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    South Carolina

    It would be helpful to have a list of signs/symptoms to look out for.
  2. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    You might try a butterfly closure if you can get it to stick to the skin. Superglue works on wounds, but I think it might be a nightmare trying to hold the skin together while you apply it, and not getting feathers into the glue. Or yourself. It does look pretty superficial--personally I'd...
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    South Carolina

    Whiting True Blues Hi folks, I've just placed an order with Murray McMurray for 25 female Whiting True Blues. This is a breed developed for MMcM that breeds true for consistent blue eggs. You can see the description here: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/whiting_true_blue.html They've...
  4. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    Whiting True Blues Hi folks, I've just placed an order with Murray McMurray for 25 female Whiting True Blues. This is a breed developed for MMcM that breeds true for consistent blue eggs. You can see the description here: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/whiting_true_blue.html They've...
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    Blue Ameraucana cock free to good home

    I'll take him to SC, too, if it's not too far away.
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    Blue Ameraucana cock free to good home

    Hi folks, One of the "pullets" I got as day-old chicks at the end of April has started to cock-a-doodle-doo :-( He's a gorgeous blue Ameraucana. The pix I have aren't great quality (my chickenyard is roofed, so it's all shade) but you can get the idea. I live in a residential neighborhood in...
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    Bought "ayam cemani" eggs... but I don't think that's what I got....

    Yep, same experience. And I got a lame excuse about how the color doesn't breed true, that you get a certain percentage of "wild" type chicks. Well, out of a dozen hatched, I had two that were black, and one of them was deformed and not viable. The other was a cockerel, and I live in town, so I...
  8. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    Hi North Carolina peeps, For anyone from this area, I've started a Facebook group for chicken keepers in and around the Wilmington NC area. It's a public group, so please feel free to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465969886911736/
  9. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    Reminds me of a joke my grandmother used to tell: What's the difference between a rich man and a poor man? A rich man has a canopy OVER his bed.
  10. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    Hey, I'm just a couple years behind you. I remember all the same stuff, and outdoor toilets as well
  11. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    I am definitely trying that frozen milk jug thing! Do you put them outside?
  12. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    We just went down to Sam's and got a 5000 BTU unit for $120. It says the annual cost to run is $64, so even if I double that since I live down here in Satan's waiting room, I'm still way ahead of having the electrician come out.
  13. johanssonmel

    North Carolina

    I lost an Ameraucana two days ago :-( It's so hot in my chickenhouse that they won't lay in there--they're all finding places under bushes and things. One of my Ameraucanas has gone broody up under a storage building, and no matter what barricades I put up, she manages to get back under there...
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    Panning for poop

    I think it will work with any kind of sand. I use two stacked sieves--one with 1/4" mesh and one underneath it with 1/8" mesh. So I can't imagine any kind of sand that wouldn't go through. You can go up to 1/2", but I think some of the poop balls would fall through at that size. Your poop may...
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    The waiting. The waiting is killing me.

    I did! It took over 24 hours, but all three hatched, under the close scrutiny of my adorable little neighbor. Two were the "wild" type with chipmunk markings: But I did get one sooty black one. It took way longer to hatch, and was crippled--its legs splayed out so it could hardly walk...
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