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    Where to find White Call Ducks in Texas

    We went to the Texas Bluebonnet Classic a few weeks ago and saw several really nice birds there, but couldn't find a soul who could point us to a breeder or exhibitor for any of them. Maybe it was bad timing, who knows - it would be nice if exhibitors could leave business cards in front of...
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    Best age to process fryer leghorns - frying pan special

    I bought the 'Frying Pan Special' with my last order of chicks from McMurray which consist of male white leghorns. Leghorns are smaller and more lean so they recommended just raising them with the pullets I bought and then process them later. Was curious to know when others processed their...
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    Looking for Poultry Processor in Central TX - College Station/Bryan???

    Does anyone know of someone who will process poultry in Central TX? Preferably College Station/Bryan area or close to. I haven't been able to find anyone which is a shame, b/c there seems to be a growing need for this service in my area. I can do one or two birds without my arthritis flaring...
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    Showing Eggs at Poultry Shows

    Does anyone here show eggs at the poultry shows? How do you get into it? Do you have or know of any article/publication/wise old friend who has tips on showing eggs? I was lurking on another forum and the folks were just having a blast preparing and collecting certain eggs for an upcoming...
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    mystery chicken in my group NOW GROWN UP

    A few months ago I posted a pic of a bird of the breeding I had no clue, only that it wasn't the Cubalaya male i ordered. Here is the pic of the bird in question back then: now about 6 months or more has passed and he's filled out.....here he is now...... So we are still guessing...
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    Very mean bird - crock pot or separate?

    Ended up with a nasty fighter (Asil breed type) when he came of age (he's now 4 months old), and he relentlessly grabs my hens earlobes and drags them around and around the coop and has pecked nearly all of the feathers out of my polish chicken's head. Every time I walk outside (and sometimes I...
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    Gross things that chickens eat!

    Anyone else able to watch while their chicken catches and kills things to eat them? I was moving some large flowerbed stones around the other day and one of my pet EE hens (follows me around like my shadow) quickly jumped on the small snake I uncovered (12" long brown head snake) and began to...
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    Any luck with Yokohamas from Ideal?

    Has anyone ordered Yokos from Ideal and if so, what did you think of your purchase? Did you get the right color/quality that you were hoping for?
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    Blood Sucking Knats - help for bird!

    Here in central TX, knats are worse than the mosquitoes right now. My birds are having a tough time with blood sucking knats that land on them in the late evening and get into/around their ears and eyes and one of my adorable polish babies has practically scratched out the entire back of the...
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    WANTED roo chick - Cubalaya, Yokahama or Phoenix - central TX area

    Looking for a long-tailed breed roo chick to raise as a pet and to act as head watch dog for my hens. Pet quality is fine ($0- $15 price range) - cubalaya preferred (to breed with my cubalya female) but any long tail will be considered. Looking for someone in TX near central area (if possible)...
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    WANTED roo chick - Cubalaya, Yokahama or Phoenix - central TX area

    Looking for a long-tailed breed roo chick to raise as a pet and to act as head watch dog for my hens. Pet quality is fine - cubalaya preferred (to breed with my cubalya female) but any long tail will be considered. Looking for someone in TX near central area (if possible) for a pickup to avoid...
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    Cubalaya hen, maybe?

    I rec'd my chick order mid Feb, and now that they are growing up, I've realized I didn't exactly get what I asked for. One of the unidentified chicks was this one (pic below) and I've been trying to figure it out - we've gone around and around with some folks and maybe she's some sort of...
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    Letting Polish roos run with the hens

    Newbie question here - if this is a repeat question on another post, please feel free to point me that direction. I have a couple of black polish/white crested roos that I plan to just let run with the rest of my egg laying dual-purpose breed hens. Is the top hat trait easily passed on when...
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    Yet another mystery bird in my order

    Ok - putting this one on a new thread by itself to keep things from being too confusing. Short story: Ordered and rec'd birds in February - got some very healthy and vibrant chicks, two of which were supposed to be Ameraucanas. The ones marked as Ameraucanas turned out to be a speckled...
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    Hmmm...this isn't what I ordered!

    My February order of chickens is doing GREAT. But there seems to be a pair of funny looking birds in the bunch. When they were chicks, they looked like Ameraucana chicks but as they began to grow to a juvenile age, they became totally different birds and are not anything like my current...
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    Who ordered birds this spring and what did you get?

    Spring is spelled F - U - N for some of us chicken lovers, from the newbies with their first chicks to the folks on their 50th order of chicks... did you order chicks this year? If so, what did you get? I ordered a few birds myself: Ameracunas Buff Orpingtons (new to me) Silver laced...
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    Uh oh - maybe it's a gander and not a goose!

    A classic tale of ordering one thing but getting another. Two brown Chinese geese both sexed females (sexed by the company) and bought by me last spring. After months of maturing (they are about 10 months old) one is about 2 inches taller and more stout than the other, displaying all of the...
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    When the neighbor dogs kill your birds - ugh!

    We love our neighbors - we all get along (well, most of us do) and we all have large property with lots of acreage, lots of livestock - horses - chickens - gardens - and whatever else comes up and begs for food (four- legged, that is) and we don't hesitate to help each other out when we need to...
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    Questions about consuming duck eggs!

    So, my mallard has started laying, and I'd like to just start adding her eggs to the chickens' eggs in the fridge to eat, but her eggs are always so messy! Dirty, muddy - ick. Any thoughts on how to keep her eggs clean so they can go straight into the fridge? She lays during the middle of the...
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    So Who is Guilty!!!

    So who is guilty of actually catching their chickens and trying to look at the color of their earlobes? I'm about to go out and give it a try. Was curious to see what a chicken earlobe looks like. LOL!
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