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    Oyster Shell

    Probably a silly question, but is there such a thing as too much oyster shell? I can barely crack my eggs, LOL. I actually had to strike one three times on the side of a glass bowl to get it to crack. I leave free choice of oyster shell, and they free range. I'm hoping it just means they're...
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    New Addition

    Well, yesterday afternoon, I got a call from Child Protective Services in Georgia, and it turns out that my 14 year old niece was assaulted by my sister-in-law's 2nd husband. He is not her father. He bruised her ribs and hit her hard enough to give her a concussion. CPS stripped them of their...
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    Arg!!

    We are infested with flies!! I swear, there were at least a thousand on the front deck this morning. It was so bizarre. I don't think they are from the coop. It's about 50 yards from the house, and there aren't many flies in there. I spent the day swatting flies in the house. No joke, I...
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    Breeds & Broodiness

    I will be wanting to hatch out a few of my own chickens in the spring, and was wondering about the broodiness tendencies in the breeds I have. I have 4 Barred Rocks, 3 Black Sex Links, 1 Rhode Island Red, 4 Red Sex Links, 9 Silver Laced Wyandottes and 3 EE mixes. Of the breeds I have, in your...
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    First Crow & Question...

    Today, my little BO cockerel let out his first crow. I was coming across the yard around a quarter to 7 this morning, and there it was...errr errr eeerrrrrrrrr. It was the most pitiful little crow, but boy was he full of himself, LOL. He is the most handsome boy. Now, I've noticed when he...
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    Blood on Shell...

    Today when I went out to get the eggs from the boxes, I found an enormous egg, heavily covered in blood streaks. My poor girl! I have no idea which hen layed it, and they were all most unhappy with me turning them around and looking at their bums, LOL. Will the hen who layed it be okay, or do...
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    Groundhog (mildly graphic, no pics)

    Let me just start the thread with this: :thun Anyway, we had a run-in with a groundhog today. I was outside with the girls, giving them treats, when I heard a sound coming from the hubby's old pick-up. I looked underneath to see the back-end of a groundhog hanging out of the truck from...
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    Training Hens Where To Lay

    Okay, this morning, as I was dragging out wood to work on the run, I can across a huge stash of eggs. 12 perfect brown eggs, all deposited neatly in between 2x4's and under an old screen door. I left them there until I saw the hen go in to lay, and as soon as she went in and got all comfy, I...
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    Bizarre Question??

    Okay, last night I boiled the 2 dozen eggs I've been "aging" so I could peel them cleanly for deviled eggs. These are brown eggs, mind you. After I boiled them, I was cracking and peeling them, and I noticed they all have this kind of brown stringy stuff that comes off the shell. Almost like...
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    Guineas Bullying Chicks

    I have my 5 guineas, approx. 11 weeks old, in with my 12 - 6 weeks old chicks and 4 - 4 week old chicks. The guineas are quickly becoming terrorists. The only bird in the run that isn't backing down from them is the little BO roo. For those of you with guinea experience, when can I let them...
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    Boys for sure??

    It was picture day, lol. These are the two suspected roos out of the 11 hens I ordered from Ideal. Before I go giving them away, I just want to know "for sure" that they are indeed roos. These are all 7/11 hatch dates, so they are all about 6 weeks old. Thanks- Jess
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    Black Sex Link??

    Here is a pic of my favorite hen, Amnesty. I know, bizarre name, but that's what I get for promising my 14 year old niece should could name a chicken when they came up from GA to visit. : Is she a black sex link, or a plain old mutt? Either way, she's my favorite. She's the sweetest of all...
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    What are these?

    We have a small, shrubby type tree right off the front deck that produces these little red berries. The chickens are absolutely nuts for them. The flowers under the tree are positively trampled. A couple of the girls are actually flying up into the tree to get the berries, because the lower...
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    Need to vent, sorry...(LONG)

    It has just been the worst week around here. First off, my Dad, who has never been sick in his life, had to have an emergency appendectomy on Monday. His appendix was gangrene, for heaven's sake, he was septic after surgery, it really sucked. He was finally discharged today, but remains at...
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    Yellow Jackets

    Anyone have any proven ways of destroying ground nests? We have encountered 3 large nests just in the past week. The hubby said he could put an end to them by pouring gasoline down the hole and lighting it. Nice light show, but three days later, we can clearly see the bees coming back...
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    Guinea Color Question

    Okay, I was able to get a semi-decent picture of the other guineas. They are in the tractor with the chicks and tend to stay as far away from me as possible. Here they are: I know it's not a great picture, but it's the best I was able to get. The fifth guinea is out of the picture, but is...
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    Composting Questions...

    Should I add straw to the compost pile that was used under chicks on medicated starter? It occurred to me last night as I was cleaning out the run of some excess straw. I'm not sure if the antibiotics will "cook" out in the compost and I don't want to be fertilizing my garden with some...
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    Pearl Guinea?

    Hello all- Just posting a pic of my little siren. It's the only guinea that has started to alarm when we come out in the yard. I'm in the process of constructing a tractor for our chicks, and man, this one just stood on the chick coop and yelled at me for hours! I'm assuming this is pearl...
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    4 weeks old - possible roo??

    Here a couple pics I snapped this evening. I've been spending a lot of time up with the babies in their coop and run. Two of the 11 "hens" have some huge comb development compared to the others. Here is a pic of what most of the girls look like, comb development-wise: Here is one that I am...
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    Babies! *Pics Added*

    Okay, so the Big Butler County Farm Show is going on right now and me and my 4 year old went to see the sights tonight. Well, you know I had to walk through the poultry tent, lol. I was kind of disappointed, there weren't many birds, and a few of them looked awful! One pair of silkies had...
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