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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I feather sex Black Copper Marans and Ameracauna's also if they are less than a day old. Usually 90+% accurate. Can't do silkies or Polish though...too little at hatch.
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    Home found -- Atlanta, GA - 1 FREE Barred Rock chicken (female) 6-7 weeks old

    I will take her. I live in Gainesville but work in Norcross and Chamblee, so I am in the area. Let me know if you are interested. She would have a forever home with us. Dean
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    We are just north of Gainesville, Georgia.
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    French Black Copper Marans in North Georgia

    I have thirteen one week old chicks, which are a Cottage Hill/Wade Jeane mix ($4 each or all 13 for $40). I also have seven 5 week old chicks that are a Bev Davis/Wade Jeane mix (these are $5 each or $35 for all). Additionally, I have 2 roosters (brothers) that are around 6 months old. These...
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    roundup: To use or not to use

    We do our entire property using permaculture and it works great. I wouldn't buy anything made by Monsanto.
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    Where are all my eggs????

    When I can't find eggs in the nesting boxes I look in the shrubs and bushes. Sometimes they just want somewhere different to lay. I have a few Black Copper Marans hens that are molting right now and they quit laying all together.
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    This was weird.....surreal even. What was going on?

    I always see a danger in chickens getting too familiar with certain types of animals. I have a neighborhood cat that wanders around my fenced yard and the chickens have gotten used to him. However, there are also feral cats around that would kill them. I would rather have them be skittish and...
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    BYC Homebrewers?

    I also do all grain home brews. 100% of the spent grains go to the chickens, and they pick them clean. Whenever I start an outside brew, the chickens keep a watchful eye, knowing that they are going to get fed when it is all over. I grew Centennial and Fuggles hops for a while, but they...
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    How many wine makers do we have here?

    I make wine from the combined fruit that I grow on my place. My first attempt was a few years back with concord grapes. Initially it tasted like pooh, but after a couple years in the bottle, it was exceptionally smooth and fruity. I made a Chardonnay 2 years ago for my oldest daughters...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I lost 2 birds in the coop a couple of weeks back. The attack looked like the work of a weasel, although I have never seen a weasel in this part of Georgia. I put doors on the coop the next day and lock them up every night. I haven't had any problems since then, but that doesn't make me feel...
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    Hi guys!

    Welcome, sounds like your 2 acres is similar to mine!
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    New here, and already loving it!

    Welcome from Georgia!
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    Hi I'm dale

    Welcome Dale from Wisconsin!
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    Egg Wash Products on Hatching Eggs

    I have a friend who worked for a commercial hatchery. He said to never get hatching eggs wet or to clean them with any liquid. The commercial hatchery actually used a fine grit sandpaper to clean the poop of the eggs. I also use the sandpaper method with good success. I recently incubated...
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