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    Chicken Tumor?

    My Dominique seems to have a tumor on one side of her back. It doesn't seem to impede her in any way or bother her. She doesn't mind if you pet the area either. All of her feathers are intact. I suppose it could be a deformity except that it seems to be getting larger. She is still laying...
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    Clematis

    I didn't know where else to post this so here we go. I am wondering if clematis will hurt my chickens if they eat any of it. I am thinking about planting some around their run.
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    I am SO relieved.

    This has been a heck of a week so far. Last Thursday, my daughter came down with some kind of stomach bug but was better by Friday night. Saturday night, I started feeling not so good and got the same bug as DD on Sunday. I had to call my friends and cancel our kid-free mommy time. One of my...
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    Supplemental Income

    Normally, I do daycare for 2 other families in my home for income. One of those families is going to use a teenage relative in the summer though. This, obviously, creates a large dent in my income come summer. I was thinking of doing pet/farm sitting. I'm wondering what kind of rates would...
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    Won't use the toilet!!

    I am starting to lose all patience with my son. He is very potty trained and has been for a year. The problem started when he flushed the toilet in the kids bathroom one time and it not only overflowed but the water pipe burst at the same time. This apparently really traumatized him but has...
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    Is it worth it?

    I've been having some crazy thoughts (or so my husband says) recently about raising a few chicks to point of lay and then selling them. Would this be profitable? I love raising the babies (well, except for the culling part) and, for me, it doesn't seem like too much work.
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    Need Temporary Solution

    In the last two, maybe three, days one of my EE's has decided that she is going to try to set her position in the pecking order. Problem is, she is only picking on the two bantams. She is being aggressive enough to pull out feathers. They are being rehomed on Sunday but in the meantime I...
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    Automatic waterers

    I'm constructing an automatic feed like this http://www.fowlvisions.com/?p=633 and I'm thinking about a similar one with an air tight cap for water. Does anyone have anything else similar? I want it to extend out the top of my run (only 4 feet tall) and I would like to be able to keep it from...
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    crowing question

    I was wondering when a young roo starts crowing. Also, how often do they normally crow? Is there a such thing as a quiet rooster? Can you train them not to crow? I'm trying to think of any way I can keep my young (most likely) cockeral.
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    Free in Colorado D'Uccle pair 3 weeks old

    I need to find a home for my two D'Uccles. They are black mottled D'Uccle. They must go to the same home. The male, we call him Lucky, started showing rooness in the form of pinkish/red comb development about 5 days ago. He is a very sweety chick and we are sad that he will not be with us...
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    Who is your favorite?

    I know that some people out there like to say, "Oh, they are all my favorite. blah, blah, blah." I know that secretly everyone has a favorite chick or chook though. Who is yours? Mine is the darker of my two EE's. She is confident and isn't scared of any of us. Last night, we had the first...
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    Decisions, decisions...

    I have, or so I believe, a rooster. One of my d'Uccle, Lucky, not only has a significantly more developed comb but it is getting a more pink/red hue to it every day. He is only 3 weeks. I can't have a rooster... at all. Top it off, he is the one that has a spraddle leg and crooked toes. Yes...
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    Black Mottled D'Uccle 2 1/2 weeks old

    Of my two D'Uccle, one is looking more and more questionable. I know it is still early but what do you guys and gals think? It is the one that is facing on the right.
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    Our "Special" Chicks

    I thought I'd create a thread where we could discuss our chicks that are living life in an adjusted way and hopefully help others in similar situations with advice on making things more "hen"di-capable. Personally, I have a D'Uccle chick with a twisted leg and curled toes that does all right by...
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    What's the deal...

    with no banana peels? Is it just that it is hard for them to eat or is there some other reason?
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    Ventilation

    The plans I have call for 1 1/2" vent holes with hardware cloth over to prevent critters from getting the babies. I don't have a 1 1/2" drill bit. The biggest I have is 1/2". I was planning to increase the amount of vent holes to make up the difference. Do you think I still need to put...
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    Chicken Pool?

    I think this is where this question would go because I'm still in the "design" phase of the chicken run. It gets pretty hot here and while it isn't as hot as other places in the country I was think about putting some sort of chicken pool (buried shallow dishpan or something). Do you think they...
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    To Gimp or Not to Gimp

    Ok, I have this D'Uccle that has a twisted leg and curled toes. I've had him booted and hobbled for over 48 hours and it has made NO difference. Is there anything wrong with just leaving him be? It doesn't seem to bother him as he (oh yeah, I think that he's a he) gets around fine and even...
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    Need advice

    I've been struggling trying to nurse a chick back from being injured during shipping to the feed store (yup, one of those "free" chicks). Her crop has been hard and for a while I thought she was turning around. However, I found out that she isn't drinking water nor is she growing even with the...
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    Glenda

    I'm sorry to contact you this way but I sent a PM a few minutes ago and it didn't show up in my sent box and now I'm not sure if you got it. Anyway, I wanted to get your opinion on my youngest injured chick. She had been squashed by her shipping mates when she was sent to our local feed store...
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