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    Who has ever smashed an egg or eggs in your pocket(s)?!?!

    am proud to anounce have never smashed one egg,even when was a child-have always respected eggs because the chicken has put all that effort in to laying them so they get carried ridiculously careful.:P
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    Little Mama

    it is devastating when an animals body gives out;never let someone who sees animals as inferior say any different-they dont have a clue what its like to have attachment to non humans. due to disabilities am profoundly attached to all pets of mine and one thing have always been told when they go...
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    My little lady strutting her stuff :)

    she is a beauty but is she bottom of the pecking order/chuck hierarchy? or has she got the confidence and self esteem to go with her super model looks as well? :D all slight built hens of mine have always been at the bottom of the hierarchy,it makes supporting the 'underdog' much stronger iov.
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    Anyone on BYC in college at the moment? Come say Hello!

    am studying a college course but have got an entirely different situation to everyone else on this thread. am living in a residential centre for people with severe or profound autism and we have our own inhouse tutoring,the course am studying PT is this one...
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    Teaching a Rooster.

    mine do this as well,in one coop which also houses two lovely hens; used to have a cuckoo maran cock and a light sussex cock together,it was a competition for them from morning till night to see who coud crow the most,and whenever any support staff appeared in their vision whilst having their...
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    Do you sell cleaned eggs or as is?

    although am not getting enough eggs to make it worth selling at the moment,they get given to family when they come to visit every week and also support staff. a lot of people do have issue with seeing the dirt. used to wash them with brinsea incubator disinfectant as this is also sold for...
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    roosters in the nest box

    yes indeedy,its normal-this was the cochin flock of mine last tuesday night- the dark blue chickchick near the water feeder is a hen called jimbo/jimjims who is trying to squash herself in the nesting area,the others in the nesting box are boys, there are three boys and three hens in...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    the cochin flock of mine laid their very first egg today-its like a regular egg in every way bar size. and with time honored tradition am going to blow the egg out the shell and keep the shell as an ornament,plus give the cochin girls some scrambled egg as a treat.:D here is a photo of it next...
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    Adding Chicks or pullets to a flock

    he is being territorial over 'his' space to outsiders as they are not from within his established pecking order. its normal roo behavior. woud recommend pullets not chicks,chickens shoud be given more even ground when it comes to being integrated into a flock; imagine being a very young child...
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    help with hatching

    seconding this,but also want to add; never assume they are to weak/a gonner and shoud not recieve manual help if they are making noises/movement but not making any progress with pipping. low bator humidity can cause shrink wrapping on otherwise healthy chicks,it makes the membrane stick to the...
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    Another integrating chicks question

    scottyhorses idea comboed with supervised 'play dates' as they get confident with each other shoud hopefuly get them introduced. its how mine used to do it,until this place put a ban on allowing chickens to free range. however am guesng are aware much older birds are very teritorial,we have a...
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    Best coup design for small backyard in Central Florida

    seatrout, have a look in places like ebay and craigslist for a good quality new or used coop and run,usualy they will want them picking up but may get lucky and find sellers localy. we were planning to have a DIY job done for a flock of six large birds [cochins] but dad;who was going to do it...
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    Lost a hen to a dog

    the neighbours need to be putting proper fencing up and also making sure they are monitoring their dogs properly and not letting them stray wherever they want. this happens a lot in rural ireland,its happened to all relatives of mine who have farms-they have lost lambs,calves and chickens to...
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    porridge-what does everyones chickens think of it?

    have just finished slightly editing a video had taken of the young cochins of mine today. porridge has been discussed on here a lot lately but many users still dont know just how much chucks can go absolutely insane for it. so had decided to film the cochins as theyre the only flock who are...
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    how to thank starbucks staff who went beyond their duty?

    hi everyone,just got back from a rare starbucks trip and the service was incredible. am not able to go in due to disabilities so wait in a disability bay [legaly of course,with blue badge] whilst support staff get the drinks. as part and parcel of being severely autistic am only able to drink...
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