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    feather follicle infected? or quick growing tumor?

    i have a 17 or so month old bantam cochin/wyandotte roo who i just found 2 days ago had a gold ball sized growth near his tail area (close to the oil gland but it certainly is not the gland). he appears to be going through his molt so i thought it could have something to do with his new feathers...
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    HELP! gooped/closed eyes, gasping breath, not eating!

    here is my situation that i think may have contributed to all of this! this past thursday i got home from work to find my garage door open where my chicken coop is kept for the winter. not sure how it could have been opened since i was sure i closed it when i left for work that morning. nothing...
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    ops! air conditioner is finally out of window!

    ok, so i did a dumb maneuver tonight! i tried to take the AC out of the window while my dh wasn't home. i am here freezing my behind while trying to heat the house since the temps have dropped to the 50's outside (got down to the low 30's last night!). so i decided the AC needed to come out! i...
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    thinking of farm names but wondering...?

    i'm thinking of giving my backyard flock a farm name but i am just curious if you have to register the name somewhere in most states to use it officially. i'm also wandering if anyone is using the farm name 'Bird in Hand' for a farm that actually exists or raises birds of any kind! the only one...
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    rooster loosing/or not gaining weight

    i've had this new rooster for about a month now and since i've had him he has always been on the scrawny side. i put him out a few days ago with my flock of girls for some fun before having to come back inside for the night (residential and being kind to neighbors by bring the boys into the...
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    safe plants for surrounding coop?!

    are there any 'safe' plants that can be planted outside the coop but still close enough that the chickens wouldn't get sick from? i know that you shouldn't plant stuff like morning glories or trumpet vines. i was thinking about doing some grape vines and climbing roses since i have lots of those...
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    if i got salmonella poisoning, could chickens get it from me?

    i bought store chicken and think i didn't cook it enough. now i'm thinking i may have been sick from salmonella poisoning the past week and i'm wondering if it might transfer to my chickens. does anyone know if this could happen? i haven't seen any of my birds getting sick but i want to be sure...
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    chickens see color better than humans! have fashion sense too?

    http://www.physorg.com/news185539169.html my dh was sweet and sent me this link. if they can see more colors than humans, do they have better fashion sense too? i've seen Sophie the Diva....err...Silkie and i really think that they do!!
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    when could hen lay again after raising chicks?

    i am just curious how soon broody hens could start laying after hatching out a group of eggs? i have 2 broody hens with chicks that have hatched the last couple of weeks and i am wondering if i should remove them after a few more weeks to get them back to laying again. how long will a broody...
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    how soon to give broody new clutch of eggs?

    i currently have a bantam salmon faverolles pullet that has been brooding over 7 eggs for the last 2 weeks and i am just curious how soon i could giver her some more eggs to brood over. i would assume that she should have some time in between to recuperate from one batch to the next and giver...
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    broken egg under broody banty

    i'm just wondering if a broken eggs under my bantam is bad for her and the other eggs. i just checked earlier tonight my broody bantam faverolles pullet and noticed that one of her eggs broke and i'm not sure if she ate it because it was a dud or if she just ate it. i have not seen her off the...
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    can you incubate eggs from hens on antibiotics?

    i know i've heard people mention that if you have hens on antibiotics that for the duration they are on them you can't eat the eggs. but you can cook and feed them back to the hens. i was wondering if you can take and incubate any of those eggs instead or if the antibiotics kill off the...
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    anyone ever order from S&C bird & animal farm?

    i was hoping someone on here may have ordered from S&C Bird & Animal Farm before. i noticed that they carried bantam salmon faverolles and a few other breeds in bantam form. how good has their quality been on any of the breeds of birds they carry? if you have birds could you post pics? thanks...
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    when the D stands for DUH hubby!

    now here's a 'duh' moment on my husband's part. i'll let you know that my dh has a degree in physics and an interest in technology, but doesn't seem to have much of a clue when it comes to how things have to work when it comes to manual labor and household machinery like lawnmowers, rototillers...
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    anyone know of a bird vet in NH?

    i am wondering if there is a vet that may treat birds in NH, especially chicken? if anyone knows this could you please give me their contact name, phone number and a possible location? i know my pet vet wasn't very helpful the last time i was there and mentioned i had chickens and was curious...
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    thinking of broody instead of incubator

    i'm thinking of using one of my broody bantam cochin hens to hatch out a small clutch of eggs, instead of using my foam incubator. i'm hoping for a x-mas/new year's hatch. i'm just wondering if i should bring her inside so it would be warmer and a little calmer than out in my garage coop with...
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    how many eggs could a broody bantam hen sit on?

    i am just curious how many eggs a broody bantam hen could possibly sit on? i have bantam frizzled cochin hen i bought back in May and i have only had 3 eggs out of her since, all within the 1st month i had her-none since. i thought she might have been in a moult when i got her because she was...
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    how cold can chickens take it before needing heater?

    i was wondering how cold chickens could tolerate before they would need a heater in the coop? i have a digital thermometer that transmits from the garage coop and so far the lowest temp the coop has reached has been 37 degrees at night. the garage is insulated and the coop has been too...
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    what color is this bantam cochin cockerel?

    i was hoping i could get some help trying to figure out what color my bantam cochin cockerel Sunny might be. i figure he might not be considered a standard color since he came from a flock of mixed colors to begin with. but i am curious. he is such a sweet boy and i would like to breed him with...
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    show me those Faverolles! want to see other colors too!

    hi everyone, i have 3 young bantam faverolle pullets in my flock and i know there are others out there who seem to like them. but i'd love to see pic of all the other colors there might be. post your pics, either standards or banties, hens/pullets or roos/cockerels. any age is fine. the more...
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