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    Breeds for REALLY DARK brown eggs?

    GORGEOUS!!!!!!! Wow these are beautiful eggs!!! I love the chocolate egg at the bottom for comparison too!
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Thank you! She LOVES them, and holds all 10 of them- even the more shy ones that don't particularly *want* to be held get handled everyday by her. If it was up to me that wouldn't happen, as much as I do love them! The Dorkings and a couple of the Ameraucanas are the only ones that really...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    It's so interesting reading through more of the history of the breed! I only knew a little about them, but always loved their funny short legs, and when I saw some available this recent spring I got two Silver Greys. Next year I will be getting many more!! In my 5 years of chicken keeping now...
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    how much is "chicken sitting" worth?

    Yay I got someone!! I have full confidence in him too, which is nice. He was uncomfortable taking money but did have something in mind that he really wanted but it seemed frivolous so he wasn't going to actually buy it- perfect! I already ordered it and so it's on its way. He's really...
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    how much is "chicken sitting" worth?

    Thanks for the info! I guess $10 a day sounds like a going rate? They'll just need to feed and water- the chickens will be fine staying in for that amount of time and I'll do a thorough cleaning before I leave. Hopefully he/she could give the shavings a stir but my coop is huge and not a lot...
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    how much is "chicken sitting" worth?

    I'm going out of town for Christmas and since none of my friends in the past have proved reliable, I decided to find some trust worthy young person through the co-op and pay them to come once a day. Trouble is I can't decide how much to pay! It will be 8 days. I was kind of thinking $40 ish-...
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    favorite hen listless

    I love the ice in the water idea! Thanks! My coop tends to be cooler since one wall is stone and it's in total shade... but it has still been generally burning hot. The other chickens are their normal selves, but hopefully this one IS just hot and can feel better with ice and cold treats...
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    favorite hen listless

    That's the only symptom I can see- she looks fine, poop is fine, the only thing is that she does a lot of standing and staring and she's normally one of my brightest, most cheerful and outgoing hens. She's a gorgeous white Ameraucana and I just love her to death. I gave her some vitamin/enzyme...
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    Filing/trimming a crossed bill

    Well after trimming her beak I realized the few millimeters I took off before hitting painful stuff in the beak wouldn't help her at all, so we ended up putting her down. Poor thing is better off now, she was starving and would never have a full belly in her life I imagine. This is the part I...
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    Please tell me if I'm right 2 hens and a roo??? SILKIES

    I know this is a REALLY old post... but it's helpful as I'm going tomorrow to pick out some Silkies from a lady nearby!! I loved the pictures by the way!
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    chicken got a snake

    I've been thankful many times that I'm bigger than a chicken- what a terrible last sight seeing that enormous beak-dagger coming your way... and quickly! I saw my chickens eat a snake last summer too and I was so surprised! I'd heard of it but never witnessed it before and I felt bad for the...
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    Filing/trimming a crossed bill

    You guys are awesome!! I hadn't thought about using a towel but that would make holding her so much easier. And maybe have a slight calming effect in itself? I read Temple Grandin's book about cow butchering and she said that many animals (and people too I guess) feel calmer with some firm...
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    Filing/trimming a crossed bill

    Anyone have any thoughts about holding her head or covering it or something? That part is making me nervous too...
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    Filing/trimming a crossed bill

    Oh I'll look for that! Thank you!
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    Filing/trimming a crossed bill

    I didn't post this in the injuries section because it's not really an injury and it's not really an emergency, so hopefully this is OK to post here. If not I'll move it. I have this little Delaware who needs a beak trimming. I called the vet but they wanted $57 to trim... I've heard it's not...
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