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  1. TexasChickenLady

    In need of advice from a Cornish Rock expert. Please, Thanks.

    I have 8 straight run cornish rock chicks. My Plan is to harvest them around 8-10 weeks. Is this right? But is it possible to save a pair maybe for incubation? Im not really excited about having a seperate feeding plan for just 2 chickens. From what I've read, They can only get so big before...
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    Maybe someone can give me an idea to what killed my little chick

    I got a shipment yesterday am. of 20 chicks and all but 1 were doing doing great. While I took them one by one out of the box into the brooder, I found 1 in the corner limp. I picked her up and she was still alive. I gave her water and put her in the warmth of the brooder light. I left to...
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    Ok what do I do? I'm afraid of what I might find.

    Ok Inside my homemade incubator is an egg (20 days now) I thought for sure was a bum egg. Last night before bed I went to it to check the levels agian and it was at 107. I was for sure, it was a gonner! I turned one of the bulbs off and picked up the egg to go and candle it, I held the egg up...
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    I feel like crap-I just killed a embryo, I feel so stupid.

    Well I'm such horible chicken owner, I had made an incubator a few weeks back, but it took me a good week to get the temp to pan out, Well I thought what the heck I'll try it out and see what hapens, well it's been really hard to keep the temp and humidity right and I'm always waking up to a too...
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    Help I'm new to broodyness.

    I have a hen who will be a year old at easter, she's been on her nest for about a week, I counted today and she's sitting on 15 eggs. I've made sure she has food and water right in front of her, I'm not sure what to do. Now that's she's been on the nest, egg production has gone way down. I...
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    who knows about hampters?

    my son has had this hampster Biscuit is his name and his pre-k teacher gave it to him the last day of school last year. Biscuit was the class pet. I don't know how old he is but he's been doin fine as ar as eating drinking poopin all that but today, I moved his house inorder to move the desk...
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    What the Cluck is this? Pics.

    Ok big nasty warm red thing on base of roos tail. I mushed at the base of it and bood and dark yellow liquid came out. Is it a ingrown feather or this oil gland I keep reading about?
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    Well my RIR roo has finally done it!

    Well I was in the back yard "multi tasking" with a shovel in one hand I was turning off the water hose, and going to put away the shovel and take the quilt off the line. All in the mist of these duties my 30 week old RIR roo came up to me and Flogged me in the leg. My only reaction was to knock...
  9. TexasChickenLady

    Any of you wives and mothers in the Army reserves?

    I'd like to get some insight from any women that are in the reserves, I'd like to find out exactly how it'll affect my homelife as a wife and mother. I've talked to dh who was in the Marines and Army reserves but he's hesitant, and he's very comfortable with having me right here at home every...
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    Anyone work for the DOE around TN or SC.

    Hey if anyone works or knows someone who works over around the DOE site in TN (blueridge)or SC (savannah river) we'er curious about moving elsewhere. Thanks. TX is too windy for us. I'd just really like to see some opionions about these areas. The land, the populations, the weather. I know...
  11. TexasChickenLady

    This months big idea. It's a whopper!

    Ok well incase you didn't know i'm a sahm and i never have any money of my very own that I actually made myself. Well i've run out of ideas on making money for myself. I don't have enough chickens to sell eggs, my house is to far away from town to do in home childcare, I rufuse to work on my...
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    has anyone been visited by the egg salesman?

    http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc358/deluke_2008/HPIM0750.jpg
  13. TexasChickenLady

    Hey Pot Bellie Piggy people

    Well we are getting a pb pig and I want ya'll to teach me everything I need to know other than what the pig will teach me. Im sort of concerned about the vet because we may have to find a seperate one for the pig due to lack of pb's in our area. Also what is the best feed and how do I keep his...
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    Whats the hold up with the eggs?

    Well about 4 weeks ago my 12 buff ops started laying, i was so proud, and out of those 12 i was getting 8-9 eggs a day. Well the past few days I've only been getting 4-5 eggs and im wondering why. There are 12 nest boxes in thier house and they all 12 choose to use the same corner nest, so...
  15. TexasChickenLady

    cow's milk

    Ok we are going through milk like crazy with our 1 yo baby and a 5 yo and also i use alot when I cook and bake. So would it benifit us to get a cow and breed her to get the milk? Will it cost less in the long run? Im considering the cost of fule it takes to go to the store to get the milk...
  16. TexasChickenLady

    My Clover Kid needs a rabbit to show.

    Hi all my son has started clover kids and at his age all he can show is a rabbit or 2 and we are not rabbit people. So I was wondering what is the best/favorite but easy keeping rabbit oh yea I don't want to spend a fourtune. Thanks!
  17. TexasChickenLady

    what and how should I say it?

    Ok folks I've got a little bit of a family problem. But let be take you bake a little ways so you get a clearer picture. At the age of 7 my father who had custody of me remarried a woman how didnt like me that much. She said she did but her actions said she didn't. Anyway growing up she and...
  18. TexasChickenLady

    Roo has pink color to feet now.

    Hello I was wondering if anyone knew why my Roo's feet have gone from being the normal pale white color to redish pink especially in between the toes. I thought maybe it's because we've had so much rain and the ground is wet. I havent noticed is on my hens. What do you reckon? Thank in advance!
  19. TexasChickenLady

    Riddle me this.

    Can some one please explain to me why my childeren no matter what they are doing and might not even notice me around can always scense that Im in the bathroom? IT NEVER FAILS!!! What is up with this? Im not joking, no matter if they are playing out side or watchin SPONGEBOB . or even eating...
  20. TexasChickenLady

    WORMER?

    OK MY CHICKENS HOCKY LOOKS A LIL RUNNY. IT'S HOT HERE IS IT DUE TO HEAT? NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE RUNNY HOCKY THOUGH. WHAT IS THE *****BEST***** WORMER FOR A SMALL FLOCK? I NEED THE NAME AND WHERE TO GET IT. TRACTOR SUPPY, GEEBOS MAYBE? OR ONLINE WHAT IS THE BEST ONLINE PLACE TO GET ALL I NEED...
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