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    All my chickens will be leaving Sept 1, 2009....

    Quote: It's actually warm enough here right now, even to make up for the cold winters:cool:
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    I feel naive asking but...how is it done?

    whatever they do, they do it after the egg is hatched because I've Borrowed (not really) eggs from a donor with no rooster around, popped them under mine and after a few weeks... a family is born!
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    Where is everyone lately??

    Yeah really... What's up with that?
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    Ticks!!!!

    Personally, I blow lime dust all around the chicken coup, but lately, on this forum, I've been reading about 'sevin dust' and I still have no idea if they are both the same thing with a different name...
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    I'm so proud!!

    Congrats! I don't know of it being with the 1st hatch, but everytime I had eggs (not me, the chicken) There is always at least a couple that don't hatch...
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    Ice Cold Watermelon For The Chickens

    Quote: We feed our chickens anything (fruits/vegetables/leftovers-except meat products) since day 1, it's like watching a tackle in a football game when I put it down in front of them. They all group together to grab what they can, one will have a treat and take off to the 50 yard line so the...
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    Safely housing call ducks at night. Please help!

    We keep ours in a fenced area, sides and top also. Nothing gets out, nothing gets in. peace of mind, and they watch the weather, if it's bad, they go inside on their own.
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    Please help with mites!

    Ok, I never heard of 'sevin dust', I use lime dust and spray the dust around the walls, works great also - or is it the same thing???
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    Do you always have water available outside coop?

    Water available always 1gal. inside, 1 gal. outside changed daily. They won't drink too much, only what they want...
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    introduction

    ..and glad to see you here... Enjoy:)
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    harvesting dual purpose birds (RIR)

    I agree with BawGock they don't really need anything special. The biggest bonus is all the room they have. All I do I do is feed them corn and wheat and they turn out really good.
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    When To First Feed?

    We had ducks years ago and just simply put their food out, just like a newborn child will let you know when they're hungry, the ducks will eat when they need to.
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    Color/genetics question (attn: monarc and Ironsun!)

    With my past experiences, especially with a rooster around, they will let you know if they get along or not. If they don't create troubles amongst themeselves, leave 'em be...
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    when should i switch to layer feed?

    Personally, I only feed layer to chickens during cold winter months when they lay less.. I don't feed it to them otherwise so they can lay their eggs naturally and they are much better that way.
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    Are eggs from hatchery Related???

    There is a slight possibility that they might be from the same duck but I have my doubts that the eggs would stay around that long. Even if they were, there's nothing to worry about, they will all grow up fine. We have never had any problems with our chickens either (we've bred our own).
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