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    Rhode Island Red/New Hampshire Red flock

    I have a flock of 14 with breakdown as follows: 6 RIR pullets, 1 RIR rooster - born Feb. '09 (11 months) 4 NHR pullets, 1 NHR rooster - born Apr. '09 (9 months) 2 Cornish Rock pullets - born Apr. '09 (9 months) Everyone, including the two roosters, get along pretty well. The roosters aren't...
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    3 Cornish Rocks for "cheep"! - TX

    I had a mixed flock (broilers/layers) and have 3 lucky cornish x who never saw the chopping block. The freezer's full and I don't feel like butchering anymore anyways so if I could get $10 to (almost) pay for a bag a feed I would consider my time with them worth it. About the chickens: Cornish...
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    Texas - NHR pullets

    I'd like to downsize just a bit. Have three excess NHR pullets I'll part with for $8 each. 21 weeks old. I'm in the hill country.
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    Where's my stinkin' eggs???

    I have 6 RIR pullets who are 30 weeks old and 7 NHR pullets at 22 weeks. The RIR are beautiful with red, fully developed combs and wattles. A few of the NHR are, too. I got my first egg 6 weeks ago and have been getting one measly egg a day since. They free-range so I figured they found a spot...
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    What the...?? Blackheads on skin after processing

    I've been processing a bird here and there for a couple months now - Cornish X and RIR roos. Something I've been noticing is almost every bird will have several big blackhead-things, especially on the thighs. They're not feather quills. It's kind of gross but if I squeeze them an almost clear...
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    How do you relocate ducks???

    I have five young buffs. They were so messy with their water in the brooder and it was so warm outside (95+day, 80 night) I moved them to my garden when they were 2 weeks old. Gave them a little dog house with bedding and a kiddie pool to splash around in. I did the garden because it's well...
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    Predator mystery solved!

    I usually don't have a problem with predators but when I stepped outside yesterday afternoon I noticed my best rooster, Bucho, standing right next to what looked like a cookies-and-creme colored chicken. Imagine my surprise when it flew off at the sight of me revealing a 5 foot wingspan and a...
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    Bloody stool - quick question

    I have someone, or someones, in my flock putting out the worst looking bloody poos. They're about normal consistency, with a firmer middle, and then liquid around but it looks like almost straight blood. Flock consists of 10, 16 week-old RIR (vaccinated), and 27 9 week-old NH Red and Cornish...
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    Questions for those of you who range ducks 24/7!

    Hi all. I have 5 healthy, seemingly happy 1 week-old buff ducklings. I want to range them 24/7 on a pond here but wonder about housing and introduction. Housing first I suppose. I'm in Texas and everything I read says they're pretty hardy so I'm not worried about winters and I guess they sleep...
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    Want some ducks - looking for input

    Hi all. I have a small pond on my place (an oval about 50ft x 30ft). It's actually a tank a previous owner built decades ago. It's about 4 feet deep at the center and has a lot of underwater plants, bugs, tadpoles, and a couple turtles. Now I'm thinking I would like to put a few ducks in there...
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    Any idea what's wrong with this chickie?

    I'm currently raising my second batch of Cornish Rocks and noticed my first problem with a chick which will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. At dinner time this evening, when they all go crazy and crowd around me, I noticed one just laying on it's side with the left leg stretched out next to the...
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    What's up with organic?

    So I seem to remember from a chemistry class that scientifically organic means carbon-based. These days who knows, except I realize the basic idea is free from drugs, chemicals, etc. I've heard to label something organic you have to be certified by the state-another way to pay a tax I'm sure...
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    Lost my first chicken to snake

    Well I'm in the country so I suppose it was just a matter of time. Plus I got cocky. After a week in the same coop but separated by chicken wire I introduced some month old Cornish X and NH Reds to my established RIR flock. My RIR's are great about this by the way! Very little picking on the...
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    Broiler Chicks west of San Antonio, TX *CHEAP*

    My incubator did way too good of a job and I have plenty of chickens as is. About 12 excess Cornish Rocks. Very healthy and lively. They're 10 days old so they still need brooding. As these came from hatching eggs and I know nothing about baby chick sexing, they're straight run. I'll take a...
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    Free-ranging...early?

    I have 11 RIR and 7 plymouth rocks living in a 9x9 coup that used to be a shed. It's nice because the walls are solid, it's totally critter-proof, and I set it up so I've got about another 4 feet of expansion area if I need it. Couldn't figure out how to post a pic . Anyways, I'm trying to get...
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    High Chick Mortality Rate - Any suggestions welcome!!!

    I posted this as a reply to another thread but in case no one's seen it wanted to give it one more try. I want to be the best father to my new babies! New member here with McMurray chicks - started with 19 Rhode Island Reds, 9 White Plymouth Rocks, 1 Exotic. Received 2 days ago, Wednesday the...
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