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    Hello again from Albuquerque, NM

    Hi! I've been a member in the more distant past, based out of Albuquerque, NM. The mods very kindly found and reactivated my account for me. Cheers, Squeaky
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    Could the broody have murdered poor Rocky?

    I just found Rocky, dead, next to the broody hen in the nest the broody's taken over. I know broodies aren't known for playing nice, but is this a sign of foul (fowl?) play? Can a broody actually murder an adult chicken? Rocky, a hen, was the second bird and outranked the broody. I don't...
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    WTB single hatching egg for secret experiment, NM

    I'm part of an incubating experiment that can't be talked about on the forum. I'm pretending it's, like, secret government stuff involving aliens. Anyhow, it involves small numbers of viable eggs. I had one that was doing nicely, but it met an untimely and messy end due to a suitcase. I have...
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    Do my out-of-town trips disrupt the pecking order?

    Maybe it's just me, and maybe I've got delusions of importance. But the last few times I've gone out of town more than a couple days there's anarchy among the yard pirates. It's roughly comparable to the level of violence you get from adding a new bird. I come home to find evidence of...
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    NM - Have weensy incubator, WTB 3 RIR or EE eggs

    I bought one of those tiny 3-egg incubators (because they're SOOO cute!) and now I need to buy something hatchable to go in it. I'm thinking Rhode Island Reds because I have three grown-up birds and like them a lot. But I'd consider ginger-colored Easter Eggers too. I live in Albuquerque, NM...
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    Must a hen be broody to accept a baby chick as "hers"?

    I haven't heard this question before but I've heard people talking about sneaking a day-old chick under a broody whose eggs failed to hatch. Sometimes the broody will adopt the hatchling. Are hatchlings ever adopted by non-broody hens? Or do the non-broody hens just think of all babies who...
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    Squeaky did a bad thing...

    So my new hens seem to have had rooster friends before they got here, because the eggs they laid that I cooked appeared to be fertilized. I went on-line and bought a weensy little incubator that can supposedly hold three eggs. I'm just itching to find out if these eggs are really fertile, or...
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    Do my new hens have an accent?

    So I had these two hens shipped to me from Texas (they're in quarantine right now) and I noticed something unusual. Instead of muttering under their breath or saying "Bok bok ba-GAWK" like my Rhode Island Reds, these Ameraucanas go "Buk buk buh-GAACK". Is it a breed thing, or do the new ladies...
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    Essential oil of lavender?

    I've used essential oil of lavender to treat burns and cuts on people and cats. I once used it to fix a cat's paw after the cat walked across a hot stove. The lavender oil has antiseptic properties, reduces swelling, does not burn, and promotes healing (assuming you have the kind that isn't...
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    Limping Pullet *Update Babs made it!

    Help!!! My RIR pullet Babs, aged about 28 weeks, is limping. There's no sign of injury as per a predator attack although the past couple days she's been roosting on the low perch. Right now the leg can't support her weight. She's been eating and drinking lightly, not as voraciously as the...
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    So, how exactly does one train a chicken to pull a cart?

    This is a question for LCRT and anyone else who trains trick chickens. How exactly does a person train a bird to pull a cart or a chariot? Don't they, well, freak out? Chicken racing is illegal in Albuquerque, but in the spirit of anarchy I'm envisioning illegal Chicken Chariot races at my...
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    I have political chickens.

    When I let the pullets into the run this morning, I noticed my Rhode Island Reds were all going "Barack, Barack." I'm trying to get them to say "Bob, Bob, Bob" or "Barr, Barr" but so far, no dice. Does this mean they're Democrats? While Silkies are assuredly totalitarian and are scheming to...
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    Anyone interested in splitting a Silver Ameraucana order of 25?

    I'm thinking of putting in an order for 25 Ameraucana hatchlings from www.chickhatchery.com in Michigan. However I've got a few problems: - Only orders of 25 or 50 are going to be filled, and only straight run is available - The city ordinance allows me only 15 chickens, only one of whom can...
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    So, how plump should these little cluckers be?

    I've got these pullets who are about 15 weeks old (RIR and EE). While picking them up and handling them, I felt their keelbones and these birds aren't very plump. I mentally compared them to the Cornish game hens or fryers I've gotten from the store in the past, and it seems to me there isn't...
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    How to preserve Bindweed?

    My pullets love their bindweed. Is it possible to dry bindweed so as to have it available for them in the winter? Might freezing it be a better idea?
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    Poultry hoarder busted in NM, FURTHER UPDATE see #10

    Hi everyone, I think this qualifies as an emergency, at least for the birds, so here goes. A couple days ago 464 animals were seized in a raid on an animal hoarder in southern NM near Las Cruces. This wasn't just a dog and cat situation though: horses, turtles, and birds were involved too...
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    They're roosting! They're roosting!

    Hi everyone, My peeplets are about 11 weeks old and they just spontaneously started roosting. I checked on them tonight and they were all lined up on the lower perch. Maybe my "please be a chicken tonight" song worked: who knows? Is a Martini appropriate? For me, not the peeplets. They...
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    Anyone interested in an Albuquerque "Rhymes-with-itch" and stitch?

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone would like to just get together, hang out, have some spiked coffee, work on crochet/knit/craft projects, and talk about chickens. I'm in Albuquerque, NM, USA and would be hosting it at my home. My pullets will also attend and may even be let loose in the yard for...
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    Little vacuum cleaners with wings

    This is my "Woohoo! Chickens!" post... My 4 girls arrived a couple weeks ago and are little eating machines. I feed them weeds, grass, vegetables, a few grains, yogurt, and table scraps. For a treat they get a sunflower head. I notice their beak strength is increasing. At 8 weeks, they...
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    Is it weird to sing to your chickens?

    Hi, I just realized I sing to my chickens. Is this weird or do other people do it too? Thanks, Squeaky 3 RIR, 1 EE, 2 cats, 2 tenants, no spouse or kids
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