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    Ugly Chicken Butt- any cure?

    Daisy is the BA hen(on the right) that has an ugly butt: Clementine is our other BA hen that has a lovey butt: WHY does Daisy have such an ugly butt and is there any remedy? And yes, Daisy is our rooster's favorite, however he actually really loves Clementine as well, so I do not see this...
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    Broody hen... Sit!!!

    Has anybody ever used an old large dog kennel, 3 ft by 2ft. for this? My dear Clementine is broody for the second time ever in her life!!! She was such a wonderful, dedicated momma last year that even though I JUST had 20 chicks just arrive in the mail I am letting her sit on her little...
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    3 day old Chicky matching game!!

    Match these breeds with these beauties: Partridge Chantecler Golden Lakenvelder Silver Kraienkoppe Golden Spangled Hamburg Blue Hamburg Ameraucana Golden Phoenix Chicky # 1 Chicky # 2(the biggest one) Chicky # 3 Chicky # 4 Chicky # 5 Chicky # 6(the ittybittyest one) Chicky # 7...
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    putting day-old chicks under Broody question

    My hen set, hatched and successfully raised up 6 healthy chicks last Spring. She has been dedicated broody for 2 days straight and I just got day old chicks in the mail. Since she's only been broody 2-3 days, would you try putting some chicks under her to raise? Will she notice that its only...
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    FREE day old chicks Conroe TX

    Ideal Poultry sent me WAY too many males in my order. I do not have room for these little darlings!!! 12-15 male day old chicks FREE to a good home. No idea the breed. Cute little fuzzy butts. Hatch daTE March 23 Local pickup or local meet-up only. THANKS!!! Mary in Conroe, Texas PM me!!!
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    Bantam Cochin Cockerals For FREE In Houston Area Texas

    FREE to a good home: Local pickup only 3 Bantam Cochin Cockerals. Hatched May 8th, 2010. just started crowing aprox 2-3 weeks ago. Assorted colors, two frizzle feathers, the other one does not express the frizzle featheration, but one of his parents was a frizzle. All were lovingly...
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    FREE Roosters, bantam cochin frizzles Texas, pick up only!

    This is the prettiest. I don't know what he "is" exactly but he is just too pretty to end up a chicken dinner- save this bird!!! Another pic of pretty boy. He is so sweet too!!! That is Annabelle on the left, our favorite and most likely to keep. He is bantam cochin and does not have any...
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    Question: Can a Hen ever have GREEN tail feathers?

    I just need to know the answer to that simple question. I raised 5 chicks that are now 4 months old and am having trouble accepting my bad luck that 4 of them are roosters. 3 of them are crowing. One of them acts like a pullet. One of them is a mystery but has lovely poufy tail feathers that...
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    killed raccoon last night- question

    Well, my 16 yr old son did. he even picked up the dead carcass(wearing gloves) and placed him in the garbage bag for me. aren't kids great!!!! Anyway, now our problem is figuring out how he got in. I have scanned the coop looking for how the predator got inside and can't see any signs of...
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    maggot can- it really works to decrease flies!!!

    After having a HORRIBLE time with flies last summer, I knew that I needed to be proactive this year. After using beertraps (which were pretty useless) I resorted to poison traps, but in the meantime I looked for other options.... and voila.... the maggot can!!! It is working WONDERFULLY, I...
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    human urine as a deterrent

    Just wanted to let ppl know that we have been using human urine as a predator(racoon, skunk,opossum) deterrent and it seems to be working. Last night there was some critter scurrying around on/under my deck(somebody had left a food container out there, but the chicken coop area wasn't visited...
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    Free ranging, be honest about losses

    This is to all those who have in the past OR are currently free ranging their flock, all day or at least mostly. Please share your experiences and be honest about your losses. I'd like to know how many birds you've lost and the % of time they spend free ranging. ( For example, from a flock of...
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    Proud of our first Broody and her 6 wee little Hatchlings!!! whoop!

    We are relatively new to chickens, having gotten our first baby chicks last spring to raise in our backyard. This spring our 1 year old Black Australorp, Clementine, became a mother! After sitting faithfully for almost 28days(it took me a few days to get her fertile eggs) she is now a proud...
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    Another First Broody wth questions

    My question is does the behavior of the broody hen reveal how good of a mommy she will be? This hen is a year old BA and this is her first time to "go broody" and also my first experience with it. Ive read about it, but its something to see in real life! I have been trying to "break" this...
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    Fly trap worked great last year- now we have a wierd problem!

    I am posting this in the predator/pest area- cause I thought the fly trap idea would be useful to some ppl with the summer coming on. Plus I couldn't think of anywhere that this topic would fit into better. I think I probably got the idea of of BYC last year. I've used DE in the coop from the...
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    chickens ate airsoft pellets!

    I am not sure how many were consumed. My chickens free range in our back yard almost every day for some part of the day. yesterday, neighbor boy had an airsoft gun and was playing in our backyard. I had no idea what was going on- saw the kids playing, shooting "toy" guns- I didnt know what it...
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    FREE RIR Rooster, 7 months old, Conroe Texas

    Want to breed your own Rhode Island Reds?? Want a protector for your free range flock? Want some tasty chicken stew from a healthy free range bird? I will meet you anywhere between 1488 and Hwy 59, south of Huntsville and North of 1960, if you will just please take this rooster off my...
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    Offered a Turken- any thoughts or advice for a newbie?

    We only have room for 4 chickens( tiny backyard coop for a tiny backyard flock.) I have 1 BO, 2BAs and 1 RIR Rooster. I finally found someone to take my RIR rooster and they have offered me a Turken laying hen in exchange. I am wondering, should I skip the trade and hold out to get a laying...
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    FREE Rhode Island Red Rooster, Conroe Texas, that's right FREE!!!

    He's a beauty and looks after his tiny flock of 3 hens so well. He got a little "smart alec" with me once and after a gentle reminder that I was his boss, he just minds his business and is never aggressive but he won't eat out of your hand either! We'd keep em BUT, only problem is, we have a...
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    feet, VERY red in creases between toes and going up legs

    Our 6 month old RIR roo (who incidentally we are looking to rehome) has this red coloration on his feet that is worsening over the last week or so. At first, I assumed it was from getting cold, as we had our first freeze here a couple of weeks ago. Now, the color seems redder over the last few...
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