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    Low humidity hatch, sticky chick

    Just warm water? no soap or anything? Thank you
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    Low humidity hatch, sticky chick

    I had chicks hatch out of an incubator. it happened over a day. in my excitement over the chicks, I didnt notice there was no moisture in the incubator. I just had one hatch that is all sticky and has peices of shell and shell membrane stuck to her. How do I clean her? when I put her in...
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    First eggs and then.....nothing

    well I had two broody hens hatch about 8 chicks between them. and was only getting one or two eggs ( out of 7 hens). My sons have found all sorts of nests with 3 and 4 eggs in them. now I have 2 dozen sitting in the fridge
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    3 word GAME! :)

    so I helped
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    Help Us Design The Next BYC "Chillin' With My Peeps" Shirt

    One penguin, sitting under a palm tree with hawaii shirt on and sun glasses, feet in a kiddie pool with a bunch of peeps hangin round. odd number of peeps, 5 or 7
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    It Made My Day When...

    IMMDW my kids show off my good traits and not my bad ones
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    I made a home made feeder - Cost around 7 bucks :)

    what about screwing or glueing the tines of the bottom that are sticking up to the trash can. it might bend the bottom up enough to keep stuff from coming out. It might also limit their ability to move around in it with their beaks
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    Free Ranging Hens And Poo

    I can attest to the dog doing clean up duty. I have a rat terrier that knows the sound of me scooping feed, he starts whining to go out with me. I have trained him not to bum rush the coop, but when I am there he is there with me running from place to place, occaisionaly coming in with...
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    My Roo Doesn't Crow

    Ihave a full size white Cochin that hasnt crowed yet. I thank God every day he doesnt. he has a younger brother that does though
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    What is he thinking ?

    Maybe he is "confused" do you have any other roos around as role models?
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    first rooster crow

    I have 10 white full size cochins. 3 of them are roos. the biggest is quiet and quite the gentleman. he watches out for the girls when they go to eat. There is an upstart roo that has been pecked by the hens more than the gentleman roo. yesterday some songbird was outside the coop singing...
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    Someone should make a virtual pet chicken game.

    Quote: It's called farmville on facebook. they have geese and chickens. if you start a join the cause thing I am sure we could get ducks added
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    Gross!!!!

    let see.... I have been pooped on when they are sitting in my lap I have been pooped on when they were setting on my shoulder I have been pooped on when I have one under my arm so yeah I have been pooped on by my girls
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    Unusual Silkie

    start breeding him and see if you can get more calicos. he is beautiful
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    ticked at DH

    My wife could take forEVER to get ready. Would I ever? leave without her. No No No No NO NO NO NO I would not. unless I was going to a far away land and never coming back
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