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    Baby Turkey 'Gulping'? Help!

    My poults and chicks do this sometimes. When I see it I put some chick grit down for them and they usually end up dust bathing in it then manage to actually eat some and they stop. Mine throw up Oma. Rate occasion as well, they can when they drink to fast. I have not had one throw up if I...
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    Any poultry plans for 2014?

    I have already ordered and paid for a batch of 15 chicks from Murray McMurrary for April. A split between 7 layers, 8 meet birds and one mystery chick! I got my first chickens last fall so will be culling the second year chickens next fall as they will be two. All except for one red star who...
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    100 Pictures of Our Flocks: A Community Picture Project

    Sorry! That was supposed to be for the naughty birds, but I just read its closed. So here is the swarm pic!
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    100 Pictures of Our Flocks: A Community Picture Project

    Submitted for the Swarm catagory.
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    100 Pictures of my Flock: 2013 Edition

    I have two submissions! One for Waddle Action And one for first egg! Today!
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My first egg from my other RSL three days later. It's the smaller one. And last (for now) but not least, my first eg from my Black Australorp. She is 22 1/2 weeks old and I got he as a day old shipped in the mail.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My first egg a few weeks ago from one of my two RSL who were 19 1/2 weeks then.
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    late hatchers come hatch along with us setting nov 12 to nov 20

    How exciting chicksooner! I am at day 15 of my first hatch. Wensday is lockdown, I candled last night and all 5 left fro the orig. 8 are still alive! Hatch day is Saturday and my husband thinks I am crazy! He wants to go buy trees for the yard on Saturday and I told him NO WAY. It's hatch...
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    late hatchers come hatch along with us setting nov 12 to nov 20

    Hi! I'll join too! I set 8 BCM eggs on Nov. 17th. My first hatch! My husband said no more chickens but how can I not? This hatching is addicting! I had 3 quitters along the way but 5 seem to be doing great! They will be joking the 15 in the yard when they are old enough.
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    New to chickens in Northern Texas

    Hi all! New to the whole chicken thing and loving it! Two 5 1/2 week old what I THINK are Golden Comets in the backyard and 13 various other breeds in the brooder! City girl moves to Texas and goes chicken! So excited to be here and love reading all the posts in the different forums!:D
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    Has anyone ordered Marans or other chicks from My Pet Chicken?

    Hi all! This is my first ever posting on BYC as I am a new member. I ordered 9 chicks from My Pet Chicken and they shipped October 15th, got them the next day. They were healthy and active, packaged well and had a heat pack under the matting on the floor of the box. I did not order Marans...
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