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    Sick Hen

    Whats wrong with my girl
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    Weird eggs

    What happened with this egg?
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    What is Your DREAM Flock? (And What's Realistic?)

    I absolutely love the colored eggs, blues,greens, pink and chocolate. I would like a flock of 50+ including bantams and minis. Hubby has limited my flock to 18.
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    Taming a Rooster?

    My rooster Hans is beautiful 2' tail feathers; he's not mean to me. There is one hen(buffy) that he would really like to kill. He has hurt her in the past and I put her in her own pen and doctored her for a month. Now that the weather is getting a bit better, I let him and the rest of the girls...
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    Comment by 'susanp970' in article 'How To Incubate Hatch Eggs Using The Dry Incubation Method'

    This is the best article ever. I bought an incubator with auto turner( made in china), auto turner is very misleading mine just tipped them from side to side. It took 2 times for me to figure out to take that thing out. But my last hatch was successful. I just put the eggs in and hand rolled...
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    Eggs just started piping, how long until they fully hatch?

    OMG heard my first pip this am. I am about to go nuts with the wait:( . I ordered Black Copper Marans from EBay. I got 13 eggs hoping more than 1 hatches. This is the first time I've tried a bator.
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    Something killed my chicken

    Something got in my chicken yard this and killed one and ate just the breast portion. What critter would do this?
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    Comment by 'susanp970' in article 'Bumblefoot in your Flock'

    Can bumble foot be on top betweeen my chickens toes? I had a case of BF last year, a bit of surgery and all is good; but this (differenthen)hen has what looks like BF on top
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    Comment by 'susanp970' in article 'Bumblefoot in your Flock'

    Can bumble foot be on top betweeen my chickens toes? I had a case of BF last year, a bit of surgery and all is good; but this (differenthen)hen has what looks like BF on top
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    Is this a Salmon Favarolle Rooster?

    Brahmas also have feathered legs.
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     How do I introduce new birds to my flock?

    That depends I think on age, size and breed. I think I would just wait it out and not get rid of anybody.
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     How do I introduce new birds to my flock?

    I have found that getting birds in even numbers is easier for the new ones to adjust. My birds always seem to kick the odd numbered one out of the group, leaving it at the mercy of the older birds who usually peck or be mean to it. This works well for me.
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    How To Train Your Dog Not To Kill Chickens

    I did the same, I tied chickens feet together around dogs neck so it hung in front of him between his front legs, after dragging the hen around for a day, he doesn't even acknowledge the chickens.
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    Will Human Urine deter a fox???

    **** it I just lost a hen to a coyote, human pee won't deter them. :(
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    Combining 2 week old with new chicks

    I added 1 day old cuckoo marans to 21 day old americaunas and dark brahamas. Everything went well.
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    HEAT LAMP VS INFRA RED BULB

    I still have the heat lamp plugged in in case they get a bit chilly. Otherwise they are out in taking in the sun. All are happy and doing great.
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