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    Chicken Math Got Me Bad....

    I'd be doomed if I bought an incubator! More pens! Geese! Taking over the workshop and half the barn! No! No! No! Just can't happen... Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    First we will be moving our horses (down to four!) to their winter field, and then the chicken coop gets it's winter vinyl wrap. Maybe both tomorrow? Probably not... The bantam chicks from mid September are doing fine, feathered out, and ready to explore more at the coop. Free range? Scary...
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    My chickens do not eat much

    Also, what type of feed, and are you checking the mill dates on each bag? All good advice already here, and stop feeding the cracked corn, it's yummy but not a complete feed, so should only be an occasional treat in limited amounts. Do you have oyster shell and grit in separate containers out...
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    Replacing Baby Chicks

    Welcome! They are very close in age, so should be okay, unless the younger birds are tiny bantams, or there's a huge size difference. Having them all move to a new brooder, so everyone is in a new space, helps a lot. Disease issues? Anything that makes you nervous about this, is another...
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    Deworming

    Keep using the fenbendazole! Herbal products just don't do what's needed, not worth it at all. Did you have a fecal test run? Then you will have a better idea what you are aiming for with your worming program. I agree that the five day plan is best, and repeat in two weeks. Worming each...
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    Rooster or Hen and what breed is it????

    It's about marketing! Hatcheries know exactly what they are doing, and as we've just seen, confusion results. Mary
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    Rooster or Hen and what breed is it????

    That's what I said... To clarify, the difference at hatcheries is their spelling: Americanas are EEs, and Ameraucanas are the purebreds. Mary
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    Rooster or Hen and what breed is it????

    That's what 'Americanas' are! The folks raising Ameraucanas have made that crystal clear, and so do pictures of both types of birds. Mary
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    Artificial Lights v/s None During Winter for Egg Production Poll

    I do have a light on in one section of my coop, and that's where all my birds want to roost, although they have two other roost locations, not lit. One 25w bulb up high on a timer, 4am to 8am every morning, all winter. The little darlings are mostly through their fall molt, and some hens...
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    Rooster or Hen and what breed is it????

    x3! And WELCOME, this is a fun and educational forum, hope you love it. 'Americanas' are actually crossbred birds, can be any color, better called 'Easter Eggers'. They are not the purebred Ameraucanas, who come in specific colors, and are more often bred by people who want specific looks...
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    Is this feed a good one for chicks ages 0-8 weeks old?

    How's the dating on your feed? Old feed will loose some vitamins, also some individual chicks may need higher than normal individual nutrients, a genetic problem. A quality fresh feed will be fine for everyone, as long as a particular individual has a genetic issue. And three week of age is way...
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    Has anyone seen this before?

    x2!!! Also, is she emptying her crop? Abdomen 'sloshy'? It's more likely a serious health issue you can't fix, not something that adding 'magic suppliments' will help. Mary
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    Why are grey chickens called every other color but grey?

    So true! Commercial (hatchery) RIR's are actually orange, while show type RIR's are dark 'red' or mahogany. Mary
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    Why are grey chickens called every other color but grey?

    On the subject of 'names for colors', so not exactly a topic change: ORANGE, so often described as RED. People don't like calling any critter orange? I'm thinking dog especially. Mary
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    Why are grey chickens called every other color but grey?

    Might have to get some of those! Temperament anything like the speckled Sussex? Favorite hens here. Mary
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    Uh oh .. surprise rooster, now worried about ratio

    You have pullets and a cockerel (hope it's only one!) and everyone is too young to know how they will all get along. Many of us have found that having actual hens(over one year old) can help civilize cockerels, and that's not who you have. He might be wonderful, or not, and if you really don't...
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    The problem with that plan is that you'll never be able to get exactly the birds you want ordering late! Mary
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    Last time i looked, our MSU veterinary lab had no 'live bird' test for Marek's disease, so only necropsy results were available. Not useful without a sick/ dying bird! We do our best with biosecurity, buy vaccinated chicks, and our home bred unvaccinated birds haven't had Marek's type issues, so...
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    Official BYC Poll: Who’s Your Worst Chicken Predator of All Time?

    Probably not mice, something larger. Rats? Mary
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    Ordering Spring Chicks…Have Questions!

    Chicks need two to three weeks isolated from your birds and their environment so that they develop the protection from the Mareks' vaccine. If you want them right out with your flock, don't bother vaccinating them. Unless you are POSITIVE that you don't have Mareks disease out there. Mary
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