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  1. LittleMamaBigPapa

    Chick neck seems double jointed??? Flips head ALL THE WAY backwards??

    We just had a Buff Orpington chick hatch early Saturday morning 7/24. One of our Plymouth Rock hens is actually the one who sat on the egg since 7/1. The chick seems healthy, happy, flittering around pecking at food when momma calls her, drinking, hiding behind momma, sleeps under her...
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    Proud Chicken Mamas!!! Post Pics Here

    HELLO........Ok....some of them are not babies, but TWO of them are. As of today, these are my sweet Chicken Babes: Beans, the Rooster Lily - Buff Orp, missing feathers, thanks! Beans Penny - Ply Rock, Bantam! Pearl - Ply Rock, Bantam! Dottie&Ruby-Production Reds! Some other Roo????
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    PICTURES!!! MY *8* Babies.......2 MORE TODAY!!

    EDITED 4-14-2010 HELLO........Ok....some of them are not babies, but TWO of them are. As of today (edited 4-14-2010), these are my sweet Chicken Babes: Beans, the Rooster Lily - Buff Orp, missing feathers, thanks, Beans!!!! Penny - Ply Rock, Bantam! Pearl - Ply Rock, Bantam! Dottie &...
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    SHE'S DEAD...thanks BYC for BEING here for me!!!! :-)

    I'm sorry.....but I am so dissappointed in the lack of support these days...I loved BYC last year when I got answers to every one of my newbie questions and within minutes. Now, what? Its all about contests, and rambling about insignificant nothings! Here is one of my two posts from last night...
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    Help Me - Possible Egg Bound??

    RE-POST FROM THIS MORNING IN THE SICKNESS, DISEASE CATEGORY - GETTING NO REPLIES I have tried searching for answers about egg bound, but I am still not sure. One of my Buff Orps ate gleefully last night some Old Fashiooned Oatmeal, and drank ALOT, but she is not moving much. Her tail feathers...
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    EGG BOUND?? Still not sure!!!!!!!

    I have tried searching for answers about egg bound, but I am still not sure. One of my Buff Orps ate gleefully last night some Old Fashiooned Oatmeal, and drank ALOT, but she is not moving much. Her tail feathers are usually all perked up but yesterday and today are turned down. I thought I...
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    our FIRST EGG!!! 4 month old Bantam

    I got THE call on my way home from work.. DH said the chickens gave me a present...... It is from one of the white plymouth rocks......and last night our 3 BOs (2 girls and 1 boy) stayed in the coop with them for the first time. LEFT: store bought, grade A large RIGHT: fresh, yummy...
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    I was just paranoid - the pecking order is NORMAL

    My 6 week old BO rooster is picking on the 2 new white Plymouth Rock bantams. The PRs are about 14-16 weeks old and twice his size but he does not care! He is BOSS!! They cant even go near the food when he is out there. He could be on one end of the cage and if they go to the food, he RUNS...
  9. LittleMamaBigPapa

    COOP CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS WITH PICTURES

    Please visit my page and see our coop construction for our three Buff Orpington Pullets. I am pretty excited. I expect there will be plenty of.... "Wish we would have done this, or done that", but my main concern is that my girls will be comfortable in the warm and sometimes HOT Nebraska...
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    LIGHTING........what is the purposse of red and/or blue bulbs???

    I am currently just using a 125 watt white heat bulb. Do I need to be using a colored bulb? I have had my BOs for 1 week as of today. The temp at the bottom of the brooder (just below the light) is 96.5. Is this a good temp??? They seem to be just fine. I just dont know when I should...
  11. LittleMamaBigPapa

    HOW to raise Chicks in COLD southeast Nebraska??

    Hello, I am brand new to BYC. I signed on to begin learning as much as I can about chickens prior to making a commitment. My husband and I have talked about having chickens for years, and now we feel we are ready. However, we have TWO main concerns. 1. we are concerned about living within city...
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