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    The fox didn't get her!

    So, I thought Vivian was a fox casualty a few weeks ago when she disappeared. She had other plans and was sitting on 12 eggs. I found her hiding place almost two weeks later and brought her inside as it's starting to freeze at night. About a week later, around Oct 3-4.... Orpingtons! 6 black...
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    My new momma!

    So, about 3 1/2 wks ago my only lavender Orpington pullet, Vivian, disappears. I'm thinking the fox we've had problems with earlier in the summer was back and now I'm on a mission...the fox WILL die. For the next week or so, everytime the chickens fussed about something I'm running outside...
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    Does anyone else own a deaf dog?

    We "adopted" a deaf American Bulldog in April 2010. It was just supposed to be a foster situation to keep her from being put down. Suprisingly, my DH, who wasn't at all thrilled about it, is the one that's become attached and won't let me place her so she's here to stay and has become daddy's...
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    Importing birds from overseas?

    I know there are several people who've imported some of their birds, i.e English Orpingtons, from overseas and I'm just curious as to what is involved with importing birds in to the US. Has anyone ever imported Dorkings?
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    A few of my quilting projects (lots of pics)

    I've had all my quilting on hold since we moved in 7 years ago because DH was supposed to finish my upstairs and get my sewing room done. Hasn't happened and I'm tired of waiting so I took over the living room a few weeks ago. Here's a few projects I have going... A Double Wedding Ring quilt...
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    Finally! SUCCESS!!!! I have chicks! ****PICS added-1 day old****

    Fourth times a charm...I have finally managed to hatch 4 Lavender Orpingtons! I've been tweaking my incubation techniques all summer trying to have a successful hatch. I started with six eggs, one quit after day 7 and one made it to lockdown but didn't hatch and had an unabsorbed yolk sac. Of...
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    Help with injured pullet

    Hi everyone, Two days ago, one of my SS pullets (5 wks old) got caught between the bottom bars on the large wire dog kennel. I'm sure she would have died if I hadn't found her I did. I got her out and put her in a seperate kennel and she's done okay for the last 2 days. She's been eating...
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    EE egg colors?

    Is there a way to know which EE's will lay what colored egg or is it just wait and see? I've got 4 I'm keeping for sure. I'm just hoping I'll have one that lays green eggs.
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    Anyone else enter their chickens in the Alaska state fair?

    I entered 4 Silkies last week. My Splash roo got a first place. I entered another Splash roo and my two blue hens as a production pen and got second place, which was better than I expected since both the girls molted about 5-6 weeks ago. They were still a little sparse in the bussle but not...
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    Should I or shouldn't I....

    Today is day 21 on some Lav Orp eggs I got from another BYCer. Third try this summer. Only two made it to lockdown and today I'm only seeing a lot of movement in one and may be a little in the other. On the last hatch attempt, only two made it this far and I did the wait and see approach until...
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    Antibiotic for respiratory symptoms?

    Good evening all, I just had a hen start displaying some serious respiratory symptoms. Nothing noticable earlier today and she was acting normally until just about and hour ago. As we were eating dinner, we heard this gosh awful noise that sounded like a rooster with larygintis trying to crow...
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    Speckled Sussex genders?

    Is there a difference between the wing feathers of pullets and cockerals? Mine are now 5 days old and 3 of them have distinctly different wing feather lengths. Their wings are much shorter and stubbier and the first few outer feathers are much longer than the inner feathers and are bluntly...
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    My peeps are here!!!

    Got the call bright and early at 6:30 this morning. Fifteen lively, peeping chicks from MPC, 8 Speckled Sussex and 7 EE's. I ordered 10 chicks two weeks ago from MPC and they all died during shipping, got too cold. We're barely breaking 60 degrees here and lots of rain. I was on pins and...
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    Day 23-Eggtopsy ***GRAPHIC PIC WARNING***

    One lone BBS Orp egg went in lockdown last Tuesday. There was movement through Wed then nothing. Yesterday, day 22, there was more movement in the afternoon so I left it alone. I candled late Saturday night and didn't see any movement. I candled again this morning but there was still nothing...
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    Did I screw up this hatch?

    I set a staggered hatch of eggs in my LG forced air incubator. I had another incubator that I was going to use for lockdown and hatch, but long story short, I ended up having to go buy an LG still air and the feed store was sold out of the fan kits. The temp and humidity in the forced air was at...
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    Skunked on shipped eggs again...

    Well shoot, skunked again, maybe. I have 1 BBS Orp in lockdown but it may have quit between day 14 and 18. At least I didn't see any movement yesterday. Here's hoping. I should know Friday. Six Lavender Orps-0 and the other 2 BBS had blood rings. I had 9 Cuckoo Silkies but only one...
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    My rooster was killed last Sunday

    Scooter, my Silver Dorking rooster, was killed last Sunday and I'm heartbroken. We're not sure what got him, stray dog, or maybe a fox, but we don't usually see them in the middle of the day though. This our first loss to a predator since we got chickens five years ago. Our neighbor's son...
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    Anyone care to speculate....

    on the results of a Cuckoo X Splash Silkie cross? Apparently, one or both Splash roos have been breeding my Cuckoo hen. I'm curious as to what I might get so I'm going to hatch out a couple of eggs and see. I think it should be interesting. Armani Omelet Bobbers (front)
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    Wheezy hen, labored breathing What med?

    She's a 3-4 year old Barred Rock hen. Other than some sneezing off and on the past few days, she's apparently been fine. I just found her hunkered down in the coop by herself having trouble breathing, wheezing/whistling sounds. No eye or nasal discharge. I immediately seperated her. The only...
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    One year old hen, listless, pale comb and wattles

    Good morning everyone. I hope someone can give me some help. One of my one year old Blue Orpington hens has been acting off for the past several days and I'm just no sure where to start as far a treating her for something. Until early last week she's been fine. Symptoms: Pale comb and wattles...
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