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  1. AshleyMeurs

    Not New - But Back

    Hi all, I have bee absent from this site for a while but am back! I still have chickens infact you can see more of them https://livinthecountrylife.com/2018/02/07/barn-yard-tour-with-the-animals/ but the reason I wanted to come back is that last year we ordered 100 broilers and had nothing but...
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    Kill and Eat

    Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada!! We are getting our Turkey from the Neighbor on Saturday and were planning on butchering and eating on Sunday... just wondering if there are any health issues or other issues associated with doing this! We could always butcher Saturday when we get it but...
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    The chicks are hatching!

    They started yesterday and the first 2 were out this morning at 530am!!
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    lock down and hatching question!

    Hi All, We just got an incubator and started 9 eggs (would have been 10 one was dropped!) that may or may not be fertilized... they are from our own hens and roos. they were started on Sat and i have just done my research on candeling so i am good to go there with checking on that as the days...
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    Pigs

    Hi All, We have 7 pigs arriving on Saturday we have a warm spot set up in our barn until the snow melts and they can be moved outside, but the water system we have for outside will not fit in the barn just wondering if anyone here can direct me to some ideas for a smaller watering system we can...
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    Egg Color?

    Hi All, so i have some easter eggers and some buffs and some white leg horns, and well of course many of you know they will lay different color of eggs... which has proven to be fun as they are just starting to lay and we are getting a variety of different colored eggs each day! i have heard...
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    Run!

    Hey everyone, just wanted to send an update... finally after 4 months my chickens got a run, they have never been outside and some still are a little hesitant to head out in the open but the ones that are, are loving it... bugs and grass and open fresh air livin the life... even out in the rain...
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    Breed and Gender anyone? - PIC HEAVEY

    #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 We are all 5 weeks old now and don't know our Gender or Breed... we don't trust our humans because they identified the Male cat as female for the 1st...
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    Wine

    I love making wine, i have yet to have enough fruit to actually mash it up and make from scratch but i do make from juice and not a kit... love doing it!... planting apple trees and berries this year so i am hoping that in the next few years i should be able to get going on the from scratch wine
  10. AshleyMeurs

    Laying in the Laying Boxes!?

    Hello everyone, I purchased 16 laying hens around 2yrs old from a large egg production location and they were 4 living in very small boxes... they basically spend their days eating, laying, drinking and well that is it... now they have much more room with laying boxes a roost (and soon to be a...
  11. AshleyMeurs

    Losing Chicks ADVICE?

    Hi All, I really was looking forward to posting that the babies had arrived but i seem to be having some issues so a question post is what i need to do.... So I just got 27 Chicks (hatched on the 24th) on the 25th in the mail from a hatchery nearby and they all survived the trip home, they...
  12. AshleyMeurs

    Chickens are coming!

    Well today is the day... well one of the days... the laying hens are ready for pick up!... we are picking up 10 laying hens today... i do not know a whole lot about them and I will not be there for the pick up however my fiance will be so I trust he will do good! .... next week the babies are...
  13. AshleyMeurs

    Coop and No Run?

    So we have built a fantastic coop ( I think!) with huge window lots of ventilation but no run or access to outside, we have a very active dog as well as there are many cyotes and foxes around the acreage so I hadn't intended for them to be free range either... is it important that they can get...
  14. AshleyMeurs

    New to Chickens

    Hi All, Well I am new to raising chickens, they have not yet arrived however we finished the coop yesterday and everything is ready for the little ones to move in! I decided as I have never had Chickens before I should inform myself prior to their arrival (I didn't grow up with farm animals of...
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