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    Bumble foot - is it reoccurring?

    Hi guys, I have a girl with bumblefoot on both feet, poor thing. A lady I ran into at the feed store who is supposedly quite knowledgeable on all things chicken maintained that once a chicken has bumblefoot it will probably keep reoccurring and I may be better off saving myself a whole lot of...
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    Odd looking bird

    I bought him indirectly from a local woman who raises various breeds. She incubates them and sells them to our local feed store. I sent her a picture of him and she hasn't responded to me yet. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, this little dude and one other were that last two in a...
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    Odd looking bird

    I have a young cockerel, probably 10 weeks old now, and he has a very odd shape to his rear end. Any clues as to what is going on? He is a cream legbar x dorking mix. As far as I know he has not been injured.
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    How long to wait on a brooding hen?

    Will do, and thanks. Is it normal for them to go this long?
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    How long to wait on a brooding hen?

    No, haven't candled them but I know from past experience they have at least partly developed. She is a full sized mixed breed with the same under her. Thanks for responding :)
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    How long to wait on a brooding hen?

    My hen has been setting for what seems too long. I had a dozen eggs under her and one broke a few days ago. It had an embryo in it. According my calendar she should have hatched a couple of days ago. In fact, Wednesday was the 21st day. It's now Saturday and nothing. It's possible the...
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    Incubatiing Eggs from Chickens Treated with Anti-Biotics?

    Yes, it seems such a waste to ditch the eggs when I friend is setting up her incubator and has 6 spots left.....
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    Incubatiing Eggs from Chickens Treated with Anti-Biotics?

    I know that I have to withhold the eggs from chickens treated with anti-biotics, but was wondering if those eggs could be incubated? Has anyone done this?
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    Marans Rooster??

    Good info, thanks. So white/pink skin is a tell? Either way, a rooster who is good looking, good natured and good to his girls is of value to me. I'm no more than a backyard breeder of replacement hens. My friends have a well bred, good looking Barred Rock and I had to smack him along the...
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    Marans Rooster??

    We picked this rooster up a few months ago, mid molt, along with a few hens. He didn't come with any pedigree, but we didn't ask either. The lady was moving and had to get rid of all of them. He molted out and now he is beautiful. Today on Craigslist a saw a rooster very similar to him being...
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    Ratio of Nest Boxes to Chickens

    Well, it seems I have one less thing to worry about :) I have plenty of nest boxes. Thanks for all the input.
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    Ratio of Nest Boxes to Chickens

    I know once the girls really get into laying they will all try to use just one or two of the available nest boxes, but what is the recommended ration of nest boxes to chickens? Currently I have 15 girls to 6 nest boxes.
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    Isa Brown, Red Sexlink, Comets, Ross Brown etc -

    Yes, Bine, that is definitely a possibility. Great site, btw,
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    Isa Brown, Red Sexlink, Comets, Ross Brown etc -

    Great info, thanks. I recently bought 10 moulting hens, supposedly RIR. It was a mercy case really, as the guy was out of money and out of food for them - and it was freezing cold, poor bedraggled things. These so called RIR's are definitely red sex links of some variety, which isn't really a...
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    Isa Brown, Red Sexlink, Comets, Ross Brown etc -

    Are all these hybrids the same chicken with a different name? This gets a little confusing at times.
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