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    Help! My Rooster Lost His Eye!!

    My beloved BLR Wyandotte Roo lost his eye. He is healthy otherwise, I am assuming someone pecked it out. He has an infection in the socket which I am flushing with a saline solution followed by some erthamyacin ointment. How long does this take to heal up? Will it require long term care to keep...
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    Help! Possible lice of mites on chickens!

    My hens have stopped laying a week ago which I assumed may be due to the heat. The heat has since died down and still no eggs.We live in upstate NY. I noticed this morning that three girls out of eight have very small grayish white clumps which I assume are lice on the tops of their throats. I...
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    Blue Laced Red Rooster 13 Weeks Old

    Beautiful blue laced red Wyandotte Rooster for sale to a good home. His father is from Buddy Henry's line and his mother is from Sue Osio's lines. Stunning guy with a very sweet personality.
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    Increasing fertiliy of eggs.

    I have a BLR Wyandotte rooster with a flock of two BLR hens, 1 black Australorp and 3 Easter Egger hens. I want to hatch the eggs of my BLR's. Do I have a good chance of fertile eggs with a ratio of one roo to 6 girls? Is there anything anyone suggests to increase chances of fertile eggs? We...
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    Best places to buy electric net fencing and charger??

    I am looking for the best place to buy electric poultry net fence with a charger without breaking the bank. Would buy it used if I could. Any recommendations? Thanks! Tracy
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    Electric Poultry Fencing with Charger

    I am looking for a used although in good working condition, electric poultry net fence and charger, preferably solar or battery powered. I have a flock for so a fence for that size would be great.
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    Dewormers for Organic Egg Layers

    I have a flock that I have tried to raise as organic as possible and am looking for a good dewormer to follow along with that philosophy. I have not seen any evidence of worms yet did just lose a hen to a unknown cause and want to rule worms out. We do eat their eggs, which is a concern with...
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    Sick Hen, Please HELP!

    I have a 8 month old Black Australorp hen who until a few days ago was the picture of health. I noticed two days ago she had a little bit of poop stuck to her butt, but she was eating and acting perfectly normal. Today, she is noticeably lethargic, her comb is pale and appears to have shrunk...
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    Easter Egger Roosters Free to Good Home

    Two Easter Egger Rooster FREE to good home. One is black with gold neck and back feathers and thoe other is all white. They are 22 weeks old, healthy and beautiful. I will ship if new owner pays for shipping fees.
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    Wanted Blue Laced Red Wyandotte Splash Rooster

    I am looking for a BLR Wyandotte Splash Rooster for my BLR girls. Please send me a e-mail if you have such a guy:)
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    Looking for two Silkie Hens or Pullets in Western NY

    I am looking for two silkie hens or pullets for sale to add to my flock. I live in Western NY, so anyone close by would be a plus.
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    Four of my chickens missing with no evidence of foul play.

    I have a flock of twelve birds who are free range by day, locked in coop by night. We usually put them to bed at sunset. We were out this afternoon and left them locked in the garden which they can jump the fence if they wish but usually will not as there is lots to eat along with good shade. We...
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    Deep Litter Method and DE

    I am starting the deep litter method on my 4X6 coop with a linolium floor. I am using pine shavings and have been reading about using DE.What is the best brand to use and how much how often? Where do you purchase DE? I called Country Max and Agway and thy only have pool grade and bug grade, no...
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    Electro Plastic Poultry Netting and Kids

    We just finished our coop and are starting our run. We have 11 chickens who have been free range during the day. So far, we lost one chicken to the neighbors dog and one hen to a wild mink. So we need fencing that is weasel and dog proof. I have been looking into the electroplastic netting and...
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    Two Ameraucana Easter Egger Roosters to good home.

    I have two Ameraucana Easter Egger Roosters that are looking for good homes. I hatched them on April 19th, 2009. They have been free range, organically fed and overall spoiled. They are very healthy guys with nice dispositions. They are great with kids as they have been handled daily by my two...
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    Chicken Swap/Show in upstate NY??

    I am looking for some sort of chicken swap or show in Upstate NY near Rochester. Anyone know of any or any chicken clubs in this area?
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    Heated Waterer and hanging feeder.

    I live in upstate NY and am completely the finishing touches on our coop. I am planning on hanging the feeder. Whats the best type of feeder to buy and where? I was also planning on putting the waterer up on cinder blocks with the heating element underneath. Any suggestion to best type/brand?
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    Four year old son wants to enter his chicken in a chicken show.

    My son who is in love with his black Americauna chick, Heart, has been asking me about entering her in a chicken show. I don't have any idea if she is even show quality or anything about showing chickens. Should we pursue this through 4-H or through the fairs this summer? Any advice or direction...
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    HELP!! Hatching questions!!

    All right, I have 6 out of my 11 Araucana chicks hatched. All healthy and chirping madly so far. My first hatched chick has already earned the nickname of Hannibal Pecter, the pyschopathic face peeker as he is running around peeking all of the other chicks in the process of hatching in the face...
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    The correct Humidity for Hatching Aracuanas?

    I am on day 12 of hatching a dozen Araucana eggs. This is my very first hatch. All are fertile according to my novice candling attempts:) I have followed my Hova incubator instructions on keeping the inner tray full of H20. The humidity has stayed around 40-42%. I was told 35-45% was good to day...
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