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    What kind of housing??

    Can y'all give me some ideas or pics of housing for my new geese?? Do the just need a big dog house in the yard or a coop type????
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    Sebastopol Geese Thread !!!!!!!!!! SHOW YOUR PICS !!!!!!!!!!

    thanks soooooooooooooooo much
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    Sebastopol Geese Thread !!!!!!!!!! SHOW YOUR PICS !!!!!!!!!!

    Hello everyone, I am getting my first pair of Sebastopol geese this week and I need to know EVERYTHING. Feeding, bedding, can I house them on the floor of my HUGE coop at night? Do they need specific waterer and feeder??
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    Getting first-time Sebastopols TELL ME EVERYTHING

    Hi all, I am getting my first pair of Sebastopol geese this week. And I have a "few" questions. Haha I have had chickens for a few years but I've never had anything else, especially waterfowl. 1. Food during off season 2. Food during laying season ((Tractor Supply told me to feed them regular...
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    Need show quality chicken for FFA

    y DD just joined FFA through school and now I need "show" quality chickens. Ugggggg We have about 20 chickens already but none are "show" type. Where? What? Need any and all info you can give me. Thanks.
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    Need show chicken for FFA

    My DD just joined FFA through school and now I need "show" quality chickens. Ugggggg We have about 20 chickens already but none are "show" type. Where? What? Need any and all info you can give me. Thanks.
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    14 Hens and only getting 8 eggs on a good day??

    I have 14 free rangs hens that are of laying age and I have seen each of them in the nesting box at one time or another. But I am am only getting 8 eggs on a good day. I have even locked them up for a week in the coop/run and still only get a max of about 8. They have plenty of water, oyster...
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    How long in incubator after hatching??

    I read somewhere to leave them in for 24hrs after hatching???
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    DO I MOVE HEN AND EGGS BEFORE OR AFTER THEY HATCH

    I personally have done this 5 times since December and every one I have moved AT NIGHT TIME AND INTO A LOCKED CAGE Before hatching. I was worried about the chicks falling out of nesting boxes. I created a nice nest and gently transferred her and eggs about 10pm.
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    Hatching chicks with my broody hens.

    You are a good chicken mama! I always take what everyone says with a grain of salt and still do what my instincts tell me. Haha
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    Broody Hen - Add chicks?

    I haven't had good experiences with adding live chicks. They just peck at the and for. BUT have added fertile eggs to 5 broodys and they have all done great.
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    Found a broody hen with chicks and eggs

    Awesome I am so sorry! That's awful
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    what the heck???? mini shell-less egg> not a beginner egg

    Good to know, I was worried
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    Found a broody hen with chicks and eggs

    Uggggggg bless it's little heart. I am not sure. I have had this happen also and lost most of them. The last one I ran and turned on my little incubator and put it in there. Maybe try putting it under a heat lamp?? BUT NOT TOO HOT ya know?
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    what the heck???? mini shell-less egg> not a beginner egg

    Ok, found this tiny shell-less squishy egg in a nesting box today. All of my hens are established layers and I don't have any that are close to starting. I have gotten that shell-less "beginner" egg before and that's not what this is. It is like it came from way in the beginning of the egg...
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