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    Why Are My Chickens Laying So Many Eggs??

    Okay, so I have 2 ISA browns and I knew that they would probably lay an egg every day and they have. They started laying a few months ago and have both laid an egg EVERY day since they started! Then I got 2 Buff Orpingtons and figured they'd lay eggs every 2 or 3 days. NOPE! They're both...
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    Is it Okay to Eat a Bird With Chicken Lice?

    I was slaughtering a couple of turkeys the other day and my neighbour had a young rooster she wanted me to slaughter for her. While I was plucking the rooster I noticed tiny bugs crawling around near the vent area and after some online research think they must have been chicken lice. Just...
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    Not Sure Of Sex of my Three Six Week Old Chicks; help?

    This one's mom is a pure White Leghorn and her father is either a Black Copper Maran or a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. This one has the same parents as the one above. T This little one's father is either the Black Copper Maran or Blue Laced Red Wyandotte and the mother is either a maran or a...
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    Sexing White Leghorn Crosses; Comb Size Good Indicator?

    So I have two White Leghorn (F) x Black Copper Maran (M). One of them has been growing a comb since he was 2 weeks old and the other one barely has one. I was talking to my neighbour (who I got the chicks from) and she said that the comb size can be misleading when sexing leghorns. Just...
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    Scared My Turkeys Will Freeze This Winter! Any Advice Very Welcome!

    This is my first time raising turkeys; I have a male and female broad-breasted bronze. They're about 4 months right now and seem to be doing well. They have a good-sized fenced area outside to roam around in and appear happy and healthy. Their current "coop" though, is just a chicken ark and...
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    Raised Two Pigeons From Eggs! Thought You Might Like My Story.

    A few years back I rescued two pigeon eggs, built an incubator and with some help from the internet, hatched and raised the little guys! Here is our story and pictures: (scroll to bottom of the blog for the beginning) http://iwasbornapigeon.blogspot.ca/
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    Purebred Jersey Giant?

    Hi guys, I'm new to your wonderful discussion forums and have a question about my rooster. He is about 6 months old at the moment and the lady I got him from when he was younger said that he was either full Jersey Giant or a Jersey Giant/Cochin cross. Just wondering if any of you might be able...
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    Purebred Jersey Giant?

    Hi guys, I'm new to your wonderful discussion forums and have a question about my rooster. He is about 6 months old at the moment and the lady I got him from when he was younger said that he was either full Jersey Giant or a Jersey Giant/Cochin cross. Just wondering if any of you might be able...
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    New To Smallholding and Loving My Chickens Here in Northern BC!

    Hi all! I'm a born and raised Nova Scotian who has ended up here in Northern BC and finally have the land to have started a smallholding! My fiance is mainly interested in chickens for egg purposes and I am hoping to have some meat as well. We were lucky enough to have moved in beside a lady...
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