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    egg size?

    A few of our chickens just started laying on tuesday and we were wondering how long it would take for their eggs to reach the large size? They do seem to be getting gradually larger but only slightly. They are about 20 wks old now and some wyandottes and australorps are laying if that makes...
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    showing

    Hi, so this is my first year with chickens. I have no idea how to show them! Can anyone help me with showmanship procedure for poultry? like the whole process.....how to handle, what to do, stand by cage or go to the table, hold bird, does the judge ask questions? Any help would be great...
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    transporting chickens

    ok so our fair is coming up and i have to get my chickens there. I have a truck to take them in and the fair provides cages there. What do you use to get them there? A wire cage, crates, boxes...? I have a large dog crate and a rectagular metal cage that might work but im worried theyll...
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    crop problem??

    One of our speckled sussex pullets that is almost 2 months old has a very large growth thing on her right side of the chest area. Would this be a problem with the crop? It is large and soft/mushy and she is somewhat more lethargic than the others but fine otherwise. It has been like this for...
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    New Chicks!! (pics)

    soo.... yesterday (Easter) morning the main post office called with our chicks from mcmurray! All 27 were all alive and healthy but very hungry. Some of the bantam cochins were a bit wobbly before they got food but now theyre great. So fun too watch! We didnt get our free rare one but...
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    netherland dwarf bunnies

    so the other day i bred my ND black himi doe with a sable marten buck. i tried this pairing a few months ago and got 2 DOAs so i couldnt tell what color they were. Just wondering if anyone knew what colors i could get besides these 2 and himi marten? (which is not an accepted color as far as...
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    vegetation?

    so i havent seen much about this and maybe im just overworrying... we are going to build our coop and run in our woods after we finish clearing an area out. i was wondering if there were any certain plants or anything that could be harmful to chickens? they will be able to go out in a large...
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    Hey hey!! (from ohio)

    so... first post of mine! this site is AMAZING and ive been addicted to it ever since i found it a couplce of days ago. I love everyones pictures they put on! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -very new lol although ive wanted them for ever, i just got a very...
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