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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    I'm in Massachusetts - on the North Shore.
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    wobbly, lethargic hen - what can I do?

    Thanks, Chookchick. Woke up this morning and she was panting with her beak closed (she'd been panting with it open last night - started after I posted). I picked her up to change her towel - it had a few spots of poop, but nothing big. Crop felt the same to me. When I put her back down on the...
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    wobbly, lethargic hen - what can I do?

    Hi, This afternoon I went to let the chickens out to range and Iris didn't feel like leaving the run - *very* unusual. Here are her stats: 1) What type of bird , age and weight. -- Barred Rock, 10 months old or so, not sure of weight (sorry!) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. -- she seems to...
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    what if I end up with a rooster?

    Thanks! That's a good idea - I'm in Massachusetts, and I know the MSPCA has a farm for unwanted farm animals. I'll look into the 4-H. I'm trying to think through all the not so pleasant eventualities ahead of time.
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    what if I end up with a rooster?

    One more question: I'm going to order my chicks from a local feed store that has a 90% guarantee on the sex of the chicks. From the posts I've looked at, I probably won't be able to tell for sure that I have a rooster for 2-3 months. My town does not allow roosters - what exactly are my...
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    new to chickens and need a permit

    Hi! I am looking forward to getting 4 ....or maybe 6... :-) baby chicks this spring but I'm in a chicken-or-the -egg-dilemma: What comes first, the permit or the chickens? I need a permit to keep chickens in my town, but I can't get the permit until the inspector inspects my coop, but does it...
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