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    Good way to mark hens as they are laying?

    A bingo dabber? I've never tried it but I remember when my kids were young those things sure made a mess! Cheap, bright colours.
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    What are your rooster's names?

    I have a few too many Roos right now but the ones I think I might keep are Buff Orps named Edward and Jacob (teen daughter named them) and a light Sussex named Chunk because that's what is missing from his comb after fighting with the as of yet unnamed Coronation Sussex. Maybe I'll call him...
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    Buried eggs?

    I have a brand new layer that has buried all of her 6 eggs so far. She is not broody. When I found the first two (the same day) I put a nice crate in that pen full of hay with a golf ball, in a safe spot, but she still buries her eggs in the sawdust bedding. It's close to the waterer so it's a...
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    doual purpose when can they be culled

    I am still a newbie but I just did some ameracauna x cockerels at about 15 weeks. They were born on Easter and I had far too many boys. A couple of them had some chanticler in them. We ate boneless skinless breast from one of them last night and it was tasty. I would have liked to keep them a...
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    New to keeping backyard chickens :)

    That is fantastic. I'm glad to hear your ladies are happy now and said thanks with an egg!
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    Who's your favorite?

    I have a little white ameracauna (probably EE) that I named Sweetheart, because she is one. She makes cute little noises and likes to sit on my knee for petting when I crouch down in the coop to refill feeders or swish and dump the dirtied auto water bowl.
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    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    Plucking was ok, smell not too bad but we have only done two so far. Knife was better than the axe. holding the bird through twitches isnt pleasant, i can see why a cone is helpful and then i could just walk away. The warm insides were not surprising but a little uncomfortable. The pot is...
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    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    I just processed my first bird using these instructions. Or as close to following them as I could. A nasty 14-15wk or so turken cockerel is now resting in pieces in the fridge. We have way too many boys and had to thin the flock a bit and figured we would learn on this one. It went better...
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    A fresh start, rebuilding my chicken farm, with lots of pics!

    This is exactly what I had in mind for my chickens. Thank you for posting details and photos through your build.
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    Breeding your own meat birds???

    There are a ton of threads in here about heritage birds and cornish X, and everyone has their own favourite. I chose Sussex and buff orpingtons because I could get them locally and they're pretty big birds. I can breed them separately and make sex link crosses if i wish. I haven't processed one...
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    Finished totally ...

    I hope not, because I'm planning on doing a couple next weekend! We do have a long list of rules thanks to the quota system. Even in rural agricultural zones we are limited on number of layers or starts per year, we can't sell eggs anywhere but right "off the farm" and can't sell meat at...
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    Use your grass trimmings in your brooder or coop

    I've been putting a few handfuls of fresh cut grass in the coop after I cut the lawn and the birds love it. They scratch through it, eat most of it, and mix the rest all through the shavings so the pens smell better. The birds that have access to the outside run don't care for it, but the ones...
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    When the peacocks start panting.....you know it 's hot!

    I'm having the same problem with heat in my coop. 30+ C and expected to hit 35 the next 2 days, whatever that is in f! I am in Canada so that's really hot for us! It's our first summer and my birds are panting. We have an exhaust fan running and another box fan blowing with plenty ventilation...
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    Pictures of your home-made coops and runs!

    Wow wwdubose that's incredible! It looks almost too fancy to put birds in it! Spoiled chickens!
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 06/17/2013 – Picture by Irishgirl

    *toot* That wasn't me. You take the blame this time, ok little buddy?
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