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  1. sbrown

    My new Columbian Plymouth Rocks

    My newest additions. Columbian Plymouth Rock from BYC member "Yard Full Orocks". Pretty birds and big pullets.
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    My new Columbian Plymouth Rocks

    Picked these up from Byc member "Yard full orocks" today. Really like these and was impressed by the size. He has some very nice birds.
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    Sick pullet, Mareks?

    So I get home this evening, go to feed my chickens which consists of 11young pullets, 1 hen and 2 roosters. My pullets are around 10-12 weeks now I think. They came running at feed time but I noticed one was slower and looked liked she was gonna topple over forward. Then she just kinda fell...
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    new pullets

    Well, hated to , but I went ahead and sold all my older hens. Had to make room the new ones. They were all 4 years plus so I figured their best laying days were behind them. Moved my latest batch from the chick house. 2 Silver laced Wyandottes, 5 black australorp and 4 mixed RIR and Ameraucana...
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    What size bulb in incubators?

    What size bulbs is everyone using in relation to incubator size? I built a small cabinet size incubator last year and had pretty good hatches, even with it being outside. I didn't start last year though until probably May/June when it was a lot warmer. I have 34 eggs in now and moved my bator...
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    Fertile?

    I just collected these eggs and don't think they are fertile. I had two roos over breeding my hens . Gave one away a few months ago and haven't visually seen the other one breed a hen since? Do the roos slow down in winter as well? I was hoping to put some eggs in the incubator soon.
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    Rooster still breeding?

    I have an Ameraucana roo and a few hens. A few months ago I also had a buff orpington. They were overbreeding the hens so I had to get rid of one. They seemed to compete and the Ameraucana would run the other one off any time he could . But since I got rid of the Buff I haven't visually seen him...
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    Stove up hen?

    This RIR hen acts like she can hardly move. She kinda waddles and her stance seems real wide, like she can't stand up to well. She is still eating. She hasn't hardly layed the past 8-10 months. I've had her about a year and was told she could be around 4 when I got her. She has shown mild signs...
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    BCM's pullet or cockerel?

    I have three 12 week old Black Copper Marans. Im still getting this sexing stuff figured out. Getting better at my EE's but the single comb breeds like this give me a little trouble it seems cause their combs all[/IMG] look big to me compared to the peacomb of the EE's. I had feared that these...
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    Sexing BCM chicks

    First off let me say this Marans hatch has been very disappointing. I went and got 24 eggs to set and only 8 hatched. I lost one this week which worried me. Now I think almost all the remaining ones are cockerels except the blue marans chick. These pics are not the best but you can see there...
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    What to plant for winter food plot?

    I am starting to think ahead for winter and ideas for a food plot. I let my chickens free range around our yard and home almost every other day at least. I think they are spoiled cause I have a yard full of grass and some areas with clover mixed in that they hardly touch, at least when Im...
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    Egg with lines and ridges

    I noticed my EE hen laid an egg today that had some very noticeable lines in it. What causes that?
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    Chicks dusting at 3 weeks

    Let my 3 week old chicks out today for the first time. I have had them in a chicken tractor type enclosure about 3 1/2 ft off the ground. Been worried cause it had rained here for like a week and everything has been soaked and its been hard to keep them completely dry as well as the coop. When I...
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    Ivomec question

    Ok, I know this has been discussed to death probably but I was researching parasite control when I saw you could use ivomec. I was happy cause I keep some in fridge along with atibiotics and such for dogs and stuff. I had posted earlier about a hen I have that has not layed in months and her...
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    Hen symptoms/ what illness?

    I got 3 RIR hens from a guy a few months ago. They all looked healthy and acted fine but he did tell me one was not laying. I noticed the feed he was giving them that morning was terribly molded. I have them on laying pellets now and all my hens seem fine except this same one. Here are the...
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    Sexing EE chicks?

    Ok, I know this has probably been covered many times and I researched it a little but didn't get a solid answer. I had 30 chicks hatch out this past week. Most were from my EE roo over one ee hen and 3 RIR hen. My Buff roo probably had a little influence as well possibly as a few chick are...
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    Eggs hatching early?

    Today is day 18. I turned my eggs one last time last night before bed and then added water this morning to up the humidity. The hygrometer says about 74% right now and has stayed at about about 50% or so until now. Well, I get home today and check everything and notice that one egg looks like it...
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    Ameraucana Rooster?

    Got this rooster several months back. He is a good bird, not mean, doesn't bother my kids when they are out and he is very protective of his girls. Won't let my buff roo anywhere near them. Only paid $5 for him and was told he was Ameraucana but wasn't sure. Have some eggs in incubator now from...
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    Mixed Buff/RIR and Americauna/RIR

    Built an incubator this weekend and put 37 eggs in. They will be a mix of RIR hens that were bred by a Buff Orpinton roo and an Americauna roo that I have. Would have rather had all from my Buff roo but wasn't really to concerned, just wanted to get some going so I could build up my hens. I...
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    Incubator not coming up to temp?

    Ok, I started on my incubator yesterday. Got the thermostat and lights in. It went to 90 degrees within an hour so I thought ok its gonna heat well. Of course it was already in the 80's outside though. After let it run all night it made no improvement. Kinda surprised cause I have two 60 watt...
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