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  1. Ferngully

    Question on showing roosters: related to spurs

    My children would like to start showing chickens next year for 4-H. I have gone through the database but I am unable to find an answer to this question. When you show roosters, are the spurs to be cut short and close to the body, or do you just round off the ends of them so they aren't so...
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    : ( I could cry...Computer with EVERYTHING on it crashed, a quick rant

    I awoke this morning to find that my hard drive on my laptop was dead. No warning, as a matter of fact I checked it the other day and it was fine. DH (a computer guy) tried for hours to try and recover anything from it. A no go. I lost everything. (I did originally have everything on my thumb...
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    Chick stepped on, some of bowel hanging out, still alive, can I fix?

    Running out the back door young DS accidentally stepped on an approximately 6 week old chick. Some of its bowels are protruding through its vent area, the chick is still alive. I thought for sure she would die, I have kept area moist with sterile saline, and I am going to attemp a reduction...
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    Sandy yard/run problem, it's quicksand

    I live in Northeast Florida, we have personally had torrential downpours daily for a couple of months now. I know this is just a seasonal fluke and wont be the same next year It never has a chance to dry out. Our property is sand based as is most of the property in this area. Normally drainage...
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    OEGB Rooster color ID help please

    I have searched through various websites and I am unable to find a good color ID for my little boy. Any ideas as to what color he would be called? The lacing on the front of his chest is gold with white/silver around the edges. Thany you for any help you can give. A better frontal view can be...
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    Against all odds, and they were bad, they are hatching!! Now with pic!

    I can't believe it! I had set 30 eggs in my Brower(17 wellsummer, 8 oegb, and 5 mixed of EE and BCM). These eggs came OUT of my refridgerator, where they had been stored for OVER a week. I came back from vacation and thought "hey why not give it a try" this was a second attempt at hatching, the...
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    Need non-mean prank for child to pull today please.

    DD(9) so desperately wants to pull a prank today. I am at a loss as to what to suggest. I have never really enjoyed this day, as a child, as I was only exposed to negative, mean ones at school growing up. She thought a fake spider would be funny, not to those terrified of them in the house...
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    Did someone forget to pay the heat/sun bill for Florida?

    It is soooooo wrong for it to be these temps in Fl. I am thinking of writing my congressman. Freezing temps all the way down the state. What happened? Also contemplating bringing ALL 30 of the chickens inside to a spare bedroom, however I don't think DH would appreciate it too much, though he...
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    Brower TH120 plug question

    I got a brower and downloaded instructions, read and reread the instructions. My question how many plugs do I put in when I set the eggs and and how many do I remove at hatching when I stop the turner? Or do I remove more plugs? Thanks
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    Holy Cow we got our first egg!!!!!!! with PIC

    DS went to check this a.m., I figured 2 weeks as they all just moved here. He came in "no eggs, just this one, and pulled it out of his pocket" The singing and dancing that commenced was a party to be seen. I think bigger than any party I have ever seen. It won't even fit in the large...
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    Did he sell me all his roos as "hens" warning pic heavy

    I purchased 6 "hens" and 4 "pullets" breed and gender guesses would be helpful as I think he sold me his roos. Pic 1 two of these: Pic 2 two of these EE with slate legs Pic 3 I have no idea what this is suppose to be, all black slate legs Pic 4 Is a mix of something real sure a roo Pic 5 no...
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    Somebody, Anybody, Stop me PLEASE

    I get my first incubator in 11 days. The count down has been on for a few weeks. I can't stop reading the egg adds, then I get all eggcited and then look at calendar and get flustered. I can't stop myself, I just can't. I don't want to....yes I do...no I don't....yes I do.... and I know it...
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    bwaahaahaa He is coming home and I gave away his room

    To the chickens. My oldest son went to Kosovo, got hurt, got sent to Germany to recouperate, and sent an IM this a.m. he is coming home on the 14th. I sortove took all the furniture out of his room, got rid of it, turned it into a classroom fully decked out. Put a brooder in here with chicks...
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    New Years traditions and/or folklore

    Please post some of your your new year's traditions or folklore and what it is said to bring to the new year. I know they are all different for various regions of the country and world. Here in the south with my husbands family it is blackeye peas and collard greens for prosperity. In the north...
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    She "dumped" her ferret on us. "Rant"

    o.k. DD is 18, has mental issues, and has been out of the house for awhile. Over the holidays I let her come stay the night, she said she wanted to spend the time with us. Youngest DD was thrilled. Well...she spent no time with any of the family, showed up at the end of the eve party and left...
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    Another silkie roost question.

    I know for standard chickens, a 2x4 with 4inch surface face up is used for the roost, with silkies being a smaller breed, what width is used for their roost? Is there a big difference in the size of the feet? What would be ideal? I could rip the wood to the right width. We don't have the silkies...
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    New, Florida chicken member

    Hello all, I have to confess, I have been reading the forum now for 2 weeks (some nights no sleep, don't tell DH) I have researched so much and learned so much. Thank you all for having such a wonderful site. After 10 years of living in the country on 2 acres, Dh said o.k. to chickens...
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