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    calling any one from missouri

    I need hatching /broody help. My silkie went broody the first time and it was difficult to break her so when my bantum when broody I gave her an egg. It now seems the egg is not going to hatch, and the broody hen keeps stealing other eggs. Do I allow her to steal another egg or two and let...
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    calling any one from missouri

    is there a contact # or where do I take it and how much is it. I called a number and left a message but not sure I got the right dept.
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    calling any one from missouri

    HELP!!?? this is my second year with chickens, I recently got some chicks, 8-10 weeks and they are in with my laying ladies. I have had them since day 3 or so and they are on the medicated feed. I now have them on what is left of the medicated feed and a prelayer feed. yesterday my daughter...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 5/12/14 - picture by Shanty

    Barber????? I would call him a butcher
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    I have seen dried and spiced kale for people to eat so I am assuming that dried has the same nutritional value. I wonder if I could crush it when it is dried and put it in with my feed. I have been supplementing my feed with the bulks stores sale items like mung beans and peas and such.
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    thanks for the link. in regards to citrus peels, do they have to be dried and do you cut them up or zest them. If I were to just throw in what I have extra of would that work or do I need to set up a certain recipe?
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    I am sure you guys have answered this question but I can't find it so..... I want to start using herbs in my coop to help with any smells, increase the comfort of the hens laying and repel pests. is there a book or place i could look that has what herbs are good for what and if they can be dry...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 4/28/14 - picture by cheeka

    "Hey, I got this for you!"
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    Chicken Feed/Treat Cheat Sheet??

    LOL perhaps you should be careful, the idea of chickens hyper from coffee is more than I could handle.
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    Chicken Feed/Treat Cheat Sheet??

    My chickens go by the idea " if it doesn't eat me first , I will eat it". that said they prefer certain food hand fed since that is what my daughter does. She loves to baby them and will cut up their food and hand feed it. I scramble eggs for them, have a compost pile in the corner of their...
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    Comment by 'littlechickies' in article 'Organic Chicken Feeds'

    FYI your chicken feed recipes links have all either been disabled or they are selling bags of feed and not showing recipes that I could find.
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    calling any one from missouri

    thanks, that is what I thought but needed to hear it. they seem warm, but their cute little toes seem cold so we are doing a lot of snuggling and will keep the light on just in case
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    Hi Guys New Here with a few quick ?s

    All chickens make noise.... some more than others. I have two marans who cause quite a stir and get all my ladies going if I interrupt them before they finish laying. On the other hand I have a rooster that I can sneeze louder than he crows. If you are willing to cull them if they do get...
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    Overflowing Nest Box

    wet and cold here too..... mine were snuggling on top of an egg this morning when I went to let them all out.
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    calling any one from missouri

    I was wondering how peoples new chicks are doing with this cold snap coming through. I put my little guys with the bigger ladies in the coop about 6 days ago. I introduced them gradually so they did not get picked on but they are still getting to know each other. yesterday with the cold and...
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