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  1. amishhippie

    Guineas

    I wouldn't get any less than five, they do better in a small group. Make sure to keep them inside for a month or so or they will leave, guaranteed.
  2. amishhippie

    new to guinea

    I agree, dogs will attack and kill them. I saw a buddy's lab carry one around all day, it lived, but was traumatized. Then I saw a little terrier go after one and they all ran, but then rebanded and turned and attacked the dog, so it will depend on the guinea and the dog. They are more aware...
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    new to guinea

    I just hatched out about twenty two weeks ago. Definitely put pebbles, rocks, or marbles in the chick waterer. You may have to show a couple of them where the water and food is then the others will follow. Keep them draft free and at at least 95 for the first week, then you can drop the temp...
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    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

    I ordered 10 buff orp pullets and a roo, and four eastern turkeys from a local hatchery due to come in May, I could have had them already, but I'm building a new coop and the weather here in northwest Indiana is horrific. I ordered twenty five Rouen ducks and 25 Pekins and 4 Chinese geese from...
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    50lb layer feed... how much are you paying for it?

    Between $12 and $14, depending on if I go to Big R, TSC, or feed mill here in Northwest Indiana. If I go to the local hatchery it's $18.50 for Layena. The feed mill is the cheapest and seems to last longer a few of us got together and got a ton from the mill last fall and split it up, I think it...
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    Normal Flock Size?

    I started out a year ago with 10, a RIR roo, 3 RIR pullets and 6 red sex links, I now have only the 6 RSL, but I just ordered a dozen buff orps, a buff roo and five turkeys. It's called chicken math. That Rhode Island roo made it six months, he was the meanest bird I have ever encountered, but...
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

    That's an awesome looking roo!
  8. amishhippie

    Different kinds of Skunks?

    Not all skunks have a complete stripe, some just have spots or a single speck. We all have a picture of Pepe lePeu in our minds we think of them, but they do come with different patterns.
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    Southern Indiana chicken and duck culling?!?!?

    If you didn't want to mess around with the scalding and plucking, you can just skin them, it's what i do and it's A LOT easier. It just pulls off like a sweater and when you get to the wings cut it off just below the drumstick, same with the legs. They make some awesome chicken and noodles.
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    Straw eating fools!

    Thanks!
  11. amishhippie

    Straw eating fools!

    They have had it for a couple weeks, maybe longer, I'm probably just noticing their full crops and jumping to conclusions. They were used to getting grass and veggies from the garden, but that's over till the spring. They may just be having a tantrum like my labs since their treats are gone!
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    Straw eating fools!

    My run recently turned into a mud pit and I know that straw is just a temporary solution, but it's what I had to do. The run is ten by twenty and they had never been on straw before, 6 red sex links and 3 RIRs, and now they are scratching through it and eating the seeds and straw! I just noticed...
  13. amishhippie

    This boy does not crow

    My RIR roo didn't crow until about 9 months, I used to take my phone out and play you tube videos of roosters crowing, it worked.
  14. amishhippie

    baby chic feed

    Thanks for the link, I didn't know that about medicated feed, but always knew that fresh clean water was a necessity.
  15. amishhippie

    Story behind your user name! (Post the reason you chose your name for BYC!)

    Well my friends think I'm part Amish because I do a lot of things old school and by hand and I used to follow the Grateful Dead so I also have the nickname of Hippie from some of my friends and then they all got together one day at a party and started calling me Amishhippie!
  16. amishhippie

    baby chic feed

    Welcome! I'm not exactly sure what is in medicated feed, if it's just vitamins and minerals or if it has actual antibiotics in it, but I didn't use it. I got seven chicks from tractor supply and three from a hatchery, local, that I later found. All of my chicks grew healthy and fast with regular...
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    Review by '' on item 'Rhode Island Red'

    The hens are good birds, hardy and require little attention. If you have a rooster I wish you luck, mine made it seven months before chicken and noodles. He would attack me every time I went in the coop and then when I went in the nest boxes to gather eggs. He also relentlessly picked on one hen...
  18. amishhippie

    HELP! Hen has gaping wound from rooster's spur ***GRAPHIC PIC***

    I had the same problem, the rooster just kept picking on my poor hen and then I noticed a bad gash under her wing, I cleaned it and put her back and he immediately attacked her and then me. I know this is going to sound harsh and my rooster was a beautiful bird, but I will not have him doing...
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    Comment by 'amishhippie' in media 'eggs!'

    Thank you, we have a problem with hawks so a secure cover was a must.
  20. amishhippie

    Is this a Rooster?

    You have a roo.
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