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    Moving Forward- Breeding for Resistance to Marek's Disease

    I'm dealing with Marek's once again. I've just lost a polish hen yesterday and our main rooster has been in an isolation ward for the last 2 weeks, fighting for his life. We've lost quite few other birds from this flock due to Marek's over the last couple of years, even though they were all...
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    cutest chicken names!

    Prince Chub-Chub - White Frizzle Cochin Banty Roo Sapphire - Giant Blue Andalusian Roo Lucky - The Mixed Breed Roo that escaped the butcher block Vera Wang - White Polish hen Donatella Versace - Golden Polish hen Purity - White Cochin hen Alice, Anna, Ima - From Alice in Wonderland: "Ima"...
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    Chicken lying on side, but still eating

    Hi, I just popped in and found your thread. Your hen's case sounds very familiar to me. We have had several 2 year old birds over the last year that have had similar symptoms as yours does. I've strongly suspected Marek's all along, but I've not had any lab tests and all of our birds were...
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    Do Your Baby Chicks Really Need Marek's Vaccination?

    I picked up 2 chicks from a Craigslist breeder last summer (bad idea) and one later died from Marek's and the other survived. I had other chickens in the coop with them at the time which had all been vaccinated. I now have new chicks hatching soon and would like to vaccinate them, as well as...
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    Help! Only one chick!

    We had something similar happern. We had a maurader in our coop that housed all of our full grown laying hens. They were all killed except one, little, Japanese banty. She was so lonely! We ended up buying a couple of bantam chicks from someone off of Craig's List to keep her company. They...
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    Mottled Houdan hen crazy as a loon!

    I have a mixed batch of chicks that I received in March. They're 4 months old now. One of them is a Mottled Houdan. She's absolutely beautiful, but I think that she has a screw loose. She cowers in a dark corner of the coop most of the time and then bolts out into the sunlight, flapping and...
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    Straw or pine shavings in coop?

    I've been raising chickens for about 35 years and have always used straw. I've never had a problem with mites...never. Don't use hay. The leaves on it can rot and cause problems. Shavings and sand can be OK, but consider the dust issue and make sure whatever you use has a low dust level...
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    Comment by 'Tropit' in article 'Deciding To Free Range Your Flock'

    Great article! I've raised chickens for most of my life. In my experience, predators have been the main drawback to allowing free ranging. We moved a couple of years ago and now have a new coop for our girls. At our old place, the chickens had a large, high fenced area in the fruit orchard to...
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    what am i???

    That low wing set is definitely Japanese.
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    Any guesses on breed and sex?

    #5 and #6 look like they might be game birds...I'm thinking Cornish. Their upright stance and rakish attitude are what gives me the clues.
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    Predator and Chicken control in one

    Please give us an update on how well this system works for you. I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Thanks.
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    Comment by 'Tropit' in item 'Hatcheries, Day Old Chicks'

    I've ordered from McMurray for over 30 years and they have done an excellent job of delivering healthy, high quality chicks, ducks and turkeys. I've only had one mishap, just last year and I blame it on myself for ordering chicks way too early in the year. My chicks arrived on a cold, January...
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