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  1. feldon

    Feed Question

    My DH & I raised a couple of pigs. They are now in the freezer. We had grain left over when they were butchered. He sad that we could feed it to the chickens. I say no. Can anyone settle a dispute for us? feldon
  2. feldon

    Bare floor

    I have a coop with a concrete floor. After spending several hours on Sunday cleaning out the shavings...I have been using the deep litter method...I was wondering if it is OK to have bare floor. I have concrete floor in there which would make it a breeze to simply hose out once a week. They...
  3. feldon

    Bumble Foot?

    Could someone explain to me what bumble foot looks like? I have an 8 week chick who was fine, running around with the rest of the flock. A couple of days ago I noticed she was limping, more like hopping actually. I managed to pick her up today & one of her feet is totally turned under. I...
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    Feeding methods

    We have a flock of 35 chickens ranging in age from 6 weeks to 3yrs. The 6 week olds are separate from the rest of the flock. The hens free range. We have a hanging 3 gallon feeder in the coop which we have always filled to the top to let the 'girls' free feed. Lately we have noticed that there...
  5. feldon

    Any Ideas

    Hi, I woud really like to find out what these are. They are pullets, but what breed. I went in with a friend on a pullet assortment. they are very simiar except that three have a ring around the eye. Any ideas? They are brown egg layers. Felicity
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    What breeds are these?

    Any suggestions? feldon
  7. feldon

    New chicks, What are they?

    I got six new chicks today. They came from an order I split with someone else. She ordered a brown layer assortment from Privett. I have no idea what breed they are. Three have a broad black stripe down thier back & three have leopard spots on thier back. Any ideas? feldon
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    Wing Clipping

    My chickens have started 'flying the coop' . Fencing hasn't contained them, so we are wanting to clip their wings. Do I just clip one wing or both? Feldon
  9. feldon

    Banding Chickens

    I have a flock of 30 . They break down into 4 different age catagories. We want to band them so we can identify the age group. Can anyone fill me in on how to band? Also do have to order bands on line, or are they carried at a feed store. Felicity
  10. feldon

    Best Layers

    Hi, I'm about to add 6-8 new chicks to my flock. I enjoy a variety & I am thinking of adding New Hampshire, Delaware, Production Red. I'd be interested for input about the laying & personality of these choices. Felicity
  11. feldon

    Cleaning eggs

    How long can an egg be considered fresh if it has been wiped clean? I live in the rainy Pacific NW & have free ranging hens. Nine times out of ten my new laid eggs have muddy shells. Some of my customers have complained about 'dirty eggs'. I have explained about the protective coating. If...
  12. feldon

    Advice needed (longish post)

    Hi, as a lot of you know, a couple of days ago we lost our little Peep. My buff who hatched her & cared for her for 3 weeks is now quite distraught. I put her back in with the rest of the flock, hoping that she'd get back to normal. I also moved my 6 day old chicks..11 of them, out of thier...
  13. feldon

    Sad day for 'Peep'

    I am so sad to tell you that my little 'Peep' came to a sad end. Today I let 'Peep' who was a 3 week old Welsummer, go out with his mama free ranging with the rest of the flock. I watched them carefully for most of the day to make sure he/she was accepted & everything was fine. In the late...
  14. feldon

    Peep's first day out (pic)

    Here's little Peep 3 weeks old out on his/her first outing into the big world. I was a little nervous about the reaction of the rest of the flock, but mama was wonderfully protective. One of my barred went after the baby, & mom went out after her clucking and saying 'get away'. After that...
  15. feldon

    Roo Pullett or one of each?

    I have a couple of approx 22week old black australorps. Supposedly they are both pullets, but they have a very different appearance. Roo or pullets Felicity
  16. feldon

    Return to egg laying

    I have a buff who went broody about three months ago. She now has a 3 week old chick. She's a great mom, very protective and teaching the little one the rops of being a chicken. When will she get back to the job of laying eggs? Also, I have them both isolated now from the rest of the flock...
  17. feldon

    New chicks have arrived

    My new babies arrived this morning. I got a call from the P.O. at 6.30am, a very irrated voice said come get your chickens :o. They are so tiny & so cute. I was expecting them tomorrowI, and I'm impressed with how fast they got to me. I ordered from Ideal in Texas & I'm in WA. I have 5...
  18. feldon

    HELP ASAP !!!

    I need advice as fast as possible. I have just come home from the P.O. with my new chicks. I unpacked them & one of them a little Speckled Sussex looks as if it is blind or something. It's little eyes are both closed. What should I do? Felicity
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    Will broody adopt new chicks?

    Out of 6 eggs which I put under my broody buff orp, I had only one hatch out. These were not her own eggs, they were fertile from another hen. She absolutely adores her little chick...Peep.... and is being a wonderful mother. Next week the 18th or 19th I will have 11 day olds arriving from...
  20. feldon

    Little Peep

    My little chick...Peep...is three days old today. My other eggs didn't make it. I have left her with momma (actually she was a broody so I guess she's a foster momma) They are seperate from the rest of the flock in a dog carrier inside a play-yard. Momma is crazy for little Peep. I dipped...
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