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  1. Sam The Yam

    My New Coop

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    That's no yolk!

    I have a bantam hen who has been laying a few eggs, about the size of a robin egg. There has never been one with any yolk inside, just what little bit of white that can be in such a small egg. Will there eventually be eggs with yolk in them? Thanks. Carl
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    Where's the yolk?

    I have a small cross breed bantam that started to lay recently. The eggs are very small, about the size of a quarter. I have yet to find one with any yolk, only a small amount of white. How long until I might start getting a complete egg? Thanks. Carl
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    Keeping them cool

    Just a suggestion to help keep the chickens cooler in this heat: When I turn them loose to free range on the lawn in the late afternoon/early evening, I turn the sprinkler on and let it run through the three stations. It wets the grass and gives them the chance to "cool their heels" and pick at...
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    My First Brooding Hen / Successful Hatch ***pictures of new babies

    This past week I had my first broody hen successful hatch. 8 of 12 eggs hatched and they all seem to be doing well. I got some fun pictures today of them.
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    My First Brooding Hen / Successful Hatch

    My Black Australorp hen went broody on me and I had no fertile eggs. I was able to get some from a very kind lady that I had found on Craig's List, bought a dozen from her and began the 21 day ordeal. Sure enough, on the target day, they began to hatch. As of right now, the 23rd day, there is...
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    Silly Poultry Jokes

    What happened when the hen ate cement? She laid a sidewalk. What do chickens serve at birthday parties? Coop-cakes! What do you get when a chicken lays an egg on top of a barn? An eggroll. Why did the chicken disappoint his mother? He wasn’t what he was cracked up to be. Why did the rooster...
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    Pullet can't walk well at all

    I have a RIR pullet who just the other day started to walk strange. She somewhat hobbles at times, gets around okay, and is eating and drinking. Today she was out on the grass and she would tumble over like she was drunk and is just acting weird. None of the others she is raised with are having...
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    Check out my Silkie Coop "Phoebe's Pad"

    Phoebe is a spoiled rotten little golden silkie. She is the proud owner of a new coop in the works and I hope to add another silkie to her pad soon. It is still in the works, I have some fine tuning to do, but as you can see she looks perfectly content. I built the fence around a small garden...
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    Rooster Integration

    I had bought two pullets and one of them magically turned into a rooster ( you know how that goes), so as I could not keep it due to where live, I gave it to a friend who was looking for one for her hens. Problem, those hens beat up that rooster and they have to keep him in a separate pen and...
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    Silkie Mauled by Dog/Slight lacerations/Any rememdies appreciated

    Today my little silkie was mauled by my dog. It survived, but was quite scalped. I think the dog did more licking than biting and as feather were licked there was tears to the skin and the wound I have the most concern about is on the back of the neck where it looks like it is possibly opened up...
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    My Red Sex Link Is Laying Round Eggs?

    My red sex link has started to lay round eggs that are quite large and have texture to the shell. This is abnormal for her as she to my knowledge laid normal shaped eggs before. She is a mature hen. The first one came and it did have a soft spot where it also had a small bulge. She has laid a...
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    Sunday Morning Surprise

    Back in August I bought 2 pullets from one of the local feed stores, a buff orphington and a rhode island red. The buff, I named "Sam", after a little girl I know named Samantha who is referred to as Sam. Her father helped me with building the coop so I told her it was her chicken and I would...
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    The Queen Gets A Throne of Her Own!

    Most flocks have a self proclaimed "queen of the flock", and mine is no exception. My queen is a black star. The other night near dusk they were getting on the roost and I heard commotion going on. She was not going to let anyone get near her apparently and she was trying to peck those that did...
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    Chicken Discipline

    Most flocks have a self proclaimed "queen of the flock", and mine is no exception. My queen is a black star. The other night near dusk the were getting on the roost and I heard commotion going on. She was not going to let anyone get near her apparently and she was trying to peck those that did...
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    Wanted: White Silkie pullet for my 10 yr old daughter / Phoenix AZ

    Hello out there, if anyone knows of where I might come across a white silkie pullet or hen in the Phoenix metro area could you please let me know? I have a sweet 10 yr old daughter who is very good with chickens who would love to have one or two. Send me a PM or email. Thanks!
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    Introducing Your Chickens to the Neighbors

    I thought I might deliver some eggs to my neighbors with the following letter and a picture of my chickens: Dear Neighbor, We, the chickens of 7672 ½ Tumblegg Dr., would like to introduce ourselves to you, one of our favorite neighbors. We live directly through the fence from you. You might...
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    Production Reds

    I recently acquired a Production Red hen and can't help but want to show her off as she is so beautiful. I named her Mrs. T, after my beautiful red haired sister. I called her to see if she would be offended if I named a chicken after her. She laughed. I think she appreciated it!
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    Phoenix Arizona Area: Does anyone have any mature hens available?

    I have a friend who is getting into the chicken keeping business and I am trying to find some mature hens for her to start her flock. If anyone has any or knows of some that are reasonably priced, would you mind emailing me or send a message to me? Email: [email protected] Thanks.
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    Dusting Place for chickens

    Something I am trying that I thought may be of interest to some in regards to dusting your chickens for mites. I had a plastic round pond pan, about 3 ft in circumference and about 6-8 inches deep. I dug a hole in the ground and put in down into it so that the top of it was closer to ground...
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