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    WTB: Polish eggs and maybe some other in Boston area

    I will be travelling to the Boston area the second week-end of April.I am looking to buy a dozen or two of polish eggs and maybe some others breeds depending on what is available. I will be driving from Tilton,NH to Boston,Ma.
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    Looking for DE in the Boston area

    I am planning a trip to the Boston area in April. I would like to get some diatamaceous earth while I am there. We can't get it here in Quebec. Can anyone tell me where to get it? I looked through the Tractor Supply website and there is none listed.
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    Chukar life span

    Can anyone tell me from experience how long a chukar normally lives? I have aome that are 1 1/2 years old and they seem to be dying for no apparent reason. Oe day they are doing good the next they are dead.
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    Butchering chukar partridges planned. Need some advice

    We plan to butcher our exces 1 year old males soon. Do I need to brine the meat? Will I need to brine the meat when I do my younger ones in the fall? THanks for your help.
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    Help!! Baby chukars

    I finally have my first hatch of baby chukars. One of them seems a little weak. WHat kind of vitamins can I give it? I currently have some Super booster that I give my chicks but it has antibiotics in it. Is this a no no for chukars. It has penicillin g and streptomycin in it
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    Flighty chukars

    I noticed that my chukars have been more flighty these past few days. Is this normal Spring behaviour? Following tips I read here lately, I tried to sex them. I think I have either 6 or 7 males for a total of 10 birds. What do I do? Leave them as is, or separate them? In order to do this, I...
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    First time Chukar raiser, needs help

    Spring has finally come. I have anxiously awaited for my first Spring with my chukars for the last year. Around 12 months ago I purchased 10 chukars, in order to start breeding them for my personnal pleasure. Now the time has come. I have spent the last year reading up on them but I still have...
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    HELP!!!Purebred Eggs wanted

    I will be in Boston March 2nd -4th. I was looking for some purebred eggs to hatch. Does anyone in that area have any to sell?
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    Help in the Boston area

    Hello fellow chicken enthouthiasts. I am from Cananda and will be travelling to Boston in a couple of weeks. Does anyone in that area have any purebred eggs to sell? I am also looking into buying DE. WHere would I be able to find it in the Boston area, or north of Boston along the 93 towards...
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    Looking for tricks to sex Plymouth barred rock chicks

    Besides the lighter color of the roos, are there any other clues I can use to sex PBR. Leg color, wings etc...I would like to sex my chicks as soon as possible. I always get stuck with a bunch of roos.
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    Chukars starting to lay????

    In all the reading I did on chukars it sort of registered in my head that they only lay in the spring. I got some chicks in the spring, they are roughly 5-6 months old. Yesterday I found an egg in a nest. Thinking that it was an odd chance didn't pay to much attention to it, I did put the egg...
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    How to wire a homemade incubator

    I have decided to make myself a homemade incubator. I tried to find the post by miss prissy with a diagram to show me how to hook up the wiring with no luck. I am still undecided wether I will use a hot water thermostat or a incubator wafer. Any help on wiring both ways would be greatly appreciated.
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    Broody Hen?

    Can anyone tell me how to set up a possilbe broody hen? DO I isolate her from the others or keep her in a group? Should she have closed in quarters. She keeps sitting in a temporay nest I set up in a car tire. I have separated my pen in 2 and she seems to leave the nest more often since I...
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    Barnevelder and Silkies eggs wanted

    I am looking for some hatching eggs of the following speciesBarnevelder, Blue silkies, and Black silkies in the Boston area. I am from Quebec and will be in Boston for Easter week-end. I would like to buy thw breeds mentionned. If you have some let me know. I could also stop en route on the way...
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    Silkie Eggs in Boston area

    I am looking for Silkie eggs (different colors) in the Boston area. I am from Canada and will be in Boston on Easter week-end. I would love to pick up some eggs while I am there. All I can find around here are white Silkies. Thanks
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