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    4-H Show

    I'll bet different states have different rules. You should probably contact the poulty leader in your county. We have to have ours tested for pollorum (if we don't have paperwork from the breeder) and also dust them two weeks before fair and then a few days before fair. It doesn't matter how...
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    No eggs at all...even from our Pullets

    Add lights in the morning to extend their day and corn in the afternoon in addition to a healthy layer feed. I wouldn't start over because it's winter.
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    Eggs in Winter

    LOL! Yep, I'm not sure why we felt to need to actually put venting up top! I do like ours though and would build it again. I just would like to not worry about the cold although we have our original girls except one that got taken by a preditor. Going on our third winter here. The baby...
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    Eggs in Winter

    I suspect that some of the issue I have is we do not have an insulated coop. It's made purely of pallets, bare bones.
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    Restarting egg laying after molting

    Have you tried adding light in the wee mornings? We are under the 12 hour light cycle. They will start needing more and more light if you want them to continue depending on type of birds.
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    Eggs in Winter

    The first winter we tried and tried to get them before freezing but it was just too cold. We never knew when one would lay. Last winter we didn't put light on so they slowed down at the coldest (darkest) part of winter. This year I'm on the fence about lighting and getting eggs because of the...
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    Polish or not Polish

    If it's a polish it's no girl. From the pictures the hat feathers don't look rounded. They look spikey. Is she laying eggs? Maybe if she is she is a mix of some sort.
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    Help!!! Dog Attacked My Chicken

    We've had neighbors dogs have attacked on two different occasions and they both lived and one that actually now that I think about it we don't know what attacked it. That one was way too deep and didn't make it. We put the injured birds in a crate with water and food and check on them lots and...
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    Four adorable kittens in Roberts, WI

    We've had a mama cat dropped at our house and she has had kittens. They are ready to go to good loving homes to someone near by. They've been raised indoors but could go as barn kitties after they are a little older. They are eating hard kitten food and using the litterbox now. We have to...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Those horses are beautiful! The weather is just to die for. We're loving it here being GA natives. It gets too cold up here too fast for us sometimes but this is great. Hope it keeps up. There is still lots to do this fall. I'm popping in on this thread occasionally just not posting...
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    I have a stupid question...because I'm a newbie :)

    We open the coop every morning until they won't come out anymore at the coldest part of the winter. Ours have no problem being cooped up for months at a time at the coldest days of the year. They can stay in there all day if there is enough square footage per bird. For rain some of ours will...
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    Duck Egg Yolk SO Thick!

    We use them for three egg omlets for that reason. Two chicken eggs to one duck egg. Oh and they make the best chocolate chip cookies. The Best!
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    Neighbor problems... Getting rather frustrated. :(

    I agree she sounds like a SN! But sometimes when a sharp sound happens it wakes people up for a long time. One acre isn't really a buffer for sound which is why we moved to 10 honestly. I'm a very light sleeper and would wake up to five quick barks regardless of the length of bark. I'm glad...
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    Pro and cons of outside or inside access to nesting boxes???

    I have to walk inside my coop anyway to make sure the water heater is working correctly and that the girls are all ok. My eggs freeze in the coldest part of the winter anyway unless I'm in there right away. I've had chickens lay on the roost during the night as well as in corners. I'd think...
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    Alpacas! Share stories, pictures!

    With their halters and leads on tighten up the lead and when they take a step reward them with the loose lead. Verbally praise them and do it again. A few sessions like this and they will start walking with you. Also get some t-touch sticks (thin bamboo sticks work fine for this) to run down...
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