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    I have a concrete floor but hate it...I'm wondering if anyone has used those rubber mats over concrete?

    I have interlocking stall mats in my horse stalls (sadly, have been 'horseless' for a few years now :hit). The material underneath is hard-packed caliche (limestone with fines), not concrete, but just as firm. Always used bagged shavings in the stalls. Easy to pick out/clean out and never had...
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    Can +/-6 week olds have plain yogurt?

    All my Big Girls over the years have enjoyed a bit of plain yogurt as a treat, given maybe once a week or less. Wondering if my Littles (2 BAs and 1 EE) would be ok with a bit of yogurt? Again, not routinely, just every once in a while. Not sure if it is too much calcium at this point in their...
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    Treats

    I feed BSF dried larvae but not sure if they would technically be considered "treats" since they are essentially (eventually) insects and chickens find/eat insects in their daily foraging. I suppose one can overdo it with the BSFs, but I worry less about the amount of those than, say, seeds and...
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    Looking to rehome 3 egg laying chickens in Pembroke Pines Fl-

    You might also post your request (along with pictures, and, general geographic location in the subject line) in the "Where am I?, Where are You?" section of BYC. Find the Florida forum--it will have its own conversation taking place.
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    Texas

    Beyond ready for rain! Bring it on. And what's with the spinning avatar thingys? April Fool's ;)
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    CenTX: ISO Black Australorp and EE/OE/Ameraucana hens or pullets

    Thanks! Still early days yet. I have 2 neighbors with chickens that I might also contact.
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    Texas

    Thanks AJ, I know you're trying to force cuteness on me! I'm wanting to find "birds of a feather..." so my BA and my OE will have like companions.
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    Texas

    K: We'll eventually want to know if you are having a pullet or a cockerel! :D
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    2 month old Barred Rock (?) Buff Orpingtons (?)

    If you have black australorps you'll love them; nice, friendly birds. Another way to tell is true BAs will have a wonderful emerald green sheen to their pitch black feathers, best seen in sunlight. Not sure if crossbreeds will have that distinction.
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    Texas

    Bummer! At one time, long ago, I had considered Cream Legbars but am so very partial to the BAs and the EE/OEs, having had several over the years. I think it might take a while to find the chickens I'm looking for.
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    Texas

    FYI, I just posted a "wanted" ad in the Buy-Sell-Trade section. Looking for one of each : black australorp and EE/OE/Ameraucana-- laying hens or pullets (just not chicks). I'm NW of Kerrville but can drive about 2 hours to pick up chickens at source or meet someone who can deliver. Plus, I'll be...
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    CenTX: ISO Black Australorp and EE/OE/Ameraucana hens or pullets

    Hoping to add two, possibly three more girls to my current pet flock of two (a 3 y.o crossbeak OE hen and her 3 y.o. black australorp "sister"). I'm only interested in black australorps and the easter eggers/olive eggers/ameraucanas so my girls can have flockmates of the same feather. Wanting...
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    Crossbeaked Ameraucanas?

    Blanche, my easter egger (actually lays olive eggs) from Meyer hatchery will be 3 in May. She is a crossbeak, probably mild-medium "severity" and is the Energizer Bunny of chooks! Always in everyone's business, highly active, bossy. I take Blanche to the vet for a beak trim each 7-8 weeks on...
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    Jealous Chicken?

    Jolene, my BA, was my good buddy but very jealous of her flockmates. I've seen jealous behaviour in chickens, cats, dogs and horses. RE: pecking order- my EE crossbeak Blanche, contrary to conventional wisdom, has never been pecked on, never at the bottom of the 'pecking order' despite her...
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    Pendulous crop, poopy butt, and no longer laying eggs

    RE: crop bra (I like to call them "bibs"), I had an EE hen who routinely developed crop stasis for a few weeks each spring when she would eat new grass sprouts. The crop bib (I tried several different designs) was the saviour for her. The minute I noticed her pendulous crop developing, I'd put...
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