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    Anyone ever hatch eggs after dosing Valbazen?

    Dosed Valbazen and have many dozens of eggs collected during the withhold period. Thought about doing a hatch...anyone try this? Anyone know the effects of dewormers on fertile eggs?
  2. LilRedRoo

    Winter Hatch for C.Maran? Ugh.

    This should be interesting (to me at least)... We have ceramic eggs in four of our laying bins to encourage the hens to put eggs where we want them. The usual laying areas have been taken over by some young pullets who haven't started roosting yet, so those particular spots are, well...
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    Chilln' with Her Peeps

    I wasn't sure where to post this, but I thought it was a cute picture of my wife, Melinda, having coffee with a few of our chickens. There is a particular group of hens who like to hang out with our rooster (Little Red) in the afternoons while the rest of the flock is usually up under the oak...
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    Valbazen question as it Relates to Eggs

    I've seen a few posts with different withholding suggestions on the eggs when dosing Valbazen. Is there a significant threat to eating them within 3-5 days? For the eggs falling inside the withhold time window, are they done for, or could they at least be salvaged for the incubator? Do cats...
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    Australorp ate the Eggs! Grrrrrrr...

    We had an Australorp go broody, so 21 days ago we slipped 14 eggs under her. For the first week the kids would report how many times she got off to get food and water et cetera, but then no one noticed her ever getting off. And I don't think she's move a muscle since. About day 7-ish, we were...
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    Agriculture's Deal with the Dark Side - Article that I found interesting

    The title is in reference to an article I read at Star Tribune as it was linked to on the SWCS Conservation News site (http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/233077931.html) that reminded me of many arguments that have come up as "asides" in other people's posts. I hope this thread can...
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    Rooster Imbalance can lead to Hen Injury

    This is more of a heads up from learning the hard way than a question. A few months ago we culled some of our layers, and then got hit with Marek's, which took us down to having 2 Roosters and 12 hens. The more gentle rooster, a RIR began competing with the more aggressive Leghorn for...
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    Info Overload - Question on Caponizing and Roos

    I read as much as my mind would allow and I think I over-indulged in data. We are trying meat birds for our first time with a baker's dozen red broilers (RIR/Cornish cross). They mature just a hair slower than the typical white broiler, so now I'm intruiged by the topic of caponizing. THe...
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    Howdy from Bremond, Texas!

    My name is Darren, and Melinda and I are learning a lot about maintaining a "backyard" flock in the country. We milk goats for household consumption and have started raising chickens for meat, eggs, and a couple as pets. We've been browsing this site so much lately that we decided to join...
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    Life after Marek's with New and Old Flock???

    Melinda and I were new to backyard homesteading and started off with an unvaccinated flock. That turned out poorly for us, but we've learned a LOT. Moving forward, I have the following situation and question. We have 17 survivors of our Marek's outbreak. Of these we are worried about 4 who...
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