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    Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

    @Jayzandra they might be spangled hamburgs
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    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    One of the 11 I had to help out of their shells due to shrink wrapping. It's been very hot around here for the last week, and the momma didn't bath for at least a couple of days before the hatch. Has anyone else had this problem with a broody? Barred duckling. Yay my babies finally hatched...
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    Utah!

    Anyone in southern Utah raise crested cream legbars by chance?
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    Announcement April Fools 2016 - New Development: Chicken Feed That Changes Egg Shell Color!

    Color an egg Eggcellent colors Rainbow chick Egg palette Shades of eggs Egg tone Lol those are the best I could come up with!
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - Guess when we'll hit 16 Million posts and you can

    2/14/16 3:16pm
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    Gander unable to walk

    Thank you for your help everyone! I started adding niacin to his water the other day and last night he started walking again! He has been keeping up with the other geese just fine today! He is an adult, I think he was just malnourished cause he has started putting on some weight too! Yay!
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    Gander unable to walk

    Thank you for the advice! I forgot to say I have been giving him supervised pool time, and no he doesn't act drunk...more weak than anything. And unfortunately the nearest vet is 60 miles away and I don't wanna stress him out anymore than I have to. He really tries to fight me when I have to...
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    Gander unable to walk

    Ok so I aquired a couple of geese about a week ago from someone who knew nothing about raising poultry. That being said they were all very underweight, the gander was the worst off of the group. About 3-4 days ago he started stumbling around and then quit walking altogether. I've gotten him semi...
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    What breed of rabbit are these?

    Ok thank you bunnylady! I'm still new to rabbits so I don't know a lot about the different breeds.
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    What breed of rabbit are these?

    ...is definitely pregnant lol. I'm pretty sure that they are at least Flemish crosses.... The steel colored male has to weigh at least 10 lbs! *Edited to add- The female does have a dewlap / double chin, and yes they are in separate hutches now! I was also informed that since they were housed...
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    What breed of rabbit are these?

    I received these 2 rabbits yesterday and the lady I got them from didn't know what breed they were. They are very large so I was thinking they could be Flemish Giants. Supposedly the black one is female (and pregnant) and the silver one is male.....any thoughts?
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    Cold Brooding?

    They seem to be about the same as heat lamp brooded chicks, but maybe just a little less skittish. They are pretty active though. I got 4 more chicks that are the same age yesterday...only they have been heat lamp brooded until now, they are only slightly bigger than my original chicks but it's...
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    Cold Brooding?

    ...and go as they please. This setup is in an uninsulated workshop with a small wood burning stove that is lit at night to keep the temp around 40* F. Other than that there is no suppplemental heat. The chicks were maybe 2-3 days old when I got them, and with the 4 that I have (2 white crested...
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    Hello!

    Welcome!!! :D
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    Utah!

    So far they seem to be feathering out faster than chicks I've brooded with heat lamps, they do look a bit smaller...but not much. Everything I've researched about it says they feather faster and grow slower, but that they will eventually catch up to the weight and size they are supposed to be...
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    Where did my two babies go?

    Yes if had the same thing happen last year with some of my chicks that were about the same age. We had problems free ranging them because of hawks, an eagle, and a couple of angry crows. My hubby and I never saw it happen but our neighbor (about 5 acres away) saw it happen and would call me. We...
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    Utah!

    ...2 weeks old and have been doing fabulously with zero supplemental heat! Their 'cold brooder' is in an unheated shop where the nightly temp is 40*-50* F. Daytime temps between 75*-85* F. They are in a cage brooder (kept away from drafts) with wood shavings on the floor and food and water...
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    Cold Brooding?

    I have been 'cold brooding' 4 chicks as an offgrid experiment in 40*-50* F. temps with fabulous results. If anyone has any questions I'll be happy to help out anyway I can! Even though this is an old thread lol! ;)
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    Ok without heat lamp?

    The mini coop is a cardboard box lined with 'emergency blanket' foil, and stuffed 1/2 way with straw. On the inside 'roof' of the box I have the same foil draped from the top slanting down til it lays on the straw in the back of the box. With a small chick sized door hole on the front of the...
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    Ok without heat lamp?

    ...I've been trying the 'cold brooder' method and it's been working great! They are a lot tougher than you'd think... Mine have thrived despite 40*-50* F. temps at night. They have a cage brooder (keep out of drafty areas) with a mini coop that is insulated for them to warm up in. I live...
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