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    Its official, we're now in the "We've got eggs" club!

    Yesterday I was outside doing the wiring for my new fishfinder on our boat. I heard some bird chatter that I thought was coming from waterfoul on the lake behind our house. After hearing it for a few minutes, I asked my girlfriend, "Is that coming from our girls? Check them out and see...
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    IS THIS ROOSTER BEHAVIOR?

    I could tell that we had a roo on our hands at 8 weeks old. The red comb was very evident. If you're not sure at 3-4 months of age, i'm guessing that its a hen.
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    Could someone please tell me the basic feeding regiment?

    Little Peeps, I waited till mine were 4 weeks old before they got a small taste of teats. Even now at almost 8 weeks, its a once-in-a-while thing for them. Maybe 1-2 times a week they get some cracked corn. At one week, I think their digestive system would have a hard time processing treat...
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    Coop over 1/2 done, Yaay!! Pogress/new pics from 5-7-09

    Got the rest of the OSB siding on along with the roof sheeting. I also put the rest of the wall studs in. The chicks got moved into their new home last night. I put the red heat lamp in with them to keep them comfortable. Today, weather providing, I will install a 5' perch, the...
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    Coop over 1/2 done, Yaay!! Pogress/new pics from 5-7-09

    The chicks are 6 weeks old now and my GF wants 'em outta the house. Can't say I blame her . This what I got done on the first day. Things were really moving along 'till I started cracking open beers. One of my own sayings is "Nothing slows a project down like beer." Anyway, here's a...
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    Will our birds show adult coloring/feathering @ 18wks old?

    We have some pullets that will be 18 weeks old when the local county fair is in town. I'd like to enter one of each of our breeds, BR, BA, and RIR. I know that they typically don't start to lay until around week 20, but I wondered if they will have the full adult appearance at 18 weeks...
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    baby chix with hard fecses on its rear

    I 2nd Amosunknown's reply. Run the clog under warm tap water for 30 secs. Then I start to break up the clump with my fingernails, trying not to pull on the feathers tangled up by the dried poo. The chicks will squawk a bit, but as long as you are not in a hurry, they will come through it...
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    Separating manure from pine shavings for garden use

    I'm gunna try 2 methods. First thing to try is a "shaker table". I will also try the air nozzle on my air compressor hoping to blow the less dense shavings off, leaving the manure behind. I plan on putting the mix on a 1/2" square hardware cloth. I'll blow from underneath and adjust the...
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    What are the most common mistakes?

    Spend at least a good earnest hour searching and reading posts in this forum. Any more than that, and you're just making it harder than it has to be. Raising chicks isn't high tech or hard to do. One tip from me, the fluid in my thermometer faded after 2 weeks and I couldn't see...
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    Separating manure from pine shavings for garden use

    Our girls are 1 month old now and i'm getting ready to change the bedding again. They have produced a tidy amount of manure for us to use in the garden later on. I know I can compost the manure along with the pine shavings, but i'd like to separate the good stuff from the shavings and toss...
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    Chicks are here..Now what!?!?!?!

    The hatchery we got ours from said they live off their yolks for the first 2 days of life. Apparently they ingest whats left of the yolk before they start to hatch.
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    Nesting Boxes for 10 hens

    I agree with the others. That's not enough room for happy birds. Per adult bird, the normal minimums are 4 sq.ft/bird coop area and 8-10 sq.ft/bird for the run area. Putting too many birds in an area will decrease your egg production, not to mention bad health and social repercussions on...
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    Homemade Salsa

    Sorry, no recipe here, just before and after pics. The onions were grown in the garden too, but didn't make it into the before pic. We shake the jars up before we use 'em to mix the water that settles out after the salsa sits for a while. [/img]
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    Hello from Hollister CA (Noob)

    I'll 2nd mamajohnson's point about the tail feathers...I think. I was just about to post a question about a suspected roo that had slower development of the tail feathers vs. the pullets we ordered. Our 9 pullets came with 9 extras I assumed to be all or nearly all roos. I gave up all the...
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    Ordering chicks

    I pre-ordered ours from Ideal and they arrived one day after their ship date. The earlier you order, the better off I think you are. We got our 9 pullets plus 10 extras shipped to Michigan for less than $32. Hard to beat that.
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