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    Blue Americauna Rooster, near Denton, TX

    I have two beautiful blue Americauna roosters. Sadly, I only need one and one boy is left looking for a few girls of his own. He's a gorgeous boy. Never aggressive, but a little skittish. About 10 months old. Thanks!
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    One pullet died, the other looks bad...

    Thanks guys. The one that I have inside appears to be doing better. She's not great, by any means though, but significantly improved. My daughter had the idea that maybe the bigger hens were keeping the little ones away from the water. The one that I have inside has taken some drinks and has...
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    One pullet died, the other looks bad...

    We had two Delaware pullets, roughly 4-5 months old, and several adult hens. They had been turned in with our "big girls" during the day for 2-3 weeks and all seemed to be fine. Yesterday was a normal day, though I did see one of the older hens chasing the little girl. No marks or lost...
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    test eggs from cochins and millie duccle Got Tester Thanks

    I would love to test, if you need another!
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    Sudden hen death???

    I'm as sure as possible that she was a leghorn. Came from Ideal. Solid white, leaner build than my orpies, good layer - white, large eggs, yellow legs. She and an orpie went broody at the same time. She'd made a "nest", sat on the eggs that were laid. She's fluff up and fuss at you if you...
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    Sudden hen death???

    I wondered if it could be a heart attack or something similar. I just couldn't think of anything that would cause such a sudden death. Just wanting to make sure that I hadn't missed something that they needed or that could help.
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    Mean chick

    We got two light brahma pullets to integrate into our other youngsters from this spring once they were old enough. They are feathered out now and so we put them in a separate cage in the youngsters coop. At this point, one of the brahma chicks became aggressive. I don't see anything that...
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    Sudden hen death???

    I had a two year old leghorn hen. She was in the coop with other hens of similar age. She was just in the middle of the hierarchy. One of the leghorns had been broody about a week before, and I think she is the one who had been broody. I walked past the coop and all hens were up and about...
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    Love my australorps!

    I love our australorp - Penguin. She is friendly, bold, curious and basically just in charge. In fact, I'm waiting for our new australorp babies to get here on Tuesday! Not to hijack, but I'm so excited! This is my first ever chicken order - 2 brahmas, 2 australorps, and 2 leghorns. I'm...
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    Light Brahma or Delaware?

    I think both breeds are beautiful and would like to add one (both?) to my flock. We're in north Texas so hot summers, mild winters with some very cold days sprinkled in for good misery. Kept in a coop/run. I'd like to free range a little, but haven't worked up the nerve. My other girls are...
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    Goat milking disaster

    Thank you all. Bag Balm will be on the immediate shopping list this afternoon! This morning was a bit tedious, but I didn't get frustrated. She's a sweet goat and has evidently forgiven me my temper the other day. She will willingly climb onto the stanchion. We've got a routine that is...
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    Goat milking disaster

    :| Well, things went better tonight. She does have food on the stanchion, but she'd get so upset she wouldn't eat it. Tonight I was extra cautious all the way through and tried to observe what went well and what didn't. One side was completely fine. The other side was good at first and...
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    Goat milking disaster

    Do they all get antsy after a bit? Do goats "test" people when they are new? I have a horse that will be a saint for me, but when someone else is riding she'll test them out to see if they're REALLY going to make her work or if she can get away with being lazy. I don't think that I'm pulling...
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    Goat milking disaster

    She's not too far away - about 45 minutes. I've sent her an email to see what she thinks. Maybe she could for a remedial milking lesson... Dinner might be a good bribe ... *ahem* payment. Such a bummer...
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    Goat milking disaster

    Ok, I need help and probably not a small amount of hand holding... Last week, I got my first goats. I'm a newbie at milking and the lady I got the goats from gave me a lesson to make sure I was doing it right. I don't "think" I'm using a wrong technique, but results are proving otherwise...
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