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    J A Loveshack Ranchs Page

    Howdy to ya'll, Just found this forum and enjoyed reading the stuff.Was wondering if Golden Comets go by another name as well? I looked them up on McMurray hatcheries and no can find. We love these gals and want more. Mine are just a little over a year old and haven't missed a lick on laying. I...
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    injuries by dogs

    I need to find out some info. Over the years, I have been able to save my large white ducks after an owl or hawk would try to get them, leaving a back of nasty raw flesh. I have always sprayed peroxide and water mix to the injury over several days/weeks many times a day and they pulled through...
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    egg laying, at what age?

    when do chickens start to lay? My older ones are passed 2 yrs old and are stopping. I can't remember how old they were when they started laying? I have many breeds. They are all about 15 wks old. I don't like buying store eggs. My lt brahma and little girl got third place at our fair! Oh yea, do...
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    identifying killer predator

    will someone tell me what it may have been that got one of my girls. she got a hurt leg the other day over estimating the exit door and hitting herself on the edge of the door itself. I think she broke a leg and there fore couldn't get up to roast at night. She wasy laying on a hay bale in the...
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    looking to buy egyptian fayoumis & turkey hatching eggs reasonable

    I am repsonding to one who was looking for the Egyptian Fayoumis. I have 3. Two Roosters and one hen. We ordered then for show. I definitely would tell someone that they are not a relaxed bird. They are S P A Z. The boys started crowing at about 5 weeks. They do not like to be held. I have about...
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    specks in raw egg whites

    good idea, I will be prepared next time I crack one open. A gal wrote me and told me they were called freckles and alright to eat. I do pick them out as much as I can.. thanks! JULIE
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    specks in raw egg whites

    thanks, I just wanted to know that it was alright. I appreciate the sharing of experience and advise. I have only had them for a year and love almost every minute of it. don't like scooping frozen poop out of the chicken house in the winter. Julie
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    specks in raw egg whites

    can someone tell me about specks in raw eggs whites? I have the questions posted at 2:12 and 2:28 in the Chicken behaviors and egg laying forum, I haven't rcvd any ideas. Can somebody give me any help on this? I want to know if it is a real concern. thanks to all JULIE
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    specks in raw egg whites

    Please, someone tell me what we may be needing in the diet of my girls. No rooster so I don't have fertilized eggs. They are in their own house so a staying rooster can get to them. They are small and few, but are little brown flecks. There is more info on my last posting at 2:15. I want to make...
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    Any Bunny Owners?

    hi ya'll, I have had Californians, several types of lops and now have a lion head. She is only a few months old but maxed out in all of her 3 1/2 pounds. Watch out people, lion heads aren't the sweetest of the rabbit breads. This one is very vocal and will fight you giving greens to her. She...
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    how long do gldn comets lay?

    yea, I have teaching my husband the original country boy, a thing or two about chickens. He wanted to get more because he thought our yearlings were getting old. I told him that I do no want to clean a chicken house for more than 4 or so hens. Especially in the winter time. FROZEN POOP DON'T...
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    how long do gldn comets lay?

    Hey everyone out there. How long do the comets lay? Mine are just over a year old. We heard about 2 years. One has slacked off and might be going into molt. sometimes we get dbl yolkers. We like! How old do they get? I want to keep mine healthy and safe. They are pets too. My little girl can...
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    Maybe a rooster?? (Pic Heavy)

    yea, that's right. two may be a problem. I had one chick extra light last year and was a hen after all. She was a runt too. She still is light on the breast and belly. Check out your chicks behaviour. Maybe if it more aggressive, it could be a roo.My husband got 8 chicks last year and didn't...
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    LOOK WHAT WAS IN MY BACKYARD THIS MORNING

    the fawns are so sweet, we hosted a mom and twins here last year. We have 64 acres and 1/3 of it is wooded. mead paper co owns a lot around us and recently cut. We will have loads of deer here now. No problem, except if you have a pumpkin patch. They like to take one bite out of one and move...
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    Goldens.....

    Got on to Cackle, I learned a few things and found my Golden comets! I am so glad. They said that the pullets are red-brown. Mine were a lot lighter. In fact, one of my hens, my favorite girl which was the runt of my batch, is really light on breast and belly. She has a funny personality. I...
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