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    Not silkie 5 toe mystery

    I got 3 of these to prove they are not bantams and not silkies. Chicks are standard size chicks, black skin/legs, 5 toes, clean legged and single comb. Worker said 'they are Amberlinks cuz they are in the Amberlink bin.' I said they are definitely not Amberlinks. She let me examine one then said...
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    "Gooseneck" in chicken- no motor control

    I'm in need of some suggestions please- one of my buff orpington pullets, 24 weeks and not yet laying, suddenly droops her neck and seems barely able to lift it. She was puffed up unhappy 2 days ago with a turn of cold weather but otherwise normal. She gets flockraiser and plenty of water, grit...
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    contaminated well water

    I am putting this out there to perhaps help someone with the same issues. After several years of successful poultry keeping and hatching we decided to get a well bucket so we could begin using the well water for produce, poultry and soon to be hogs. It would save so much time and effort hauling...
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    Adding to stagger hatches

    I've done staggered hatches before but by the third set hatch rates get pretty low. My question is when is the best time to add a second set? Say one set is already in the incubator. Is it best to add the second set during week 2 of the first set? Will it work out better to add the second set...
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    Silver sebright throat gash

    went outside to clean yard, thought I had bantam brooder box cat proof. Came back in to find cat on top of fencing! This little silver got gashed on the side of the throat- I put triple antibiotic salve in/ on the wound but in its efforts to keep it self clean it is taking the salve off. Of...
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    16 years together but....

    Okay, so I figure I should start a blog type thing cuz I think my father and his wife are getting tired of hearing my small time country life happenings! I don't have real life friends because I am not a social person. So the next time you pick up the phone to tell your best friend the totally...
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    randall burkey hatchery 2013

    Catalog is a mess of typos and mix ups. They used the same pic for 2 different types of guineas and double advertised in several places. Makes me wonder how the actual hatchery is. No disclaimer about typos or prices subject to change without notice so you can't blame a gal for trying for this one:
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    Roos separate til mating?

    My girls need a break but I have questions. Build small bachelor pad coops just for roos until I decide to have fertile eggs? What about pecking order when he's reintroduced to hens? I have different breeds separated so no mixed chickens. Does separating them calm the roo when he's alone or will...
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    Mating/fertilizing at hatcheries

    I was telling my dad all about my chickens when he raised a great question: since a hen can retain semen in her body for a week, if the hen and roo mate once how many eggs can be fertilized? How are the eggs fertilized at hatcheries? I saw on 'dirty jobs' that semen is collected from turkeys and...
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    Choke collar stupidness

    Remember those shows on animal planet like animal cops houston, etc? One in particular comes to mind. Animal control went to a woman's home about an embedded collar. Owner had cut off the collar and cleaned the wound herself. Dog was happy dog, playing like nothing happened. Wound was healing...
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    Happy cluckin from appalachian SW VA

    I'm good with my animals but not so great with computer stuff so feel free to laugh at my mistakes:D I finally talked my better half into letting me get chicks this past April and my obsession began! Started w/ 6 straight run rir. Ended up 3 darkie chicks roosters and 3 "lighty" chicks hens...
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