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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    Thank you. She was a sweetie and a real producer too.
    Post by: jjdesch, Apr 30, 2010 in forum: Predators and Pests
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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    I have the premier1 netting and suspect it might have been a cause for the sudden death of one of my RIR's. Came home from work one day...
    Post by: jjdesch, Apr 29, 2010 in forum: Predators and Pests
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    Lost a sweet 11 month old RIR today for no apparent reason

    Does any1 here have any experience with premier1 electric poultry netting? I use the 48" high version to form a larger, outer run around my...
    Post by: jjdesch, Apr 8, 2010 in forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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    Lost a sweet 11 month old RIR today for no apparent reason

    Thank you. maybe it was the sudden heat today. it got to almost 90 today. It was 70 yesterday
    Post by: jjdesch, Apr 7, 2010 in forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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    Lost a sweet 11 month old RIR today for no apparent reason

    I came home from work today and found one of my sweet Rhodeys dead inside the run. I have a small flock of 3 (now 2) RIRs and three Buff...
    Thread by: jjdesch, Apr 7, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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    1 egg per day for three days, one shell-less egg on 4th day

    layer pellets since they were 18 weeks, they are 20-21 now
    Post by: jjdesch, Oct 12, 2009 in forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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    1 egg per day for three days, one shell-less egg on 4th day

    Hi all, One of my six pullets (a RIR) has just started laying. She layed one smallish egg per day for three days, then on the fourth day she...
    Thread by: jjdesch, Oct 12, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    We got our first egg today!! whoohoo! I think it was one of my RIR's as she as the most developed comb and wattle. What is the consensus on...
    Post by: jjdesch, Oct 7, 2009 in forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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    Varmint guns

    A .177 RWS Diana model 52 pellet gun w/3-9X40 scope; a .22 RWS Diana model 34 Panther pellet gun with w/3-9X40 scope; a short barrel Remington...
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 27, 2009 in forum: Predators and Pests
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    Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

    One question, how the heck do you keep a presumably un-anesthesized chicken from screaming bloody murder when you go digging inside its foot?...
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 18, 2009 in forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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    Bear-proofing coop. Anybody have advice?

    I just watched a show about yellowstone grizzleys last night. Had a segment showing how they tested "bear-proof" garbage cans. After seeing...
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 14, 2009 in forum: Predators and Pests
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    16 week old RIR's Hen or a Roo

    Thanks to all who chimed in - breathing a little easier now!
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 13, 2009 in forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    16 week old RIR's Hen or a Roo

    TY, Redhead - i can breathe a little easier - I would not mind having one roo, but my neighbors would
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 12, 2009 in forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    16 week old RIR's Hen or a Roo

    Noooo! No roosta's puh-lease! Lol, i will have to try the squat test.
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 12, 2009 in forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    16 week old RIR's Hen or a Roo

    Ask and ye shall receive: [IMG] The one with the larger comb is behind and to the left [IMG] [IMG]
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 12, 2009 in forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    16 week old RIR's Hen or a Roo

    My three RIR's are were all bought from Agway, presumably from the same hatch. They are now 16 weeks or so. one of the three reds has a more...
    Thread by: jjdesch, Sep 12, 2009, 26 replies, in forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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    Show Off Your Coops!

    Quote: What a great looking coop!!!! I want one! And the last pic---What a pretty chicken! What is she? She is a Buff Orphington - I beleive...
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 7, 2009 in forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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    Show Off Your Coops!

    Here is mine [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] And some of my girls: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 7, 2009 in forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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    My coop and run

    I tidied up around the coop, so here are more pics: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 7, 2009 in forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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    Regarding PETA Related Topics

    Well, I sincerely apologize for just recently posting another link to that web article, which was quickly locked. I obviously missed all the...
    Post by: jjdesch, Sep 4, 2009 in forum: Announcements, Feedback, Issues, & Guides
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