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  1. Chicksdigit

    I guess my daughter is the Possum queen

    I have always thought that my youngest had a way with animals, but this one threw me. A few minutes ago She came running in to tell me as she was gathering eggs from under the nestbox ( some of the hens like to go there to lay their eggs) something big licked her hand. I went out to...
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    Ideal Hatchery is having challenges with their Phones

    I just recieved this e-mail: The Ideal Poultry website is back up and running. However, now we are having trouble with our phone system. Due to a major fire that destroyed the building behind ours last night, our phone system has been experiencing trouble. Hopefully the problems will be...
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    Ok 18 eggs from 14 chickens how is this possible?

    Ok yesterday we gathered 9 eggs from our hens and today we had 18 eggs we have 15 hens and one is with her chicks so just 14 are laying I know they just lay one a day and 9 or 10 is the norm for our girls but today we got 18 .....any thoughts?
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    If your chickens have fowl pox are the eggs safe to eat?

    I'm just curious and I asked about this in another thread but I would like a larger consensus. Are the eggs safe to eat if the chicken is diseased , does it depend on the disease, and do you try to separate out the chickens showing symptoms or do you just throw away all of your eggs? I am...
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    I know, I know, I am hard headed.....Chicken wire question

    I have read over and over that Raccoons can and will go through Chicken wire....I also see many pictures of peoples coops and runs are covered and fenced with 1"x1" poultry netting. My question is: has anyone on here ever had a raccoon go through chicken wire ? I am sure a lot of folks...
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    Is 1"x1" Poultry Netting a good defense as a run topper

    I have read how raccoons can get through Chicken Wire easily but does anyone think it would protect the chickies from Raccoons as a top for the run? will it keep them out if it is only on the top? My new coop is going to be an open air coop with a good sized run under trees with plenty of shade.
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    Chicken with Foot infection.......

    Here is a question that i know sounds a little dumb but if a Chicken has an infection does the infection effect the eggs she lays?
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    How do I administer antibiotics?

    I have always been able to give shots and antibiotics to my dogs and cats but I have only had chickens for a few months and need to give some antibiotics to one for bumblefoot I know the dosage ...............but what do I open the capsules and dump the powder in water then syringe...
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    Power inverter, Good thing to keep around when incubating

    Well, I have lived here almost 3 years and have never experienced a blackout( electrical) but I put 39 eggs in an incubator and the next day the power goes out for a few hours.The temp on my digital thermometer was 92 degrees but not so low on the mercury thermometer and I was getting...
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    Today I recieved Eggs from OKCarla

    Magnificent, is all I can say Carla went way beyond the call of Duty when she packed these eggs Thirty Beautiful Jersey Giant Eggs arrived intact with no breaks or cracks My incubator was ready and waiting and after a period of settling in they went. Thanks Carla for a most...
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    Adding a computer fan to your Little Giant incubator?

    My question is this: when adding a computer fan did you use the case fan? And did you face the fan down on the eggs or across them? I used the battery charger from my daughters ATV, since we use the car battery charger to charge the battery anyway, and the fan is working well but I...
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    Hi, From Texas, We are newbies

    My daughters and I bought and moved to two acres in a small country town not too far from Dallas. One day while perusing one of the local flea markets we saw some chickens and my youngest said she wanted some chickens. We went home and went online and ordered some day old chicks from a...
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