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    Healthy Snack

    For all of those chickens that turn their beaks from shredded carrots, I have found the trick: mix some flower or cornmeal in with the carrots and your chickies will devour the healthy snack with a vengeance.
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    When is it too cold for a chicken?

    It is supposed to get real cold the next few nights (down to 0 degrees). My 7 girls and 1 roo are in an insulated and draft free coop and have done very well so far. We have had nights in the lower teens and they did fine, but I have been wondering how much cold they can take.
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    EEs 25 weeks and no eggs yet...

    Just curious if EEs are slower in maturing than other breeds. Or could it be the declining day length?
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    Vermont Bird Swap, November 2

    I just learned there will a swap at the Grange Hall in Bethel, VT. I think it starts at ten.
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    How much does a chickie eat?

    I'm trying to calculate the cost for raising baby chicks to sell them at cost next spring. I need to know how much a baby chick eats during its first 6 weeks in life. Do 5 pounds sound right?
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    Welsumer

    I heard a few voices saying that the Welsumer stock from the larger hatcheries might not be very good. So, I'm hoping the get your opinions on that topic. I really would like to add a couple to my flock next spring and would like to start them from hatchlings. I can't afford straight run, as I...
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    Welsumer Hens

    I was wondering about the disposition of Welsumers and their egg-laying capabilities. Are they rather docile or aggressive, laid back or flighty? I'm thinking of adding some to my flock next year...
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    Egg Color

    I have a nerdy question: Do eggs from the same hen vary in color (or shade) from egg to egg or is the coloring consistent?
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    Telltale Signs

    My first flock of mixed breeds (BR, Australorps, EEs, Wyandottes) is turning 20 weeks come Wednesday and according to the books, they should start laying sometime within the next two weeks?! I'm getting really eggcited and have started wondering if there is a way to tell that they get ready to...
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    Hock Joints

    I For the last month or so I have noticed that my cockerel's hock joints seem to be loose (for lack of a better word). They kinda wobble from one side to the other when he shifts his weight of when he is on uneven ground. He is now 4 months old and doesn't seem to be affected by his wobbly...
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    Roo Question

    Let me introduce Leopold my golden laced wyandotte cockerel: He and the flock of 7 girls turned 4 months this week. He is currently going through his adolescent molt and the beautiful rooster feathers are coming in. He is finally growing tail feathers too. He has had some sort of bunny but with...
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    Hommage to Lucy

    My gently BR Lucy of nearly 3 months stopped walking today. At about 2 weeks old I noticed that her legs were not as steady as they should have been. Gradually her toes started curling in and then her hocks became weaker all the while she was able to keep up with her flock of otherwise healthy...
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    TAKEN - Free Silver Laced Wyandotte Cockerel - Vermont

    I have one to many boys: 8 weeks old, good looking and in need for his own flock of girls. I will post a pic later today. I will not ship. I live in the Middlebury area and might be willing to drive him 50 or more miles if that helps. He is from my first flock ever and naturally I would like to...
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    Boy Right?

    So, here is my friendly golden-laced Wyandotte, should-be-hen, but I have my doubts. The pics were taken at around 6 weeks of age: In the meantime I call "him" Leopold...Would you guys agree?
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    Ameraucana/Easter Egger Gender - Tell me how!

    I'm looking for tips on determining the gender in young Ameraucanas/Easter Eggers at around 6 to 8 weeks old. What are looking for? How do you make your determination??
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