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    Eggs what do you do if they are dirty and how dirty is acceptable? Maybe you could show me your eggs you collect?

    When we moved to where we are now, the coop was set up with sand. I had heard tons of rave reviews about it so I thought it would be ok. It was not a great experience. It had to be poop sifted every day and I was informed that once a month the sand needed to be removed and replaced with fresh...
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    Eggs what do you do if they are dirty and how dirty is acceptable? Maybe you could show me your eggs you collect?

    I have the same issue with my yard, it seems to just hold the water. It can be treacherous navigating it in the spring. And the eggs during that mucky time were especially disgusting covered in mud and obviously poop. The yard is something that we have to just deal with here as it’s not our...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

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    Black Spots on Frozen Processed Feet

    They do smell fine, no off odour at all. Every thing else about them seems healthy…except those black spots. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Very weird.
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    Black Spots on Frozen Processed Feet

    Thanks for your reply 😃 the rest of the chicken looks fine, and it’s only some of the feet. It’s an interesting theory for sure and I see how it’s plausible too. My only question is would there not have been indications during initial processing if these were resulting from nicks? Also, I...
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    Black Spots on Frozen Processed Feet

    Hi all, hope someone can clear this up for me. We processed meat birds last winter and I cleaned and froze the feet with the carcasses for stock making. I finally have the time to make some stock and discovered some black spots on the chicken feet. They definitely were not there when they...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Get any eggs yet? I totally remember waiting for the first eggs to appear! It was so exciting when they finally started!
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hey Shan30! I too am out here in BC, not as far as you though The only hatchery I've used is Performance Poultry; they have a huge selection of birds and I personally have had pretty good experiences with them. They are back in Ontario but they airship them out here. Do be aware that they...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Excellent advice. Thanks!
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    Canadians check in here....

    That's a great idea! Could turn out to be expensive if your flock is a bit larger but still could be something to look at for general maintenance. Right now my girls are a bit crowded - I had to bring my ducks back into the sheltered chicken yard because an owl decided to have one for a snack...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Performance Poultry in Ontario, that's where I got my buff Chanteclers. I know he offers partridge and white too. Hope you find what you are looking for.
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    Exchequer Leghorn...Boy or Girl?

    Thank you. They are very strange in their behaviour, though. If I reach to pet one they will bolt like wildfire, but they will gather about me all while I'm working in the coop, following me everywhere I go. They weave their way between my legs as I walk (just like cats!), will come and eat...
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    Exchequer Leghorn...Boy or Girl?

    You are correct Annie, she is a girl. Any ideas when these Exchequer Leghorn eggs will start to size up? I pretty much have all pullet eggs from my new batch of layers but even with them being pullet eggs, the one from my E.L. are significantly smaller.
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    Canadians check in here....

    as soon as my birds start sneezing or sniffling i make them a mash of oatmeal with lots of garlic and cayenne pepper. depending on what i have in the house, i will add yogurt and kelp. i also put apple cider vinegar in their water. there is a forum here for diseases, too. there are quite a...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    LOL Not that day, but we did end up putting him in the pot. He got way too aggressive and I got tired of trying to keep him mellow while others were antagonizing him :( He did make the best stock I have ever made.
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