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    North Ga. Ag. Fair...Pics!

    Gorgeous chicks...where was the fair? What town?
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    Flaky feathers - Is this a disease?

    thanks for finding that out. I was wondering about that myself.
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    What Killed My Chicken?

    Monday evening when I went to close up my barn coop for the evening, I picked up several of the chickens and stroked them as I usually do. My Barred Plymouth Rock rooster, who has always been much smaller than everyone else (including the Plymouth Rock rooster that we ate, that was the same...
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    Deformed chick -- wry neck?

    Photos of everybody, including Zoolander, are here . Enjoy -- he's still a little wonky, but now has straightened up a bit. His neck looks more or less normal, and he has a crooked toe.
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    Moral Conundrum -- The "Bartering Eggs For Coffee" WILL HAPPEN!

    Late to the party, but I'm on a similar project myself. But I'm not very militant about it, so I'm still eating out/eating fast food occasionally. But at home it's all CSA/local/organic.
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    Name My Breed

    I have a mystery chicken -- she is supposedly an Ameraucana pullet, but does not at all resemble her hatchmates. She is here, here, here, and here. What kind of chicken do you think she is? Other than adorable, that is.
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    Closet Conversion?

    Here are some photos of the closet/coop. So far this is working really well. The chicks are outside for a few hours a day, and otherwise hang out in here. First, this is a skewed view of the closet. Basically, what we did was... 1. install a kickboard about 10" high, which we can use for...
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    Deformed chick -- wry neck?

    Hmmm. Well, can't hurt. Started Zoolander on some E today, as well. He really does seem fine otherwise. He's pretty calm as roos go, but is large, assertive, and brave. I hope it straightens out, but he seems to be doing o.k. assuming it doesn't get any worse.
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    Deformed chick -- wry neck?

    Actually, I do have some on hand, but what I have is a powdered vitamin E/selenium mix (I have a deficient horse) -- could I feed that, or would the selenium be too much for the little guy? I could mix it with water, or roll a raspberry in it or something, and sprinkle some on the communal...
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    Deformed chick -- wry neck?

    I have a chick, who is either a Buff Orpington or a Rhode Island Red, who we have been calling "Zoolander" because his head is permanently cocked and he only turns right. Could this be wry neck? He is otherwise very healthy and friendly, is eating well and growing rapidly. Is there anything I...
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    Closet Conversion?

    I'll send photos soon, but I got the coop closet started and holding chickens, but not finished. We ended up taking the existing 4' x 4' closet, predator-proofing it, and building a carefully screened window and nest box into one wall. We also added a kickboard to the front to hold in...
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    Raisin Bran?

    They get medicated chick starter, all they can eat, and also a variety of other things (bugs, grass, etc.)...but is raisin bran safe?
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    Raisin Bran?

    Can I feed my chicks raising bran? Other cereals?
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    Closet Conversion?

    It's a pretty ordinary closet -- roughly 4X4, in the garage area of my barn. My plan is to put an egress door outside at roughly 5' high, put three nesting boxes opposite at 18" in height (recessed in the wall), and alternate roosts around the rest of the interior. I'll construct a hardware...
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    Closet Conversion?

    Hi, guys -- I'm a newbie here, and have 14 4 week-olds that need to move out to their new digs. I plan to turn them into two free-range herds, one of which I'd like to see going into an ark (my carpenter friend and I are debating the format right now) and the other portion into a closet that I...
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