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    Sick Silky Banty

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Bella is a Silkie Banty is 9 months old. Not sure on weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Yesterday I noticed that she had black by her bottom. Today, I noticed that she didn't come with the rest of the chickens when feeding. She was out in the...
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    Would like feedback on possible coop idea

    I found this as a possible banty coop. It is insulated and has electrical hookup. 6 ft by 4.5 feet with the porch 4.5 by 4.5 without the porch. The guy made it himself three years ago. I have only seen these pictures. He wants $400.00, which is wayyyyy to much. He did say make an offer...
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    Lost another chicken, another one looks sick, need direction

    The search button doesn't seem to be working, so sorry for asking most likely a question that has already been asked. If someone could direct me to some links on here for information I am searching for I would appreciate it. I lost another one of my girls, Silvia. I went out to the coop and...
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    My First Loss, my girls felt it too

    Today was my first loss of my Buff Orphington, Tweety Bird. I have no idea why or how. I went out this morning and she was laying there dead. It was so sad to see her laying there. I took her out of the coop area and went back to check on the rest of the girls. The top three hens were...
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    Winter supplementation- Does anyone use KELP?

    Good Evening, Today at church I happened to see a family that raises chickens on a larger scale and sells the eggs. I am new at chickens this year and thought I would ask what they do different in the winter. They said, extra bedding, feed, scratch and KELP. I was somewhat surprised that...
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    Chickens eating styrofoam-What do I do?

    After watching the girls freerange for awhile, I just figured out that some of my chickens are eating exposed styrofoam that I can't remove. Or cover or anything. It is just there. Should I not eat the eggs for awhile??? That is my concern. I don't want them to stop freeranging, but it...
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    Treating water to prevent algae growth

    I have a 5 gallon heated water bucket. It has nipples on it and the girls use it fine. I noticed one time that it kinda got yucky on the bottom. I don't fill the bucket, just enough for a few days. I usually dump and put in fresh water every couple of days to prevent this. I plan on going...
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    Ground Cover for coop question

    I have a coop that has a top (roost/nest area) with pine shavings. A below on the ground bottom area(3/4 is enclosed) with access to an outdoor run. I moved the coop, put linoleum down on the ground and then put pine shaving on top. Placing the coop on top. My son says I should have just...
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    ointment to use on Chicken that has been plucked clean on neck

    Hello. My RIR, Josephine has gotten into the habit of fluffing up my EE Penny's pretty tuffs on her ears and her neck. She is the only one that does this. Eventually, she fluffed up too hard and completly pulled her feathers out. Penny, seems clueless and lets her do it. Is there something...
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    Yorkshire Terriers and Chickens

    I am thinking of getting a Yorkshire Terrier. It says to keep them away from small pets, like hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs. Does anyone have a Yorkshire Terrier? How do they do around your chickens? Thanks, Steph
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    How about a photo contest?

    Hi, Didn't know where to put this. But how about a monthly photo contest of the pictures of the week? A link to the photos and you could vote on them. I remember being on a box turtle forum and you could send in photos. I will try and find it again to see how they go about it. I just...
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    Free ranging and free for all for bird seeds

    My 7 week old chicks are free ranging occasionally. They have found the bird feeders and love to eat the seeds that have dropped to the ground. But so do the wild birds. I am more concerned of them picking up something from the wild birds, than I am of them actually eating the feed...
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    sexing silkies

    I have two silkie banties that will be six weeks tomorrow. Last week I noticed one that had a pretty hair doo on top growing, the other does not. She doesn't have much of a comb at all. Today I noticed that the other one has a purple bump on its nose or comb, if that is what you call it...
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    Need Advice for Miniature Horses

    Good Evening, Anyone out there have miniature horses? I have an opportunity sooner than I thought I would to acquire 2-3 miniature horses. I have had a horse in my past, but not my own land. I will be starting from scratch. I will need fencing and shelter. Any tips or suggestions for...
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    It happened~ Baby Chicks and No Electricity

    What was I thinking? It won't happen to me. (I hope I am putting this in the right section) It did happen. Five minutes before we were to leave for church on Sunday. A flash, a flicker and then everything is down. My chicks!! We are out in the country. My husband who says and acts...
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    My seven chicks arrived!!

    My seven chicks arrived yesterday at 7 am. The package was a nice sized box with nesting material and a heat pad inside. I was really impressed. I opened the box at the post office to be sure all were okay. The chicks seem content and doing well. I checked the box and they were shipped on...
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    The Fascinating Lives of Chickens

    While surfing for anything about chickens, chickens coops etc, I found this article. Found it very informative. Learn something new everyday. Thought I would share with everyone. Steph http://www.chickens.dfb.net/photos/chickenspage6.html
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    Chicken Rearing 101:Your Complete Guide to How Not to Raise Chickens

    Free article that I thought I would share with everyone. It is by Nola Kelsey. Thought it was a good one. Steph Chick: A hatchling Capon: A castrated male used for meat. (How much could that yield?) Pullet: A female chicken under one year old. Hen: A female chicken over one year of age...
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    Help With Posting Photos

    Hi, I was wondering what the trick is to post photos that actually show up in the message. I know a little bit about html, but can't seem to figure it out here. I use flickr to have my photos online, but to have them show up here, is a different matter. I tried to use the img icon on...
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    Just finished building coop today!

    I hope I can add my photo correctly. New to doing this. Just finished building it today and added a few finishing touches. Won't stay clean for long. My 7 chicks are sappose to be born on April 9th and be shipped to me on the 10th. RIR, BO, AMER, SLW, BR, and two blue bantam silkies...
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