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    Cocoa Mulch O.K. for bedding?

    As a follow-up to my original post, I've found an almost perfect bedding material that I've been using for the past two years....Rice hulls. Just in case it's not obvious by the name, rice hulls are the outside hull (or husk) of a piece of rice....a byproduct of the rice industry. It is small...
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    Houdan Owners: Info On Personality? Health Issues?

    Hello, Can any standard Houdan owners out there share your experiences with the breed? Are there any health issues the breed is prone to? And what about their personalities? Are they friendly/shy, calm/flighty, quiet/loud, good layers or bad? I love the look of the breed but am having...
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    Tricking Broodies into sitting on eggs

    My potential new mom is a 14 month old bantam Araucana (A full-breed)...This is the second time she's gone broody, which is pretty unusual at such a young age . But. Last time she sat on an empty nest for an entire month, so I think she'd be a good mom. But... she's a pretty wild one, so not...
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    Tricking Broodies into sitting on eggs

    Thanks! That's encouraging! Anyone else had the same luck?
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    Tricking Broodies into sitting on eggs

    Hi, Do chickens know how many days they're been sitting on eggs, and does that affect their maternal behavior (like how long they'll get off the nest. OR...Do they respond to the sounds of the developing chicks in the eggs and base their behavior on that??? I have a chicken that just went...
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    WEIRD! MINI-EGG (Pic) - Is something wrong?

    Who Knew??? (certainly not ME!) Thanks, everyone, for enlightening the clueless!
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    WEIRD! MINI-EGG (Pic) - Is something wrong?

    Do they have a yolk inside? (didn't want to break mine open in case I had a shot at "Ripley's Believe it or Not"...I guess NOT)
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    WEIRD! MINI-EGG (Pic) - Is something wrong?

    Must admit, I didn't consider putting "fart egg" in my forum search!
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    WEIRD! MINI-EGG (Pic) - Is something wrong?

    Is there REALLY such a thing?!? So I shouldn't be worried?
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    WEIRD! MINI-EGG (Pic) - Is something wrong?

    My silkie is around 9 months old and up until today has been laying normal bantam-sized eggs...Then today I found this in her nest: (Photo shows yesterday's normal egg and today's mini-egg) Is this a sign that something's wrong? Comments, please!!! Alys
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    Preventative Dose Of Corid For Baby Chicks?

    One more question: The babies will be one week old tomorrow. I have been giving them GQF vitamins with pro-biotics in their water, which is recommended for the first seven days, and then once a week thereafter...Should I start the Corid tomorrow at 7 days, or should I wait until day 10?
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    Preventative Dose Of Corid For Baby Chicks?

    SpeckeledHen, I had read that too, regarding moms providing chicks with some immunity. I hope that's the case, but still want to be proactive just in case!
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    Preventative Dose Of Corid For Baby Chicks?

    LEMURCHASER: Thanks SO much for all of your research (and your math skills, which are clearly better than mine!!!) This is great information! I'm also so glad that Kathyinmo's post made me realize that I had miscalculated when I originally bought the Corid (almost a year ago), and that I had...
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    Preventative Dose Of Corid For Baby Chicks?

    Thank You So Much!!! That's Exactly The Info I Was Looking For! Have A Great Night!
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    Preventative Dose Of Corid For Baby Chicks?

    Lemurchaser, I hadn't seen your post when I submitted my last post. What you're saying makes sense. FYI, my chicks are not on ground, but they are with their mom who presumably has/had coccidia. She was one of my only chickens that never showed symptoms and was never affected by it, but I...
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