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    UGH! No eggs all year!

    Well, we will be butchering all the older ones this week, so hopefully that IS the problem and will fix it. I hate to see my old girls go. They were all hatched in my kitchen, and some are going on six-years-old. I know I should have done it so much sooner, but I let my heart get in the way!
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    UGH! No eggs all year!

    Sorry for the long delay in getting back, we do not have internet at home (by choice). I've thought of an egg eater, but the only way a four-legged critter could get into the coop would be to climb an eight-foot fence, and only during the day, when I am home and can hear everything going on...
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    UGH! No eggs all year!

    Very early this Spring, my mom and I went halves on pullets. I raised them inside until they were big enough to go outside. We split them up, my mom's went to her house, and mine went out with my older girls. Out of her 6 hens, she gets 4 eggs a day. Out of mine, even with my older ones (two...
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    Silkie Suddenly Blind!! HELP!

    With the cold, I had to bring my smallest guys in. There were five silkies, and one EE, all around four months old. They just couldn't handle the 0 temps we had last week. When I brought them in, I noticed that the smallest silkie was sick. She was very weak and lethargic. I gave them the...
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    Question about leashing

    So far, so good with Madea. She's still less then thrilled, but she's getting better. She won't completely lay on her side now, she does take a few steps on her own. But as far as walking long distances...anything over 5 feet...she refuses. She's kinda like a puppy, she sits down, and expects to...
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    Question about leashing

    I am going to have to check them out! I bought a small harness and a leash today, and tried her out on it when I was getting my son off the bus today. The look on the bus driver's face was priceless! However, Madea was less than thrilled. She just laid over on her side and looked at me like...
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    Question about leashing

    LOL!! I probably will! Like most chickens, she loves anything that sparkles. My eight-year-old daughter says whatever we get her, has to have some "Blingage"! My husband just rolls his eyes!
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    Question about leashing

    That is awesome. I'll be going to the Dollar Tree soon to find those. Hubby thinks it's a great idea!
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    Question about leashing

    That's one reason why I would want her on a leash! My dogs know not to mess with the chickens...although our lab loves barreling through them like a bowling ball. He's a nut. The chickens freaked him out one time. When he came running, the chickens just stayed put. He didn't know what to do...
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    Silkie Roo ATTACK!!!!!!

    My white silke roo is a pain. He attacks my daughter, and attacked me once. He has never made the attempt to attack my husband, because he knows my husband is one bad dude. And once I showed the roo that I was bigger than him, he has never tried to attack me again. Just show him who is boss.
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    Question about leashing

    Okay. A little back story... Out of the blue a month or so ago, we had a black silkie chick hatch in the incubator. Nothing was supposed to hatch so I'm assuming the kids put the egg in there. The poor little thing imprinted on me, like most of the chickies do. But, she has been something...
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    Building an incubator...a quick question

    Thanks everyone! I'm going to try to borrow a few incubators from a friend, and use mine for my cabinet incubator. I found a cabinet yesterday after calling my Dad!! WooHoo, it'll be less money that I have to spend! Of course it will need some work, but I'm no stranger to that. I think I'm...
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    Building an incubator...a quick question

    Okay, so I have two of the nifty (sarcasm) little Styrofoam 'bators. I say nifty (with sarcasm) because they are hard as all get-out to clean, they have no class, and I have WAY too many eggs for the both of them to handle. Also, I set one out on the back porch a couple of weeks ago to clean...
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    Sick Hen- Need Help Quick!!

    UPDATE!!! I have been giving Morti her vitamins and all her tasty goodies she loves so well, plus chick feed and yogurt (not her favorite). Yesterday, I got her out to take pictures. I FINALLY got my camera working. She wasn't nearly as swollen or bruised looking, but I had to set her down to...
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    Sick Hen- Need Help Quick!!

    Thank you!
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