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    How to find unread alerts???

    Thanks, yes, I was aware of the little dots. It's just that it's rather cumbersome to hover over every single dot trying to find the alerts I missed. I'm new yet there are so many alerts! I can't imagine if I were really active here. It would be overwhelming. Seems that BYC could easily provide...
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    How to find unread alerts???

    I'm a newbie so the answer I'm seeking is probably obvious and I just haven't discovered it yet, but I can't see any difference between my read and unread alerts. I see a way to mark them as read but when I do that nothing seems to visually change, so I can't tell the difference - unless I hover...
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    Would love confirmation on breed AND gender

    Yes, crowing is pretty much a dead giveaway! My EE rooster was terrible. But I've since found some really good videos on Youtube on how to tame a rooster and with my current batch of chicks (three of which are roos) I'm hoping to use the advice in those videos to ensure they are all good boys.
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    I love my new brooder!

    I just had to share this incredible brooder I got on Facebook marketplace. It was made by a local retired gentleman who makes them to keep busy. I asked if he could enclose the bottom to create a second area that I could use when they get bigger and need more space, or to use as a place to keep...
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    I need composting help!

    I was just going to recommend this! Homesteading Family on Youtube has some great videos on composting.
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    Harvesting my Chicken Run Compost - Black Gold!

    This is amazing! And I'm so encouraged by it. I very recently fenced in a large area off of the chicken coop to do this very thing. My hens had been free ranging before but after a close call with a hawk and losing one to something hiding in the barn it was time for a change. Part of the run...
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    Would love confirmation on breed AND gender

    Your EE is one of the prettiest I've ever seen! I have 5 of them and your pic looks a lot like mine did at that age. I think it's too early to tell.
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    Convince me what the best breed is!

    Two of my four welsummers died of mereks also, despite being vaccinated. I wonder if perhaps they don't have the best immune system or vaccines are just not as effective on them. I currently have easter eggers, golden laced wyandottes, welsummers, and red commets (not including my new chicks)...
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    Chickens are harder than I expected!

    Hello and welcome from a fellow BYC newbie! Chickens can be difficult but I love them, too. Of the original 20 chicks I got in my first order two years ago only 12 remain. I lost two of the chicks within a couple days. I lost two more several months later to what I'm pretty sure was Merek's...
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    Aspiring Retirement Homesteader from South Central Kentucky with Chickens, Ducks & Geese, oh my!

    Thank you! Once I learn my way around here a bit more I'll be sure to share some photos. :)
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    I recently rolled my ankle (grade 3 sprain with three completely torn ligaments - ouch) and have...

    I recently rolled my ankle (grade 3 sprain with three completely torn ligaments - ouch) and have been off my feet for over a week now. Not a good thing when you have brand new chicks and a flock of chickens, ducks and geese to tend, including a broody duck on a bunch of eggs. I hate being stuck...
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    Aspiring Retirement Homesteader from South Central Kentucky with Chickens, Ducks & Geese, oh my!

    Hey there everyone! After coming here seeking answers since I got my first chickens two years ago, I decided it was time to join. I currently have 12 hens, 16 new chicks, 4 ducks, 1 drake, and 2 geese. My ducks are Silver Appleyards and the geese are American Buffs. I have wide variety of...
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    Newbie intro from KY

    Hey there! :frow I'm a BYC newbie from Kentucky, also!
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    Egg eating goose

    You are not alone. I've been reading these forums for two years (since first getting chickens) but this is my first time posting anything. I came here this morning because of this very issue. I also have a Buff goose (also a year old) who went broody on a dozen or more duck eggs (we don't have a...
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