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    New Zealand meat rabbits breeding/genetics question

    okay, I stand corrected, the Steels pop up randomly and she isn't breeding specifically for them. All pedigree parentage is Black or Blue, some broken in the lines but since neither parent is broken I won't get any broken. She did mention a very slim probability of a REW but sounds like they...
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    New Zealand meat rabbits breeding/genetics question

    Oh boy, that's a lot of info & possibilities! And what language you are speaking? It looks a bit like English mixed with ??? LOL I have no idea the exact parentage, only that the lady I got them from raises for county 4-H kids & show, and that she is breeding specifically for Blue and Steels...
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    New Zealand meat rabbits breeding/genetics question

    I just scored a beautiful black doe (breeder states non-showable Steel) and a Blue buck. I'm wondering what their offspring colors might be? Thanks for any insight
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    CRD - Duramycin dosage for chickens?

    And of course one of the Wyandottes is going broody :/ probably not a good time for her to stress herself by starving for three weeks in the peak of summer whilst taking antibiotics. Poor gal, I'll have to break her mood :/
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    CRD - Duramycin dosage for chickens?

    And I started to under-dose my girls based on a general consensus elsewhere... Eggselent save casportpony, THANK YOU!!! for the link I just started this morning, so I can easily amend the concentration to manufacturer specs... which I was unaware existed for backyard quantities... it's always...
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    CRD - Duramycin dosage for chickens?

    Why can't the chickens eat their own eggs? Wouldn't cooking the eggs thoroughly kill any virus or bacterium present in the egg? I hate to just waste all those eggs & the fatty acids are really good for the girls! My mother hen came down with breathing issues when the chicks were about 5...
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    close up face shots :)

    A curious Orphington chick ^ silkie X wyandotte muttling ^ ^ feisty red silkie X RIR, acts like a roo since day 3 ^
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    ...heart, even though he's had it up to there trying to keep up with housing & fencing my 5 chickens that turned into 20 LOL. This morning over coffee: he says "One of the chickens loose in the yard" me "She goes back in the run on her own when she's done" he *nods*
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    Put the Buffs broody cage in the middle of the broody hens secure run so all chicks could freely mingle in and out of the broody cage but miss meany mother cant. She squawked and tried to get the poor Orphs but couldn't peck them through the cage... 10 minutes later... all the buffs are out of...
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    Comment by 'dumb kluck' in media ''

    Perhaps a rooster silhouette perched atop the dog would be appropriate? At the very least you can add a chicken themed weather vane to the peak! Love the re-purposed dog kennel as a chicken coop BTW! Looks like it works well.
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    I am very pleased with the crusher dust in the run. Crusher dust is a byproduct of making gravel and results in a fine sandy base with various particle sizes ranging from powdery to small gravelly bits. The girls love it for dust bathing and it cleans up quick and easy with a rake &/or cat...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    And so, my Black Beauty has been absconding from the pen and seems to be eyeballing an isolated, safe, dark, shady, and cool retreat under the back stairs on the East side of the house LOL. I accidentally broke her brood last week by trying to move her nest spot from the familiar nest box row...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Even if it flushes em out a little, cool (not cold) veggie juice & water just has to be good for 'em, anything that gets them to drink a little extra before bedtime (especially mom) in our very hot & extra dry summer climate! Some of it was mixed with crumble to get them to taste it initially...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Juicer pulp from an organic cucumber & broccoli stalks... but I didn't really care for this batch of juice so after the ice melted I decided to put the juice in bowls for the birds... they had no idea what to do with it LOL. I threw a few crumbles into the bowls and of course, as soon as one...
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    ...than I'd get back. Meanwhile; my self inflicted chick crisis is averted for at least a month, by which point I must devise another poultry pen. Their brooder box would make a fine sleeping coop if I could provide a safe run... perhaps the garden will do if I still have them in a month. *sigh*
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    hopefully the marks-a-lot wears off by the time someone wants them... so I don't have to explain why these Buffs have dark spots on their heads
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    The BO chicks are out of the bathtub and in a screen top wood box in the shop (shop has a swap cooler for hot afternoons). My husband really doesn't want to share the workshop with chickens but it's preferable to having them in the house, and I know he's right LOL. So far no interest locally...
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    And... it's not going to work. I slipped the 5 new additions under her after dark, she kept them warm all night & in the morning she noticed there were new chicks & decided that they are a threat to HER brood (all fostered eggs mind you) :/ the 5 buffs end up huddled together hiding from her in...
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    Grafting 5 BO chicks to the original Silkie cross hatch of 9, all at about 2 weeks age, wish us luck

    ...blue eggs, if not 18 to share. I've already divided my henhouse & runs into two separate areas, but I think I might have to build another coop! *sigh* does it ever end? Is there a tipping point at which I can stop needing/wanting/accumulating chicks & chickens? I'm zoned for 280 birds...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I think it's official! The Black Beauty hen has gone broody :D I started hand feeding her treats (she's the biggest treat hog of the flock LOL) because it worked so well with my redhead and keeping her conditioned to human interaction. My black bird settles down and closes her eyes when I...
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