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    what bantam breed?

    I think mine is3 or 4 weeks old. I'm not exactly sure.
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    what bantam breed?

    Your picture is how it looked when we got it. I thought it looked like a chipmunk and couldn't resist. Thank you!
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    what bantam breed?

    i picked this chick up several weeks ago from tsc out of the assorted bantam bin. any ideas what it is?
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    Crossing breeds

    Interesting. Thank you very much!
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    Crossing breeds

    So I have a random assortment of backyard chickens. My roo is a buff Cochin bantam. There are four standard hens. An EE, a cuckoo marans, and two white Sussex. I've noticed the roo doing his business with all the hens, but figured with the size difference, the eggs would be infertile. About a...
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    Ahhhhh!!! Roaches!!!!!

    i have the german cockroaches in my coop. they only come out at night, when the chickens are asleep. without poison, or chickens to eat them, how do i get rid of them?
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    broody cochin bantam?

    good luck!
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    broody cochin bantam?

    this weekend both eggs hatched!
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    broody cochin bantam?

    Slipped two back under her. She seems happy even if I don't get chicks. What will happen if they don't hatch? Will she abandon them and go back to laying?
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    broody cochin bantam?

    That's good to hear! Thanks! I have about 8 eggs under 10 days old.
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    broody cochin bantam?

    I threw some of her favorite scratch out in the pen. Then took her off the nest, loved her a bit, and put her out to eat. She seemed happy enough. I'll go out again soon and check to see if she's back on the nest.
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    broody cochin bantam?

    I put all my eggs in the fridge as soon as I get them. This last one has been on about an hour and is pretty cold to the touch. Will she continue to sit on that dummy until I can get eggs for her? Gosh. I don't have nearby that I really want. If I force her off this time and let her keep the...
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    broody cochin bantam?

    i have a wood dummy in the nest. remove her egg every day. (no other hens are laying yet). she's been laying for about a month. today she refuses to leave the nest. i went under her and pulled out her one egg. she's still sitting on the dummy. went i get near her she "fluffs and growls" at me...
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    "Pet ducks left for dead in family yard"

    thought this was extremely sad. http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=14945332
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    Oh Craigslist, You Amuse Me So!

    chicks for sale! 1-5weeks old! - $2 (thomaston, ga. ) Date: 2011-05-03, 12:30PM EDT Reply to: buff orphington, rhode island red, black jersey giants, cuckoo marans, price varies by type and age. $2-$8. the more you want the cheaper they are. dont have a whole lot left. And Several breeds...
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