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    Silkie Mans Med Custom Coop

    For the THIRD TIME, I'm trying to get this page to save without ruining everything I have written. Here goes! Coop Name: The Egg Plant Username: Silkie Man Real name’s Ben. My first 13 birds in Aug ’09 as pullets. I built a first coop out of an old coop, Fort Bocks, as a totally safe...
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    Introducing new hens...More advise needed. Sorry.

    I think they'll be fine, but you should still monitor the flock. I was thinking that (if you haven't already) you could throw in some extra things to keep them busy so they don't focus on who's around, rather they notice what's around. Maybe like some veggies- lettuce head, etc -- something that...
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    Coop Contest Spring 2010 - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Certificate - WINNER

    Alright, I'm kind of half-way there in the "looks" department for my not-yet-quite-complete coop, but I feel its design is worthy of a page and may be helpful to others. I'm not too worried about the contest, some of these are too good to contend with! (Planning on updating at a later time!)...
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    Pics of [My] New coop from Dec '09 - Looking for comments/suggestions

    Hello everyone, After discovering the BYC, I planned for a few months then I finally decided to set out and build the best coop I could for about $200... over my winter break from college in mid-December of 2009. I finally got some pictures uploaded. I think I need some help with roofing...
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    Just started laying, I keep finding double yolkers!?!

    Thanks-- That sounds good. Any ideas about the double yolks though? Would the larger egg size be causing this?
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    Just started laying, I keep finding double yolkers!?!

    Fellow poultry lovers, At least one of my Golden Comet pullets has started laying. I keep finding eggs that have two yolks and I'm starting to wonder if this is normal. The first egg was a double and was beyond normal size. The birds are laying rather large eggs as well, compared to ones I have...
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    Little Giant 7 gallon waterer... Is it top-filling? Do you own one??

    Okay the pics make sense now. I might recall seeing some that are like that, but it's been too long to rest my mind on it. Thanks a lot for the info though!
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    Little Giant 7 gallon waterer... Is it top-filling? Do you own one??

    so that means you can unscrew the top and fill it without having it flow right out the bottom? Is there some sort of valve assembly or.... ?
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    Little Giant 7 gallon waterer... Is it top-filling? Do you own one??

    Hello all, I'm wondering about the Little Giant 7 gallon plastic waterers. I'm looking at getting one soon for my flock, but I'd like to know if it is top filling. The only info I found was from fleming outdoors or something and they only state that it has a vacuum sealed top. (Well, duh what...
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    Finally got an egg!

    My hens are from sometime in early August and I just received my first egg on Saturday, another on Sunday, and TWO on Monday! (Not sure who the culprits are, but I've been starting to see some of those red-combed types acting suspicious near the nest boxes.) Good luck and you can now tell your...
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    Burned foot!

    IMO, you are doing the right thing. I wouldn't expect the bottom of the foot to bleed, as it is mainly just a thicker skin like just about all animal feet. I would keep applying the bentadine or something similar to promote healing and prevent infection for at least a few more days. The only...
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    Gender??? And how do like my tractor???

    My silkie roos are not crosses of anything, but their combs have sort of "knots" more toward the upper part of the beak. The comb was way thicker than that of the hens even before 10 weeks. Also, I have one that has been trying to crow since around week 11. It's faint because they're pretty...
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    Murray McMurray Mystery Chicks?

    I didn't order from McMurray, but I did get a mystery chick from healthychicksandmore.com. I'm still unsure EXACTLY what it is, but I think I got a Buff Orpington with my order of ten Golden Comets. As chicks, the "rare breed" random pick was inversely colored, then looked the same as many...
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    I've lost 3 chickens in the last week - any thoughts what it could be?

    Also, how big are the openings in the fence/barrier the sides of your chicken run/area? For some of these buggers, if they can even reach inside they will also find a way to kill many birds. We lost a ton that way some years ago. However, I would agree that something probably went in the hole...
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    Kitten with Explosive Watery Diarrhea

    Quote: You may want to try a food switch again? Too many switches is bad and possibly even worse, but sometimes as they progress from kitten to adult they will for some reason start rejecting some types of food internally. Sometimes house cats/dogs are also irritated by wheat in their food...
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