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    Elongated egg...Is this normal?

    My Easter Eggers are getting a few months into laying and the small long and skinny eggs are being replaced by REALLY long and bigger eggs. I wonder if they make special egg cartons for the EE hens. Not really...They were a big surprise at first. They also just started getting much bluer than...
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    2 Day Old Chick Eyes Closed

    My chicks got here a week and a half ago. I noticed one of my littler chicks had completely closed eyes, but I don't think she arrived like that. I gently wiped her face with a warm wet cotton ball every few hours. The next morning one eye was a little open and after two more cotton ball face...
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    I just ordered 10 chicks to replenish my diminishing herd.

    Thanks. I already decided to find a hatchery here in SW Oregon or one of the hardware/farm stores that have chicks by breed and sex.
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    I just ordered 10 chicks to replenish my diminishing herd.

    I had incubated 11 chicks in Nov & Dec of 23. They came out as 6 hens and 5 roos that just hit 5 - 6 months old and life was getting intolerable for me and the hens. After getting some very helpful comments from the members, I culled 4 of the roos. I did one rooster and it took me a week to...
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    What’s the deal with you chicken people??

    Thanks, I really didn't understand the process. Sounds very scientific.
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    What breed is this chicken?

    She kinda looks like a pigeon, very tidy looking. It doesn't have any red on it's face. Is it on the small side or is that the fence making it look small?
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    What’s the deal with you chicken people??

    I've had 6 chickens officially for a year. They were mostly black and apparently siblings. Half became roos and half became hens. I don't know what kind of chickens are "black", there are probably a coupla dozen breeds that kick out black chickens. They've got pictures and posters and if you...
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    I have 4 large roosters to do. I waited to see if the grown up chicks would stay buddies, but no, they are sparring partners and everything is up in the air all the time. I am looking for a good size jug. Thanks!
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    How did you prepare yourself (mentally) for first time butchering?

    Thank you for your message. My first rooster from yesterday is resting in the fridge. I think we're making soup in a pressure cooker.
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    How did you prepare yourself (mentally) for first time butchering?

    Well said. Thank you for such a compassionate message. It helps a lot.
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    excellent methodology. Our kitty litter comes in a box, but I can find something close. I'll try this next. Thanks...
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    I am sooo sorry about your thumb. I am always recuperating from some farm related injury and it makes you not want to climb a tree to prune it. Just sayin'...
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    Sounds like me yesterday. I'm going to try the feet tied up on a limb and slice the throat next. Using an "almost" sharp enough axe was not good. 5 whacks if 4 too many. I also did a rake over the neck and pull for a favorite rooster who became paralyzed. I only have 3 or 4 roosters to go...
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    Dealing with emotions of a botched kill

    Thanks for that. I'm going to watch a couple more videos specifically on culling roosters and see about not plucking before skinning. I have 3-4 more roosters to go...
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    Dealing with emotions of a botched kill

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