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    Central California Local Urban Chicken Keepers (CCLUCK) in Fresno Meeting Schedule

    Hooray! So glad to find you guys on here! I heard about the group from a lady in another (completely unrelated) group I'm in. I'll go find you all on facebook... not sure I can make the meetings though.
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    Feathers missing. Are mites to blame?

    It could be molting -- even though chickens normally molt in the fall/early winter, they really do molt whenever their body tells them to. My BA that was hatched in early May started molting about three weeks ago. She first lost everything on her bum, then in patches on her head and neck...
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    question about making scratch "cakes"

    Made the blocks and posted the "recipe"! The girls love them! I'll probably have to buy a second pan and make eight blocks at a time to make the "time" spent worth it. Off to go find a cheap bulk source for the plain gelatin :) The 1 ounce box was about $2.50 at the grocery store, I should be...
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    Homemade Scratch Blocks

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    question about making scratch "cakes"

    Thanks :) Yeah, I knew that - but like you said, a small amount wont hurt :) I actually decided to use unflavored gelatin to bind everything, I found a few more "bird seed ornament" recipes and they used gelatin. My silicone mini loaf pan wont arrive until Thursday, I can't wait to try them...
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    Blood on rear ends

    I second everything that has already been said! I just dealt with this myself (it was food dominance, not boredom... result of changing their feed set up) and the only thing at worked was pine tar: http://www.tractorsupply.com/bickmore-pine-tar-16-oz--5027552 I was paranoid about using it -...
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    Bald Red Butt! (Gross Pics)

    If she's doing it to herself - or the others are doing it - try pine tar. It's an antiseptic, and it tastes nasty to them... so it'll prevent them from continuing the action. It'll also help heal the sore spot. I just recently dealt with two of my hens getting pecked, and the pine tar was a...
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    question about making scratch "cakes"

    Thanks! I think I'm going to use egg and oats mixed with the scratch, and a silicone mini loaf pan to form the mini flock blocks. I don't have the patience to use cookie cutters, and they'll go through them in no time anyway. I might play around with peanut butter or molasses after I get my...
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    question about making scratch "cakes"

    We just recently survived a pecking incident, where our Baby's back was plucked bald by her older sisters. We're convinced it happened because of food dominance after we rearranged their food and water bins. She's on the mend now (pine tar IS a miracle!) but we want to keep giving them things...
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    Oceanwidedesignss Member Page

    Welcome to our BYC Page! I'm Meg, a freelance graphic & web designer specializing in digital scrapbooking products & WordPress. My husband and I are homesteaders and homeschoolers at heart, even though we don't have much of a homestead or any children of our own yet. We're based in Central...
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    egg is stuck inside skin and is hanging on the hens bottom

    Totally agree Krissteff!! And I know I said it a few pages back... but I'll say it again... invest in a good reference book for caring for chickens!!! You never know when you're going to find yourself in another real pinch, and your internet could be out... vet not reachable, etc. Plus, the...
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    Fishy sounding?

    Yeah, either have him send the paperwork with the address that it needs to be sent to (not his) or ask for the phone number of the place that is collecting the information... check them out online... and call them yourself. He could be getting scammed himself!!!! The county my husband works in...
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    egg is stuck inside skin and is hanging on the hens bottom

    the3ofus+oursixchicks : Quote: LOOKIN' GOOD, CHICKY MAMA!!!! Her comb color is back, too, I see!! She really does look amazing, doesn't she?? Wow. Congratulations on getting through that; I know it had to be awful, but it sure looks like the worst is over. She looks very healthy and...
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    hunting

    Quote: yeah, Monterey County is supposed to have really great hog hunting - and the San Luis Reservoir area. My husband really wants to go hog hunting over there, we just haven't had the time for it! http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/pig/
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    Black australorp, average age for laying? *update*

    woohoo! Congrats! One of mine finally started laying yesterday at 26 1/2 weeks, the second one hasn't done any egg songs yet... so we'll see!
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    Sweet PDZ versus DRYSTALL? for odor

    Is that Sweet PDZ the same as this one at TSC? It says it's for stalls... just want to make sure it's OK to use in the run... especially with the chickens eating everything they can get their beak on. http://www.tractorsupply.com/sweet-pdz-reg-stall-refresher-25-lb--5065990#BVRRWidgetID
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Our two BAs are about 27 weeks and just starting laying!!! Selma laid her first egg this afternoon after 4pm -- I had just been out to check on her because she had been making weird yipping sounds and singing her egg song all day long! I left to pick up my MIL & we came home around 4:30 to...
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    weird "yip" sounds... not her egg song! *UPDATE*

    Thanks! It was a find at World Market... then two weeks later it went on clearance! Our World Market/Cost Plus still has a ton in their clearance section
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    weird "yip" sounds... not her egg song! *UPDATE*

    Ok... after a day of constant egg songs... and weird yipping... purring... lots of bizarre behavior... Selma was just confused about needing to unload her first egg!!! GUESS WHAT?!? by Ocean Wide Designs, on Flickr
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