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    Freezing hard boiled eggs out of the shell

    Let us know how it works out. I would think that freezing them in the shell or some other form of protection (plastic wrap or air tight container) would help prevent the whites from becoming leathery.... I may have to experiment now. I hadn't thought about freezing hard boiled eggs until now.
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    Feeding flock that is forced to be cooped up

    I hadn't thought of fermented feed... or even heard of it honestly. I am going to look into it though!
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    5 hens (1 - Cochin Bantam, 4 - Mutts) + 14 chicks (all Mutts) 19 + 17,534 = 17,553
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    Feeding flock that is forced to be cooped up

    Hey all, I recently lost close to 20 of my poultry (hens, roos, and ducks) to the coyote family that has moved in below my property. I have a total of 5 hens with 14 chicks that have been forced to live in a 18 FT * 5 FT green house turned into a coop. This is not ideal, and I am not happy...
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    Late Fall chicks

    This morning I went to open up my chicken coop per usual, however before I reached the door knob I heard the sound of chirping coming from inside. Low and behold as soon as the door was opened I saw 7 little black fuzzballs hoping around the coop floor, mama nearby (I thought she was a goner as...
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    Black Japanese Bantam show quality?

    Good afternoon! I am looking to enter our Black Japanese Bantam Roo into the fair (just for the heck of it), and was wondering what to look for regarding show qualities. I have done a little research and (I never thought I would say this about Bonsai) I think his legs are too long. How short...
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    2 lethargic chicks

    These you for the tips. Unfortunately by the time i got back home one had passed and the other passed 5 minutes after i got back :-( but I guess I at least have the poultry electrolytes on hand now if i need them again.
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    2 lethargic chicks

    Last Friday I had a hen come home with 8 chicks. This morning there were only 7, which I know happens. Especially when mama stays outside the coop at night and I have no idea where she is nesting. But there are 2 other chicks that weren't scratching or milling around with mama like the others...
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    My "security" for my flock

    Thanks, he is awesome :-) Last night he actually refused to come inside. My mama hen who just hatched out 8 chicks decided the coop wasn't good enough so she made a nest just outside the coop. Nanuq sat guard all night to make sure nothing got her or the chicks. I even tried to get him to...
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    Lost 2 chickens, 1 hen last night and 1 chick this morning.... 71,176 - 2 = 71,714
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    What's up with Dotty's butt? **Graphic image**

    Wow... I didn't even know about that... looks like I have some research to do to figure it out....
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    What's up with Dotty's butt? **Graphic image**

    Dotty passed away yesterday while I was at work. When I picked her up to inspect her I could see all the inside her.... I didn't see any egg or any blockage... of course one could have passed/broke and the other chickens could have eaten it before I got there. But I am not 100% positive she...
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    What's up with Dotty's butt? **Graphic image**

    Hey there BYC peeps. I have a blue laced red wyandotte named Dotty. Last month Dotty was bleeding from her behind, and it almost looked like part of her innards were trying to come out . It cleared up after about a week and we found a bloody egg in the coop around the same time it cleared up...
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    Fixing: oesdog left us with 71,161 (sorry to hear about 'Herbert'!) Triple Willow: 71,161 + 15 = 71,176
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    Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here!)

    Here are a few pictures of me with pets and family :-) This is my puppy Calypso. She was 8 weeks in this picture (she is now 5.5 months and 60 pounds) This is my ki-cat Killer... she is 13 years old and we almost lost her last year to fatty liver syndrome. ...This is one of my all time...
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