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    feather genetics?

    I have a broody hedemora girl that is in with a hedemora roo, but here is the rub....there are also 3 other hens in this pen that aren't hedemora and used the same next box. The hedemora roo is soft feathered (like a silkie) and so is the hen, so any offspring that are soft feathered should be...
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    how much space does a trio really need?

    I am dividing up my 8x12 shed into breeding pens. Most of my breeds have trios, and I want to maximize my space. They will all have outside runs so i only need space for egg laying and roosting at night, none of them spend time indoors during the day right now. The placement of the inside beams...
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    Dramatic Monologue needed, suggestions?

    I am taking an oral communications class(a.k.a.public speaking) and need to choose a dramatic monologue that is 3-5 minutes long. I don't want anything too complicated....I read Emerson for another assignment for this class and it went over many of my classmates heads. I want something...
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    chocolate x lavender?

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew what I would get if I crossed a chocolate(not dun) and a lavender bird? thanks
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    chick won't eat?

    I have a chick that hatched a few days ago. It was starting to really cry yesterday and I picked it up, it is very skinny. I started watching it all day yesterday and it didn't go eat or drink. I dip it's beak and it will drink but not initiate itself. I tried other things and couldn't get it to...
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    injured pullet needs help please, can I save her? updated pic

    I have a pullet that was in a pen awaiting their new coop. I noticed one of the pullets was being over-mated and didn't realize how badly. I spread her feathers in the pic, she naturally doesnt' look this bald. I only have her with one roo now and noticed she looked uncomfortable when he got off...
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    california white personality?

    I got a california white chick a couple years ago. She was in my ameraucana pen and I decided to free range her with them starting last fall. She became pretty attached to my dh and follows him around a lot. She is always squatting for him as he walks by and just seems so in love with him. I...
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    silver laced brahma, how to pick roo?

    I was so sure which of my two roos I was going to use for my breeding pen and was going to cull the other one because I have too many roos. I kept the second around for the winter since the pullets weren't with the roo yet and I didn't want him to be alone. So now, we went to cull the "extra"...
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    Prairie State Incubators? good?

    I was looking at a Prairie State Incubator, but not sure if I could use it. It is 1890's - early 1900 and is run on kerosene heat. Does anyone know if it can still be used as it is or if I can modify it without dropping a few hundred $$? any info appreciated, thanks
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    I have the dumbest rooster ever, he isn't going to make it....mating ducks!

    I hatched out a sumatra rooster last year from shipped eggs, the only one. Luckily I had an oegb egg in there from my own pen. These birds were inseperable. They would run around the property together and the sumatra would always look out for the oegb. It turns out that the sumatra was a roo and...
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    Need recipe to use a duck egg please

    I wanted to make a baked good for someone with my duck eggs. I have never used my duck eggs for anything, they only recently started to lay. I was trying to find a recipe that I could store bought chicken eggs in one and duck eggs in the other for a comparison. Any suggestions?
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    separating into breeding pens, why do I feel so bad?

    I have dreaded this every year, so I just don't do it, but can't afford to just keep buying other peoples eggs because I feel bad separating my own breeds. I have a few separate mixed flocks and dh finally put his foot down and refuses to let me get more eggs of breeds I already have when I can...
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    what happened to the silver laced brahmas?

    There was a lot of talk on here last year about the silver laced brahmas and I can't seem to find any recent activity(could be due to my own disfunction) about this variety. Is anyone still working on them?
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    tolbunt x w/c khaki = ?

    I have one w/c khaki polish hen that has been here to two years and was my only polish. No matter where I put her she gets her head feathers pecked/picked and is bloody frequently. I have tried bluekote and many other methods to no avail. I was thinking about putting her with my tolbunt boy that...
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    kitchen remodel- cabinet layout question

    I am remodeling my kitchen. We are relocating the fridge and putting in a double oven so it opens up a 6 ft wall. To the tight of the wall is a walkway which is narrow so I don't want to go all the way to the end. I am putting angled cabinets at the end also. My question is- how far from the...
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    kitchen ware suggestions

    I want to get a new set of silverware. We have mix and match stuff because we just added extras as the family grew. I want something nice and sturdy, honestly I am sick of having to constantly fix my spoons. Suggestions? Also looking for a straw dispenser(the ones I have tried drop them...
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    any refrigerator repair people here?

    dh is determined we fix our refrigerator. we refuse to call the repair man because last time they came out they told us we needed to get a new dishwasher. repairman also said the reason they could not be repaired was they no longer made the part. the dishwasher was only 5 years old so I decided...
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    No, we aren't poaching!

    we have some raccoons. started out that dh killed a huge one a few months ago, it tore the door off a temporary coop(it's a ware, but didn't expect the coon) and pulled out my poor wheaten ameraucana hen that was inside. well, it must have been a momma cuz we started seeing 3 little ones...
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    am I overfeeding my ducks?

    I am going through a 50 lb bag a day. I have chickens but I was only going through a bag every 3 days. At first I thought it was my 11 orps but we watched the ducks empty a bowl in minutes. We have 6 hatchery runners(look like pekin crosses ), 5 cayuga, and 6 nice runners(metzer). Is there...
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    inexpensive containment?

    I wanted to contain my free range flock to a smaller piece of land. Next year we are investing in something nicer looking fencing but need something to keep them on "their" side of the street now. Some smaller groupswere contained, somewhat, but fly over...but they stay in that vicinity now. I...
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