayenne pepper to their feed. Chickens can't taste it and rodents won't eat it. I add the cayenne then add water to make it stick to the grains and seeds. Keep the bags of feed sealed up. Read about how wonderful cayenne is to chickens. It has many health...
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    Paprika?? Does it work?

    True, about blackhead and turkeys
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    Ear Color Hypothesis

    I was so excited to be getting Mosaic chickens. Everything looked great and everyone had the beautiful blue ears or at least was starting to have them. As the chickens get close to their one (1) year mark, I have blue earred hens and only 2 out of the 8 roos have blue ears. And so...
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    What I Learned From My Awful Experience with Avian Flu

    “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help." ~ Ronald Reagan (1986)
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    Wanting to Purchase (and ship) Mosaic Chicks

    I'll do that. Thank you!
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    Wanting to Purchase (and ship) Mosaic Chicks

    Hi! I am looking for Mosaic Chicks to ship (Washington State). Interested in Gold Feather Farm breedings that have the blue ears. I prefer pullets but will take straight run. Thank you for any help!
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    Help! Nuture 360 Incubator ~ Hatching Chicks

    Thank you! I keep going over it in my mind and it doesn't look easy. My husband will just have to help me.
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    Help! Nuture 360 Incubator ~ Hatching Chicks

    So imagine the chicks are hatching and hopefully moving around the incubator. You need to remove the dry chicks. How do you safely remove the chicks without having them run off the side of the incubator as you try to catch them, or accidently bumping them out of the incubator? In my mind I...
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    Is there any way that you can sex egg(chick in egg) under broody hen at home?

    Hi! I wanted to see if I could find information on this subject. I know from personal experience that temperature can affect reptile eggs (male or female) but could not find anything like that on chicken eggs. What I did find was fascinating. A book. A book written in 1875 on this very...
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    Been following you guys for years, it was past time to join!!!!

    Hi! My name is Frances LiBrandi. I am 70 years old and been involved with animals ALL MY LIFE. I am retired and owned a horse stable in Los Angeles, California. Moved to Washington state to retire and took 8 horses (they were mostly abandoned by their owners), dogs, cats birds. I had owned...
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    Do I help??

    Thank you for sharing. It was an excellent lesson in hatching baby chicks! And so happy about the outcome.
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