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    HELP! Must find homes for two pairs of 3.5 week old NICE Welsummers!

    I have 4 Well Bred, Welsummer chicks 3.5 weeks old, 2 cockerals and 2 pullets that NEED HOMES. The plans I had for them fell through. The Welsummer is a beautiful breed and the Kellogg's Corn Flake Rooster, "Cornelius" is a Welsummer. They lay dark brownTerra cotta colored eggs, some...
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    2 little Welsummer Roosters free to good home

    Hi, My 2 week old batch of chicks seems to hold 2 roosters. They are from eggs whose siblings won the champion egg award at Michigan fair. I got them from vivki 2x2 on here. Beautiful birds, I just can't keep roosters, I will know for sure next week or so when their chests feather out. I...
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    Does anyone have a good success story of fail to thrive chick???

    Hi, My 5 little Welsummers all hatched over the last couple of days and went under a happy broody silkie, BUT there was a last egg in the incubator that had pipped and zipped 3/4 of the way and then stopped, I left it for 24 hours and it was still alive, so like a fool i helped it finish...
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    How long can I leave early hatch chick in 'bator???

    How long can my brand new little Welsummer stay in the incubator without suffering ill effects, while waiting for the other eggs to hatch? I think I killed my other eggs last time when I took the first hatched chick out 8 hours after it hatched. today is day 20, one of this batch of eggs...
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    1st time mama not able to protect chick

    I have successfuly introduced incubator hatched chick ( only one survived the process) to a very loving mama silkie. The silkie was broody and is showing little one bugs and food and water and all of the rest. it has been 3 days and when i let them out with the other girls in our big run...
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    Broody Silkie WILL NOT LEAVE NEST I am worried

    I am pleased that Roxie is proving to be a great broody, and that our eggs arrived whole and uncracked. ( Thanks peaceof thyme!!!) I will candle on day 10 to see if they got scrambled in the mail or if they were viable. I seperated her into a big plastic dog crate with a nesting box and golf...
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    Chickens allow DOG into flock

    We have been acclimating the chickens and dog and now they are very entertaining together. here is a you tube link of a video my DH took
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    Anybody's MPC EEs laying blue eggs?

    Hi I am waiting for my EEs to start laying they are from My Pet CHicken, in early July. They have very red little combs and are squatting rampantly, and I am just hoping so much for blue eggs... Does anyone have MPC EES laying blue?
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    ?buk buk buk b-gawk buk buk, but still no egg?

    So it was 14 below zero and the girls were all snug in their coop and I hear the egg laying sounds for the first time, they are 22 weeks old... red combs, squatting... But no egg to be found. last night I dreamt of frozen eggs. So... is it normal for them to make those noises and NOT be laying?
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    Newsweek Magazine Urban poultry article

    Hi, I tried to find the most apt place for this: http://www.newsweek.com/id/168740 And i thought it could maybe help those of you fighting for your right to have urban chickens:
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    Tree full of Quinces

    First: Other than jelly what to make for us humans? Second: Can I feed them to the chickens?
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    Mad City Chickens Movie Interview!

    http://www.wpt.org/directorscut/104lovington_lughai.cfm This was sent out from the Mad City Chicken Website and I really enjoyed it and thought you all would too! These folks were my final inspiration to jump in and become a newbie chicken mom and I love it!
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