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    What's your favorite chicken breed?

    Have not been around many different breeds, but so far in my short three years, I have found that the RIR was full of personality, but I love looking at the Bar Rocks and am happy with the egg production. Had a great girl who was very sweet. There was a pair of bobcats in the hood for a time...
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    Mantra to avoid more hens....

    I have seven varied hens and pullets ( almost ready to lay at 7 months after the cold.....in Central Florida) I volunteered to go with my neighbor who wants laying hens to keep her Rooster company that adopted her.... please help me avoid the obvious need for more, what prayer can I repeat to...
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    Choosing whether to keep bantam or regular-sized cockerels

    This forum allowed me to decide on which cockerel to keep. Big Red is polite, and I witnessed him do his dance. He is accepted so far as I can tell. Sorry Hans, you were too much of a bully!
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    Choosing a beta cockerel. Help!

    Thank you! I understand to limit the Roos, and since I have separated the two guys, the tension has decreased! I no longer hear the 'yelling' and squawks. Red even mounted a pullet and there was no drama. Usually my eldest, the Easter Egger who is yellow and red, she would attack the...
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    Choosing a beta cockerel. Help!

    Glad I found this post. I am wondering what cockerel to keep from two that I have. They are about 7 months old, got 5 two week old puffs from a backyard breeder mixes of RIR, Maran, and Orphington. Three were male and two were female come to find out. The two cockerels have postured each...
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    Hard molt or something else?

    save your bones from 'chicken or turkey' instead of buying cat food. just make sure you pick up the carcasses, it attracts vermin. they actually love it, and remember, they are omnivores!
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    A northern fowl mite who-dun-it

    How can you actually see the mite? The one I found I had the feather under a high-powered magnifier.
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    Definately mites

    thanks for the reply and information!
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    Definately mites

    I have found mites and a couple of spider looking guys on the feathers that have fallen off two of 8 of my hens. I found it via a high powered lens my husband uses to view coins. Ok, so I did a diamateous earth dust on my RIR avoiding her face and upwind. But after looking at the black...
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    Review by 'Lumley Farm' in article 'Reasons for Tossing Out Your Indoor Brooder and Start Raising Your Chicks Outdoors'

    totally made sense to me. I will possibly be raising chicks soon as I acquired a Roo.
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    how long can a hen be broody safely

    I really appreciate your response. I'll just leave them alone and let them be next time. Didn't know about the fat storage. interesting. Nature has a plan for everything.....!
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    Any artists out there?

    I think you're rather good! your unique style, and the eyes being the hardest to get right even if it is a cartoonish character, you hit it!
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    how long can a hen be broody safely

    I've had hens for about three years now, and have had broodiness every now and again. The same two this time and it's been about a week. I've felt their crops before night time and they are mostly water. I pick them up and shoo them out of the nest for feeding twice a day. I take the eggs...
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    How much bedding do you need?

    I live in Central Florida as well. I use Rural Kings small bedding and renew the nesting boxes with fresh and the old I throw on the floor for soft impact as they get up in the am because the ground is plywood. I have a fan in the window that can blow out instead in the coop itself. here's a...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coop?

    I love your set up in the coop. I clean every day but have not done an internal clean. Just one year for me. I have a failed Dobie Foster. She's cray cray!!!
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