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    Indiana traders here

    Are you still looking for someone to split the order? We're in Mishawaka. Quote:
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    Caged birds

    Yep! Have roosts. What do you think about not being able to take a dust bath (wire floor)? Still, I don't know why it gets bad in the winter.
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    DE warning!

    DE is not the same thing as the DE used in swimming pool filters. Pool grade DE is Diatomaceous Earth produced for pool filters and it is treated with heat, causing the formerly amorphous silicon dioxide to assume crystalline form. Pool grade DE should never be used for pest control. Swimming...
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    Caged birds

    We have two roosters that we keep in cages (with wire floors) for breeding purposes. One is a white silkie that is 3yrs old. Last winter (we only have this problem in the winter) the feathers under his vent became a nasty smelling, matted mess. He seems healthy, eats well, behaves normally...
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    My Silkie chicks have bad feet!

    Thanks everybody for the advice!
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    My Silkie chicks have bad feet!

    Could be a temp./humidity issue. It's a new incubator (a mouse got the old one) and this is the first hatch. Other chicks of a different breed hatched as well and they seem to be fine but my overall hatch rate was extreemly low compared to the old incubator.
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    My Silkie chicks have bad feet!

    I was so proud I waited patiently throught the winter for my Silkie hen to start laying, she and her rooster finally got down to bussiness and I just hatched my first eggs. HOWEVER, 3 of the 4 have crooked toes (on one or both feet) and one one of those three is also splay legged. The only...
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    Bantam cochin eggs in NC

    We would be interested in a dozen of the splash/mottled eggs! We currently have blue and black hens and roos but it would be fantastic to add splash/mottled birds to our flock! The earliest we could receive any eggs would be mid March. Should be enough time to see if your getting fertile...
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    Jacob's Cave swapmeet Mo.

    My parents live around the corner in Gravois Mills and they always talk about this swap meet (in fact we had a phone conversation today). I was planning to drive from Indiana to attend but have other commitments on that date. Hope this helps!
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