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    Value of my hens...

    So, I've got 36 birds 35 are hens 1 is a roo. I've been busy with school and everything else and it it doesn't seem fair to the birds so I've decided to part with them. The question is how much to charge. They are a year old in April/May, varying breeds one is a Golden Campine and another is a...
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    Puss filled, missing tail...UPDATE

    I found one of my 5 week old girls today who's bottom looked red so I picked her up. The other birds (or her) had picked away her tail! She doesn't have one anymore. They ate the feathers clean off and she was left with black stubs. Is the black an infection? The whole area is swollen and...
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    Mother hen question...

    I saw someone selling six hens (one year olds) online locally, silver laced wyandottes, an aracauna/mixed breed and a couple aracauna. Soo... I'm wondering, I have 24 one week olds right now. Would it be too late to use a hen to raise them? I also have 24 five week olds in their coop. If I did...
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    Moveable Pen Plan....

    This plan: http://www.utm.edu/departments/cece/idea/mopens.shtml is what I'm thinking of making instead of bothering with a permanent run as I have put two good barn locks on my barn/coop door. What do you guys think? I would use chain link or 1/4in. hardware cloth for walls, chicken wire for...
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    Bloody vent...

    Okay my dilemma...no extra lamp and a bloody bummed and shredded feathered bird! Should I bring her with to the store to buy blucote in a highly heated car or leave her with the others getting picked?! I need to leave fast so quick responses would be appreciated!
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    Run questions...

    Okay.. so I was originally thinking I would put up a 3 ft (this is the height of fencing I could find available with chicken wire over the top but, now I'm thinking maybe I will add a different kind added above this.. I have 1/4 in opening 23 gauge hardware cloth 150 ft in 5 rolls. I am thinking...
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    Should I or shouldn't I? QUICK!

    I got an email from Meyer Hatchery saying they have their brown egg layer assortment and their 25 pullet rainbow pack on sale 20% off!! BUT you have to order by 1 EST today and they go out, today! So...I have 24 from a rainbow pack I ordered from them 3 weeks ago...would it be realistic to order...
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    Questions about my plans...

    I am in the process of converting our small "barn" into a coop. We are in the middle of insulating the bottom. I inserted photos so you all could see what it looks like. I'm wondering though..can I use the top beams as a roost if I put some old screens beneath to keep them from falling and give...
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    lethargic, limping, swollen...no known cause UPDATE, crop problem>>>

    I have a chick that I just found to be lethargic, and when I picked her up I had no trouble catching her with her slow movements She is about 2 weeks old and is not underweight, has no poo on bum...I'm going to watch and see if she will eat or drink but, I doubt it as she isn't sitting up when I...
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    Egg yolk, banana, and egg shell....

    So these are the things I took it upon myself to feed my 2 week old chicks as a treat. They are in a new home (box) now as of today and it is considerably larger, and I lowered their light to compensate. A few of them had been laying on their sides and lifting a wing which is new for them. Do...
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    Egg yolk, banana, and egg shell....

    So these are the things I took it upon myself to feed my 2 week old chicks as a treat. They are in a new home (box) now as of today and it is considerably larger, and I lowered their light to compensate. A few of them had been laying on their sides and raising a wing which is new for them. Do...
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    How many will fit inside??

    I have a tiny barn that is 11 1/2 ft. x 14 1/2 ft. inside. I am wondering how many chickens I should be able have overall ?(hint hint how many more can I buy )
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    Fencing...

    Now I am sure this question has been asked a million times I just can't seem to find it in a good search. :lol:What type of fencing do you generally use for a run and what height? What size per a bird (my birds are going to be mostly heavies) I read somewhere that I can use hardware cloth, but...
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    Shoutout to BYC!

    Have any of you seen this? http://www.mytscstore.com/outhere.asp?pageID=chickens Cool Beans!!
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    Ducks Sites??

    Can someone tell me about some good Duck keeping sites (like this one is for chickens) that I can go to and learn all about it? Is there one? Thanks!
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    Bantams in my mix??

    I recently ordered a "Rainbow Pack" from Meyer's Hatchery. I lost 2 chicks (and extra was included) and am down to 24, anyway one of them is staying really small (about a 1/3 of what they are, at the least!) while her "siblings" are getting major big! Could she be a bantam? They don't say on...
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    Bedding and Perch Q's...

    I have paper towel on top of deep (6 inches) of pine shavings right now and the 24 chickies are a week & one day old now, they peck at it around the edges of the paper towel, are they ready for just bedding (getting rid of the paper towel) yet? One other question, are they needing a perch yet...
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    Weapons Survey...

    Okay, I hope no one takes this the wrong way, but our family is debating whether buying a rifle to protect the homestead is a good idea. How many of you own one for this purpose? and maybe some of you wise older chicken owners can tell me whether a 5 acre homestead in the midwest plains would...
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    Sexing??

    I found someone locally who raises Americanas (straight run) and soo..I'm wondering being a newbie to chicks (I have my first batch now only a week old) whether I would be capable of sexing them if I wanted to go buy a few pullets from him. He sells them at 2-3 weeks old...Anyone have advice on...
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    NLA

    My daughter 3 years old got into the chickens room where their box is where she proceeded to get one wet by "giving it a bath" in some soap water. After my mother found her, when she as supposed to be watching her she tried to dry her off with a hairdryer, now she is lethargic, dropping down...
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