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  1. firedove

    Not new, just been away a bit

    Its been “a minute” since I was an active member here and a lot has changed. We moved to a new state (from Southern NH to Central NY), and it took a few years, but this spring we got to add chickens back to our lives. We currently are growing out 19 Speckled Sussex with the intention to keep 12...
  2. firedove

    Turkey advice

    So, I'm moving to upstate NY in about a month and I would like to add a flock of turkeys to the mix maybe late summer. I want something that is appealing to me to look at but is also tasty, cold hardy, able to free range well if I choose (we will have 22 acres) and will breed well and lay a...
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    Most foul Proposed "Fowl Keeping Ordinance" for Fitzwilliam, NH

    This is a recently proposed ordinance for keeping of "Fowl" in our tiny rural town, population less than 3,000! Pay attention because if this passes here it will make it all that much easier to pass in towns all over. If it can happen in this little tiny quaint town it can happen anywhere!
  4. firedove

    Mystery Predator - Warning Graphic Pics!

    Hello, this evening after months with no predation issues at all suddenly we had two or three birds killed. Three birds are missing. One body is in the yard (pics will be in this post!), one was carried off leaving a trail of feathers, and the last is just MIA but no feathers of her color...
  5. firedove

    So mad I could spit fire

    It's a combination thing, mad at myself and mad at the situation. Last June 30 I was in a terrible car accident which left me in bed for a long time and I am still off my feet trying to recover. Shortly after the accident (mid-August) a friend called me about buying my horse. He was a 10 year...
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    BLRW roo, tell me what you think

    I have this BLRW roo that came from a breeder in Florida, I don't know where he got his birds though. I know my bird has too long a back but I'd like to know more evaluation of him. Also if you think he will be a good starter roo to breed for better over time or if I need a better roo even to...
  7. firedove

    greenish skin around injury?

    I have a cockerel who got beat up by another cockerel. He has scabbed over wounds all across his back. The scabs look good but I noticed some of the skin around was a light greenish color, like a bruise hue. Is that just natural bruising or should I be more concerned? There is no smell to...
  8. firedove

    BIG humidity issue, are they beyond help?

    I set 17 eggs on Feb 27. My hygrometer was reading low so I kept raising the water bottle that feeds the incubator. Yesterday morning I noticed droplets of water on the dome of the bator so yesterday afternoon I bought a new hygrometer. I put the new Hygrometer in after dark, sure enough the...
  9. firedove

    BIG humidity issue, are they beyond help?

    I set 17 eggs on Feb 27. My hygrometer was reading low so I kept raising the water bottle that feeds the incubator. Yesterday morning I noticed droplets of water on the dome of the bator so yesterday afternoon I bought a new hygrometer. I put the new Hygrometer in after dark, sure enough the...
  10. firedove

    injured EE cockerel - E-Collar?

    I had 4 young cockerels in a large cage together and 2 of them turned on the other 2. I have already separated the two injured boys and treated the wounds, one cockerel is scabbed over and healing nicely (he also had a much smaller wounded area), the other keeps picking at his wound himself so...
  11. firedove

    Candlers

    I'm sure there may be an answer on here somewhere but I'm on dial-up and searching for anything takes forever so I'm just going to ask and if someone knows a post already could you post in the link for me? I need to eventually get a real candler and I need to know which ones are worth looking...
  12. firedove

    EEs from ChooksChick! new pics in February - page 7

    My October egg swap EE eggs from ChooksChick hatched out into the cutest little EE fuzz butts! Here are some pics of the latest additions! Ten hatched out of 16 eggs. I'm told that the grey one is a blue and the yellows will be either buff or blue splash. The rest are? Any color goes...
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    Babies hatching from October egg swap EEs!

    Well, I have 4 so far of 16 eggs set, plus 2 pips last I checked. Though it has actually been a couple of hours since I came in here and got online so there may be more now. I'm very excited! I love new babies! It has been many many months since I had peeps. Even though I won't be keeping...
  14. firedove

    Blind Wyandottes

    Back in February I got a shipment of Wyandottes from McMurray hatchery. Four of the chicks turned out to be stone blind. I was just talking about them in another post and it made me wonder if anyone else has gotten chicks that turned out to be blind from the hatchery. I never thought much of...
  15. firedove

    NH chicken swap & market fair chat thread

    This thread is to discuss chickens and other animals. Personal triumphs and stories are welcome. If you have an issue with what someone posts or with a poster, please keep it to PMs or other private communication. If you have a question about something that is posted, feel free to ask it, but...
  16. firedove

    Low Cost Feline Spay/Neuter in NH

    Just wanted to let everyone who might be in the New England area that a new low cost spay/neuter clinic has opened in South western NH, right on the VT and MA borders. I've gotten involved with them and they need to get the word out! Spays are $70 and Neuters $45. They do shots too. Check...
  17. firedove

    egg yolks

    Just a curiosity question about the yolks I have been getting in my hens eggs. When we crack the eggs to cook the yolks nearly always break. I can hatch the eggs fine so it doesn't hurt in that aspect. I just wondered if there is a specific reason for the weak yolk sacs and if there is...
  18. firedove

    Chick hatched under my broody, *sad update*

    My Mille Fleur hen has finally gotten to day of hatch and her single remaining egg (not actually hers, a LF EE/Wyandotte cross green egg) was pipped and zipped when I checked her around 9:45pm tonight. So, with any luck there will be a happy healthy chick in the am. My question is what should...
  19. firedove

    marking eggs

    I'm sure somewhere there is a post for this but I'm lazy today and don't feel like taking the time to search. So, we usually mark our eggs with pencil, works fine in the bator, but I'm finding that keeps wearing off under my broodys. What else can we use to mark the eggs? I have magic...
  20. firedove

    When do Wyandottes start to crow?

    I have a couple in my young flock that I am pretty sure are cockerels. They are 14 weeks old and I haven't heard a single strangled noise out of them yet. Is it possible that I actually managed to pick only pullets when I was trying to get a cockerel in there, or do Wyandottes just start late?
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