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    Are Golden Hybrids/Khaki Campbells good for meat when spent??

    Hello! I have a chicken and duck egg business. Such is life that when the hen reaches a certain age, I must process her out to continue to have a viable business. I have known what to do with my spent chicken hens but the ducks are newer to me and I have a few questions. I raise Golden...
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    Alert, egg laying hen can't stand up. What could be wrong?

    Hello, I have a roughly 7 month old hen that I found sitting on her butt with her feet in front of her. I grabbed her up and took her to my chicken hospital in the garage. She eats, drinks, poo is normal and even lays eggs. She is extremely alert and talks to me a lot every time I see her...
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    Can anyone tell me the breed of this chick?

    A neighbor found 7 little chicks last night abandoned on the side of the road. She sent me this pic and I am going to go take a look this evening and most likely adopt them. I can't imagine letting these little guys die and she can't keep them. Can anyone tell what the breed may be from this pic?
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    Black Silkie Roo and Gold Laced Cochin Roo Need new home in Oregon

    I have a beautiful Gold Laced Cochin Rooster and an adorable Black Silkie Rooster that need a new home. They are sweet guys. You can pick them up and pet them, love on them. I can even touch their comb and waddles. They are both handsome and sweet boys. I just hate the early morning crowing...
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    Does anyone caponize or decrow roosters in Oregon? Not near Portland.

    I love my hens and I don't even mind when they are hollering at me to let them out or complaining that their hiney hurts because they need to lay me an egg. BUT I hate my roosters crowing at 4 am!!! I am not a morning person and it is not even getting light at 4 am. Are these guys stupid...
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    Acceptable night time temps to house meat birds outside?

    I want to get my Cornish X outside in the chicken tractor on the grass for good and can't find a concrete night time temperature that will be okay for them. Can anyone tell me what temp is too cold? They aren't all of the way feathered but do these guys ever feather correctly with the sheer...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    I pick up our 30 Cornish Cross tomorrow. Brooder is ready! I wonder how ready I am! I will post pics her and share my experience along the way to help any other people that can learn from my experience.
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    Bantams stink worse than large fowl chickens?

    Has anyone else experienced their bantams stinking worse than their other chickens? I recently adopted 3 silkies and 1 cochin 3 week old chicks from someone. I have them in the same brooder set up that I had my 8 large fowl chicks until they were 5 weeks old. These 4 chicks stink to high...
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    Possible plugged vent during dust bath???

    My 8 week old chicks were out doing a little free ranging yesterday. Several of them found a spot in a flower bed for a dust bath. After they all got up, one of my EEs was stumbling around, squatting and making a panicky type of sound. I had watched every move they made so I know she didn't...
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    First Snake!! So funny!

    So my 8 chicks who are now 8 weeks old discovered their first snake slithering through their penned area yesterday! I walked out and saw 5 of them in the corner. They seemed to be looking at something and I heard a continuous clicking type of warning from one of the girls. I took a good look...
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    Could I add Silkies to my flock or should I wait?

    I have eight 7 week old chicks that moved to the coop when they were five weeks old. I have 4 BOs, 2 BR and 2 EEs - all hens. I saw 3 adorable white Silkies at the feed store today in the straight run bin. I know they could all be roos but I don't currently have any. If I was going to add...
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    Chick Bed time Routine Story

    My chicks are now 6 weeks old and have been out in the coop for a little over a week. Day 1-3, we had to set them on the ladder to the henhouse to get them to go to bed. On day 4, they did it on their own! I was so proud! Now, every night, they wander up the ramp to bed around 8:15. Now my...
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    New to BYC and a New Chickie Momma

    Hello, I am new to BYC and new to having chickens. I have always enjoyed birds and after my last indoor bird passed, my darling husband said "no more birds"! So I skirted the new rule and got myself 8 new little girls of the outdoor bird variety. Heehee. He's ok with them and building them...
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