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  1. hippiehen

    Goodbye Picnik :'(

    Does anyone else use Picnik for your digital photography? I can't believe google is taking over, it makes me sooo sad! It was a wonderfully designed program that was perfect for what I do! I tried using the google+ app and it's just not the same. I don't have the $$$$ to pay for photoshop...
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    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    My name is HippieHen, and I suck at gardening. OK, let me rephrase that - I can grow any flower/tree/cutting/transplant you send my way, but if I so much as look at a vegetable seed it shrivels up in terror and turns to ash under my gaze. I've been at it for three years and so far I've...
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    OE Roo over Welsummer Hens

    Hello wise ones :) I have some welsummer hens who are laying gorgeous dark spray painted eggs and I would love to incubate some, sadly, no Wellie roo. :( I do have an OE roo who's sisters lay dark russet colored eggs. Would that make for a suitable match to get chicks that lay dark eggs...
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    Sick or Injured

    Hello all! OK, here's the situation - I've lost 2 roosters in as many weeks and today I have a hen that is not looking good. Whatever it is happens literally overnight. One afternoon I was commenting on how much I enjoyed my australorp rooster who had run up the road happily to greet me -...
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    Butchering Ducks

    Hello! I am going to butcher some chickens in about two weeks and I have an abundance of ducks that I really need to get rid of! There are a few mutts, some blue swedes, buffs and a rouen. They are 22 weeks old and my question is: are they too old to butcher? I don't care for duck meat...
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    Who's Going In the Pot??

    OK, so my cheapie mixed order from Ideal back in June is getting close to butchering size, but which Roo should I keep? My favorite beautiful BLR wyandotte was killed a couple weeks ago by a skunk so I need to keep one to replace him. I'm not sure what a couple of them are either. Roo #1 (2...
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    Uh-Oh, Twins...

    I just candled my duck eggs and it's very clear that there are 2 embryos developing in one of them, which makes sense as one of my girls often lays a double yolker. I know the odds of them hatching are slim to none, but I'm gonna give it a try! Another odd thing about the egg is the air sac -...
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    What Are You Listening To?

    Simple as that - What song are you currently listening to? This can be a great way to discover new music!! Right now I'm slightly (read: ridiculously) obsessed with this song: Dragonette - Fire In Your New Shoes
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    Tell Me About Meat Rabbits

    Anyone who raises them! What are your favorite kinds? Where do you find breeders? Can you make money off them at all? (Or at least have them pay for themselves?) I'm very interested in rabbitry but it's all very new to me. I've read some articles online but I really like to get first hand...
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    Feathering

    Can anyone give me a general guide for the way chicks feather out? I know every breed is different but I was hoping for just a rough guide from the experts. I've noticed some chicks feather out on their tails faster, their necks, ect. Thanks!!
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    Blind Chick

    Hello all! I was out watching my hen and her seven chicks (hatched saturday) when I noticed one little guy acting very funny. I noticed first he was very sluggish, where the other chicks are zipping around like little crazies. He kept getting left behind, then Mama would chirp and he'd run to...
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    Crack in Egg

    No, not that kind of crack. One of my shipped eggs has a hairline crack in it - I'm on day 3 incubating and just noticed when I candled looking for detached air sacks (had one of those too). What's the best way to deal with it? Thanks!
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    Before I click "Confirm"

    Oh Em Gee my husband is going to kill me. I'm currently on the checkout page at Metzer with 2 pair of buff geese on the line...... I've been wanting geese forever but I just can't convince myself to click confirm! Our yard is 2 acres fenced with a little pond and maybe a bigger one soon if I...
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    Foster Ducklings

    Hello all! I have a blue swedish hen who's been sitting on close to 20 eggs, due today or tomorrow. Over the last week or so, she's kicked all but 5 out - all of them were fertile but the ducklings were dead. I blame the weather, it's been typically Texas: 35 one morning then 97, dripping...
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    Chaos on Christmas Morning!

    It's my first time hatching chicks - this morning is day 20 and I woke up to 4 chicklets rolling around the incubator! This is better than Christmas! They are very much alive and well and seemingly hopped up on speed. I'm using a brinsea eco 20 - my question is: Should I take these chicks...
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    Lavender Mallard?

    Has anyone seen these? I plugged my ducks into the genetics calculator and my Buff + Mallard came up with a 50/50 chance of being blue or lavender mallards. I can't seem to find any information on the lavender coloring. Same goes for buff + magpie. As my luck goes... they'll all be black...
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    Rock 'n Roll Marathon!

    Anyone else running? I just signed up for San Antonio! My 2 girlfriends and I are doing the half marathon - we started training two weeks ago! SHEESH I am out of shape!!
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    Confessions of a Nervous Nellie

    I have wanted an incubator for a couple years now and this spring I was finally able to buy one! So I'm incubating for the first time and I have been a nervous wreck about it... and I think it's only going to get worse! I did tons of research, bought a good bator, 3 thermometers, humidity is...
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    Mutts: Hennies or Roos? UPDATED

    Updated at the bottom!
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    Turkeys and Wild Turkeys

    I'm getting my first set of heritage polts in May (SOOO EXCITED!) *ahem* and I plan to let them free range with my chickens and ducks when they are old enough. But, as I type this, there are 20 wild Rio Grande turkeys eating under the bird feeders behind my house. They hang around pretty...
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