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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    I had to make that hard decision this morning to cull 1 out of my 2 chicks that hatched out of my incubator. The dark cuckoo marans chick had bad legs. I taped them to try fix and it wouldn't get better, otherwise than that it was eating fine and drinking fine but had a really really hard time...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Hi guys. Hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend. Work has me humping so I am not on as often. Cant wait for it to slow down again. Here is my incubated chick. Its 11 days old. I ordered cuckoo maran eggs. I am assuming this is a lemon cuckoo marans chick. Any idea if its a hen or rooster??
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    They are suppose to be cuckoo marans.
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    So this little baby was born on 3/23/2013 out of my home made incubator. Not sure if its a hen or roo yet.
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    After being away for so long. I feel like a newbie again. All is well on the home front. Last time I posted was about the cat the killed my hen, yesterday I saw it again. He was gone for a while but seems like its back again. Got to deal with him ASAP because I don't want to lose another. I also...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Hey all, I know I have a lot of reading to catch up. Work has me going not to include having training in the evenings. I hope everybody is doing great. That cat never came back, I guess he figured I had something waiting for him. Hens are doing good thus far, incubating eggs in the homemade...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    The others came out and went on their normal way to forage. Tonight I am gonna sit and wait and see if it comes around again. Its a feral cat that belongs to no one. I found him 2 times sitting in front the cage around 7pm, which is the time I look the up for the night. Spice my RIR was one of...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    I saw some marks on her face and feathers about the place... I have a feeling it was the cat. I have been cooping him but he never sits long enough to shoot. As he sees someone he runs. But I am out for blood on him. I want him gone.
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Good morning from my side of the planet.... I am sad this morning...... Yesterday I came home late, I had training so I wasn't able to monitor or see the girls when they head in for the night. I came home around 10pm to find on of my girls layed out (my RIR) on the floor. I couldn't do...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Quick question before I go to bed... its 9:31pm here in the Caribbean and pass my bed time. Should I put my girls back on the layer feed. They seem to miss it.... Goodnight guys.... I am still working on u guys vacation pictures....lol
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    My girls are feeling better, not 100% but they are getting there. Today I got 7 eggs for the first time ever!!!! Sucks that I can't eat them because of the antibiotics. Got to wait 2 weeks before we can start using the eggs again. I did notice bigger eggs and also these babies are hard. I threw...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    While I am stressing about my hens. I had nothing else to do than build a homemade incubator. (I know I ordered one already but I had the materials just sitting here. ) Its a still air incubator on a test run with 7 eggs. 6 blue copper marans that I ordered which game before my incubator and...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Here are my BR.... they are actually my sweetest hens. My BO is the mean one. She pecked me here.
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Yup born and raised. Visited many states but I always return home. I really do hope as time go by they all get better. Thanks everyone for your kind words and support.
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    So I came home everybody is still alive. My one hen in quarantine ate but didnt seem to drink much water. I did add water to her food. I really dont smell much of an odor. Her abdomen is still swollen and squishy. I let her out to forge a little... she was scratching looking for food. I didnt...
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