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    What kinds of dogs does everybody have?

    yellow lab named mr. pink and various foster doggies that come and go...some fine with chickens, others notsomuch.
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    ++++Anyone have a chicken with a really poopy butt???

    phew!!!! i'm not the only one with EE's with ugly, poopy butts. i also found a huge nugget on my BR and cut it off. Gross!!! I'm inspecting the rest of the crew in a few. i think(?)the ones with the ugly butts sleep on the floor of the coop and that exacerbates the poopy butt problem. before...
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    Utah!

    i've got two EE's that i'm thinking of getting rid of. the 4 cochin bantams are gonna start laying any day now and if 7-9 eggs a day are too many, 13 will be over the top!!!
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    Utah!

    a trip to Sonoma to see my sister i just discovered that i have an aunt and grandmother from sonoma county. we were hoping to go out there and meet them this summer. kinda wierd to visit family i never knew i had but i'll regret it if i don't. is it a nice place? you can send me an email if...
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    Utah!

    kimbobim, nice to see another fmh'er online. i'm not smart enough to think of another name ether. i currently have 13 chickens. some died. /sigh. i also have one little duckling that i'm hoping to raise. you said wind and rain in highland. it's been super sunny and hot here in salt lake. if...
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    Utah!

    kimbobim is this the same kimbobim that comments at fMh? if so, howdy!
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    Need duck help -- found a baby

    i talked to a wildlife biologist and he said it's fine to keep the little scrapper left on my doorstep. wild or not (i specifically asked) since i don't know if he's wild or not (tho i assume he is) i've given him heat and greens in his water w/ some layer mash/crumbles. he's growing a ton in...
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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    protein? what is a good supplement? and the babies are 3-4 months? fully feathered but still little, still peeping and new to the existing flock.
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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    not too late. my girls are out and about. i can move the picked on girls to a new location. i might just do that now.
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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    o.k.,, how many birds in that 10x4 run? currently, it's just the two picked on birds in the run and it's sectioned off with chicken wire. i know it's a small space but it's temporary until they have some time to let me know if they are sick and to let their feathers grow in sorry i'f im not...
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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    CRIPES!!! The two new, hopping/pecking girls just got out of their run area and are mingling with my existing flock!!! what do i do? i don't think they are sick. the guy i bought them from takes excellent care of his birds but darn, sure does defeat the purpose of quarantining them for a...
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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    hi guys, yesterday, i added four 9-11 month hens and the day before 5 fully feathered cochin pullets i was keeping the newer, bigger gals in a totally separate area and the babies were sharing a run with the orig flock, but they have their own doggy kennel, water, feed and space. today i...
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    my chooks are in the composte heap!!

    man! the ladies have been digging in there all morning (i just made a new pile in a new location so they must have to investigate it?) interesting thoughts guys. thanks. i wonder-compost heaps need the bugs and worms to do the work, right? if the chickens are in there eating all the working...
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    my chooks are in the composte heap!!

    hey guys, will my chooks get sick or are they smart enough to know what to eat? i tend to think they know whats good for them but i want to know your expert thoughts. thanks.
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