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  1. tinman9952

    Maine

    When i had a couple of them (guineas), I remembber saying," Don't you ever shut up?" more than once.
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    Wheaten Marans!!!

    I don't have any pics but i saw some at the fair last fall. I'll be following this post because I'd like to add a few to my flock.
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    What's your favorite layer?

    You might want to try Babcock white leghorns and brown leghorns if you're going for production. They're skittish, but consistantly lay large white eggs and are ecomomical to feed.
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    Maine

    I insulated my coop the second year. I think it was worth the cost (about $100) My thinking on that was instead of them using up their energy to keep warm, they'd be more productive in the cold months.
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    Anyone raise meaties in an urban/suburban setting?

    How many you get should be determined by how many you are ready to butcher in two months. I tried raising some with my layers ( big mistake), eneded up getting too attached to them, predators got some, the rest died of old age (at about 6 months old if i remember correctly). I can still...
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    Maine

    I tried raising meat birds with layers and had problems. Because of their different feed requirements, you will need seperate living quarters for them. Also, I was told that although a varied flock isn't usually a problem, with feathered leg birds like brahmas, the bare-legged birds might be...
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    how cold is too cold.

    If the temp doesn'y rise above 32, should i leave them in the coop all day?
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    Life from the Parsonage - A Journal of our Journey.

    it's been almost two weeks since your last post. looking forward to the next.
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    galvanized waterers

    I am seeing some rust when i change the water. I bought a plasic one but they knock off the bottom when i hang it and fill it with shavings when i put it on the floor. Is the rust ok or should i throw the galv. one away and buy a new one?
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    Woo Hoo, It is finally Complete :) :) :)

    Do your ducks and chickens share the same living space?
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    potatoes.....

    only if they're cooked first
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    Oxford, Maine Chickenstock- Tractor Supply Co 5/30/09 9am-3pm

    Just wondering... do u think anyone woud be interested in buying organic, frre range eggs? i get $3 dz.
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    How much feed to start a chick?

    I'd buy a 50# bag. If you run out buy more. When they get to be laying age, mix whatever you have left in with the layer feed. You do have more than one chick right?
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    Nature's Best Organic Feed

    16% it is.
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    3 week old Chick with injured eye

    Amy, she's lucky to have one good eye. I have one that went totally blind and the others were merciless. I jst couldn't bring myself to cull her, so now she lives alone in the garage, and gives me an egg almost everyday. She "talks" to the other pullets through the door when they are out free...
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    Egg Laying Pullets raelly necessary?

    I'd recommend that you stop mixing your feed. Grit and oyster shells should be offered seperately. And I wouldn't mix cracked corn with their layer pellets either. Scatter a few handfulls as a treat on the ground. And PLEASE, what kind of chickens do you have?
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    My 4 yr old got attacked by my roo- any advice for prevention?

    For a flock that size, one roo is plenty. I have 20 layers and two roo's were too many. I culled 2 silver laced Wyandottes, and kept the light Brahma.
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    I HATE you all!!!!

    (12X12) If my math is right, you have room for 36
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    "Nice" Roos?

    I have a light bramah roo and he's excellent. But the Wyandotte was terribly mean to one particular hen. He didn't just want to mate with her, he wanted to punish her. After pecking her head almost bald, he ended up in the stew pot. He was just plain mean.
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    Black dots - combs....Picking or Pox?....UPDATED w/ pics**

    Nurse Nettie, i got 4 roos in my spring order ( they were supposed to be sexed). I'm down to 1 now, and the whole flock is so much more peaceful. Even with 21 hens (2 stopped laying) 2 roos was too much. I'd bet that those black spots in the pic are just from being pecked.
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