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    My first "Egg" in over a year

    I'm currently back in the US visiting home and updating my certifications at school and I had a rather mundane but extremely unique experience today: A store bought egg. I havent had one of them in so long that I honestly didn't even consider using the odd pasty white orbs in the strange...
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    Does anybody know why?

    Does anybody know why happy chickens do the little "chew" move they do. I dont know exactly what to call it, but I assume everyone has seen a happy chicken about to go to sleep or nestle into a lap. That little move they do with their beak as if they were trying to chew a piece of gum. I...
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    Pink Bike Helmet Babies

    I got a "Toy" incubator made up and I cant wait to try it out. We're going to do the QC check and make sure everything works by setting two eggs in it tonight. I'm hoping they are Houdans pure, but my Silkie roos wander with all the girls too so they might be mixed breed babies. I was too...
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    Olive Egger mystery breed

    Here's another anchent Chinese secret I need to unravel. About 7 months ago I picked up some more unique birds from a good breeder outside the city and they mentioned a green egg breed, so I picked up two. Unfortunatly one didnt make it, poor girl. However one is flourishing and had just laid...
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    New Chicken Farm, Where to?

    I've decided my hobby will be a major part of my life, so I'm looking for opinions about where the best place to start a farm might be. Without a doubt this will be my retirement activity and income. I plan to grow it into a profitable venture over the years until then. My criteria are...
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    Little Coop in the Big City

    I live in a good sized city, about 14 million registered residents, but I thought having some chickens in the apartment would be an interesting thing to try. We bought two to try it out, never expecting them to live past a few weeks. Well, they did... Then chicken math took over and now we...
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    Coccidiosis (cocci) and your chickens

    This is a thread to help people know if their birds have coccidiosis (aka: cocci) or not. I read about this, or heard about it so many times. To be honest it always seems to come up in the "Whats wrong with my bird?" replies. The problem to me is that so many people misdiagnose this. Meaning the...
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    "Don't Judge Me" - Another reason to love my wife

    My wife has noticed the chickens growing from hobby to obsession as I plan out a new coop and start talking about trying to breed some chicks for different traits. So she was surfing the net and came across a funny picture. That alone ws nice, but she went one step further and made it into a...
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    New accounts?

    So my wife wanted to make her own account here... Unfortunately its not possible. I'm guessing its due to the "Re-ject-ya" software, better known as "Recapture" or whatever. All I know is I had a very difficult time getting it to work when I made my account and now it is completely...
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    Mosquito Bites

    As it says I have a couple bad mosquito bites on my turkeys. To be honest I had no idea it was such a problem for the poor birds. I feel guilty, but I came from Michigan, and theres a plenty of wild turkeys and mosquitos, so I never thought it would be a problem. I gave some medication, and have...
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    Silly birds eating anything

    Anyone else "discover" that chickens and turkeys have little idea what is good for them? I got a package today that came with the typical styrofoam sheet for packing. I left some of it near the kitchen and the rest blew out the window with a gust of wind. Unknown to me the turkeys were on it...
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    China

    Yup, I'm here in China living and working. Sorry I didn’t take your job. Someone wanted to take mine and I decided to chase it! Turns out it was a crappy job and I found a new way to make a living over here. Joking aside, I've set up a nice little life and I'm experimenting with poultry over...
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    Hello from China

    Hello everyone, I grew up in the Mid-Michigan area and half my family and nearly every one of my friends lived on or next to a farm. When I traveled the world I spent the most of it in the city and I'm yearning for those open spaces and eventful days of the past. So now that I'm settled here in...
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