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  1. NatJ

    Winter cold preparations

    I've heard that, but I've also heard other people say that vaseline makes no difference. Example: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/vaseline-on-combs.27474/page-2#post-257752 And I've heard that vaseline makes the combs MORE likely to get frostbite. Example...
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    Ground cover considerations

    You can start spreading chicken manure & bedding on the ground in the orchard. That will help protect the ground from erosion. As the material breaks down, I would expect earthworms to till it into the soil and plants to grow through what is left of it. Depending on what materials you have...
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    Which of my brahma can I use to make more blue buff Brahma?

    Best choice would be normal Buff Brahmas (Buff Columbian). Just breed one to your Blue Buff Columbian, and you should get some chicks that are each color. Next best would probably be any other Brahma with Columbian color pattern (example, Light Brahma). With a Light Brahma, you would need to...
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    What breed is this? Was suspecting speckled sussex but want to make sure

    In that case, if you have a list of what breeds were actually ordered, we should be able to figure out which breeds it could be and which ones it definitely is not.
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    What breed is this? Was suspecting speckled sussex but want to make sure

    Definitely true! Striped chick, single comb, clean feet could be: Speckled Sussex Brown Leghorn Welsummer Cream Legbar pullet (but not Cream Legbar cockerel) some Olive Eggers some Easter Eggers several colors of Old English Game Bantams Gold Phoenix Many mixes of those breeds and some other...
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    Very early chick

    Chicks can usually go about 72 hours without food or water, since they absorb the yolk just before hatching. It does not harm the chicks to take them out of the incubator and offer food and water sooner, but it also does not harm the chicks to leave them in for 24-48 hours while you are waiting...
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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    The unrestricted list is available from that page^ Find where it mentions "Unrestricted," then click the link to the .pdf The list is 18 pages long, and I found the pheasants on page 11 of it.
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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    I found the "restricted" list here: https://www.animallaw.info/administrative/me-exotic-pets-chapter-7-regulations-wildlife-captivity#s7.18 "2. Category 1 Restricted Species: The following species are listed as Category 1 Restricted species, unless they are identified in another category in...
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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    Where did it say that? Because I found them on the list of "unrestricted species." So now I'm getting really confused.
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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    I followed the link to the .pdf list On that list, I did a search for "pheasant" and it turned up "All Species in Subfamily Phasianinae (Pheasants, Peafowl)" I do see an asterisk noting that there are exceptions for ones listed as endangered species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasianinae...
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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    Google turned up this site for me: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/captivity/index.html The section on "Unrestricted species" has a link to a list of what animals can be owned without a permit.
  12. NatJ

    Fish food for chickens?

    Fish food should not hurt the chickens. Small amounts of fish food should not change the taste of the eggs or meat. So you could give little bits until it's gone. If you have any partly-grown pullets who are not laying yet, you could give them the fish food without worrying about the flavor of...
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    Maybe useful for any animal behavior scientists

    Many, many cockerels and roosters "learn" aggressive behavior all by themselves, with no demonstrators. I would say that more than half of the posts I see about aggressive cockerels are from flocks with no other males, so I might speculate that having other males around can reduce the rate of...
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    Are They Eating Too Much Calcium?

    That is one "treat" that I don't worry about with chickens, because it is mostly water. So I figure they may drink less plain water to compensate, but that is not a problem. In general, the 10% guideline for treats is meant for cases where you trust the main food to provide everything the...
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    I saw someone put a bit of chicken feed in a dish, then add raw eggs and stir it a little. It no longer looks like eggs, but the chickens still get the nutrition. If you are worried about the chickens figuring it out, crack the eggs where the chickens cannot see you. Obviously the shells would...
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    Hormonal caponizing?

    Thank you for the detailed update! Even though it's not a happy outcome for most of the cockerels :( at least people can learn from this, rather than having to start from scratch figuring things out.
  17. NatJ

    Things you wish you could say

    Yikes! It sounds like those chickens did have a real reason to be screaming! (From your previous post, I had assumed the chickens were just screaming for a reason that people consider unimportant in the middle of the night.)
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    What breed AND gender is this?

    I can't take a picture, since I'm not the one with the chickens, but I see the original poster did. To me, they still look like young examples of standard-size chickens. Weighing them might sort it out, but otherwise I think the only way to tell is to wait and see.
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    TIL: Fence top roller bars - do they keep chickens in?

    I was just re-reading an old thread, and spotted this post: If you want it in context, it is on page two of this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/alternative-to-clipping-wings.1197805/ The idea is similar to the roller bar, but uses a thin string (easier & cheaper to put up...
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    What breed AND gender is this?

    I thought they looked like they will be normal large fowl size after they finish growing up. What makes you sure they are bantams?
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