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    WV ChickenStock -Saturday Sept. 26th 8-Noon. WV PA MD VA Martinsburg

    WV Chicken people, listen up. I am trying to find any kind of a poultry show here in WV (not talking about the ones at the county fairs and state fair)....I mean a stand alone poultry show. Does anyone know of one, or a poultry club in WV? I am affiliated with the Serama Council Of North...
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    Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?

    I have back-up alternative power (heat) for ourselves and the chickens---it always pays to be prepared especially in the Northeast!
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    Anyone in WV???

    I work at Walmart, 15 years so far! anyhoot, thanks for answering, it is good to know I am not the only one crazy about chickens in this area! lol
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    Anyone in WV???

    wow, Mike....what a small world it is.....I live over across the river on Rt. 62 in Leon. Nice to meet you too!
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    Anyone in WV???

    Not me Mike, I am in Mason County
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    My Brand New Frizzled Serams **pic Heavy** UPDADES! serama incubation

    congrats on the new frizzled serama!
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    What did our grandmother's feed their chickens 100 years ago?

    My Grandma culled her entire flock every two or three years and started over with one day old chicks. Never did understand this, as I have a nine year old Rhode Island Red that still lays perfect eggs every other day. She hasn't missed a beat, short of when she molts.
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    Black oiled sunflower seeds?

    The seed shell would be crushed up by the grit in the gizzard/crop of the bird, like all other food a chicken or bird eats. That is why grit is of the utmost importance to a chicken.
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    Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?

    I use an oil-filled heater and heat lamps. My chickens (tiny bantams) are not acclimated to these frigid cold temps, and I personally enjoy not freezing to death when I am trying to care for them. The oil-filled heater is 1500 watts and has ten settings for the cold. It also has a thermostat...
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    Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?

    My flock is not acclimated yet so I do have to heat my coop. I use an oil filled radiator heater. I hatch chicks year round so I basically pretty much need it. On cold nights like last night I also used some 250 watt heat lamps. I think it should take a few more years for these bantams to...
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    Anyone in WV???

    Hi! I am also in West Virginia---live about 14 miles east of Point Pleasant. I raise fancy show bantams and I have to admit I am really having a hard time finding poultry shows here in WV. The only thing I am seeing here even close is the WVa State Fair and all the county fairs. Does anyone...
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