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  1. masschickvet

    Pop! Squish! Uh-oh... :(

    Should have heeded the advice of whomever and relocated Momma Easter earlier in the process (she is sitting on 4 eggs that I "borrowed" from a neighbor with a rooster). One of the other hens (I assume) stomped one of the eggs and crushed it, and the 19 day old peeper inside :( I was devastated...
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    Suffering from withdrawal/ separation anxiety

    I sold 14 of my "babies" today (they are just over 6 weeks old) to a lovely garden center down the road from my work. They will be on public display for all to see and admire, and have a very nice coop and run. The owner is also going to build chicken tractors so that they can get moved around...
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    "Fuzzy foots" of some type or another

    I ordered 15 "mixed brown egg layers" from McMurray Hatchery. The only breed that has fuzzy feet in this assortment (according to the description) are the Light Brahmas. These two birds look nothing alike! They did when they were little peeps...but now?? and neither looks like it is feathering...
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    Great wound product - Aluspray

    I just wanted to pass along a really good product to use on superficial (and not so superficial) wounds and injuries on chickens (and horses, goats, etc). It is called "Aluspray". It's in a spray can so it's easy to apply. It's a silver color that the chickens don't seem to want to peck at after...
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    Keeping chickens OFF the porch but letting the dog out into the yard

    Alright smart people. I have 8 chickens and one dog. I have one deck, level with the yard (one small step down) that I DO NOT want the chickens to have access to, because let's face it, they crap a lot and it's gross to have a deck full of poo. Also, they peck the paint off the wooden siding...
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    Oxord, MA Silver Spangled Hamburg Rooster

    My elderly neighbors are not impressed by the 5:30am crowing, and he's starting to go after my kids when they want to pick up the hens. New home needed ASAP. I can pick him up and handle him easily. He was a "freebie" in a McMurray order of pullets.
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    Two-fer: What breed is this pullet?? And is my silver spangled Hamburg Eve or Evan??

    She looks like a partridge something, but with a black head/neck instead of an orange one. This is one from McMurray's Rainbow assortment. They are 8 or 9 weeks old now. And the SSH is my "freebie" rare chick, and, I fear, a rooster :(
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