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Ok, first I think a little back ground info would be appropriate & help you understand a very long and drawn out story.... My husband & I married about five years ago. We were together for three years before we married. I love my husband very much. He has two kids, one daughter, one son. At...

Oh man, I went out today to feed everyone and one roo is vanished. He was in a pen with 2 other roos, all about 5 months old. The pen is made of heavy duty hardwire cloth. The holes are probably 1 inch wide, by 1/2 tall. It's closed on all sides, even underneath. The pen is still fastened...

My chicks started dying at 3 weeks old. They had bloody poop, which seemed to indicate cocci. I put them on a round of Corid for 5 days & feed them yogurt. After the five days, no more bloody poop & no more dead chicks. They have been off the Corid for 5 days. I am feeding them medicated...

I have heard that you can not eat the eggs of chickens who are feed medicated feed. One of our local feed stores does not sell separate starter & grower. They only sell a combo. I simply asked for "starter/grower". NOT "medicated starter/grower". They took it upon themselves to give me...

Ok...I knew I needed to cull some roos, and I found this thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=109583 It's a very informative post, and I have read it over like a million times, and re-read it once more before I began. First problem....I don't have a killing...

Ok, so I just get done processing several rabbits & a roo, and now I need to get them soaking......I'm kind of funky. DH is following me around wanting to know what I'm going to cook for supper. (GEEZE! Do I not have enough to do right now??) ME: I don't know, I've been too busy to think...

Ok...I've read on here that you feed starter until a certain age, then swap to grower. I go to the feed store & tell them I would like to have "Grower" now, & not "Starter". Do you have to ask for medicated starter, or is it all medicated? And what is it medicated for? They say to me, that...

I've seen pics of eggs during hatch both laying on the side & in the upright position in cartons. I have heard that you lay eggs on the side so the chick can get into position for hatch. I have also seen pics of cartons of eggs with almost all eggs hatched. Has anyone had more sucess one...

I have a few 3 week old chicks. I've had them since they were about 3 days old, I believe. They all seemed to be healthy & thriving. I placed them in a clean brooder with, good temps, clean water, & chic starter. Last week, they started dying for what seemed like No Reason. Everyone would...

I have a small backyard flock of mixed breed OEG's. So far *knock on wood* I've not had any problems. But, I am adding to my flock. Currently, I have 4 sets of new arrivals in quarrentine. With a bigger flock, the addition of new birds, and "just a matter of time", I'm sure to experiance...

I just hatched a few BCM's. One of them was born with it's outer two toes fused together by skin on both feet. Since the pinky toe is way shorter than the middle toe, the middle toe is forced to curl under. It can't now walk properly, but it does hobble around. The chick is alert and...

I usually take the hen & her hatching eggs out of the coop, and keep them in a seperate pen until the chicks get a bit bigger & have a better chance and not getting picked on or squished by bigger birds. Yesterday, I put my hen & her babies back in the normal pen. She chased a few birds away...

Here is the Daddy Roo of all them... Here is a roo of his.... And here is another of his roos, that does not look like any of the others.... The mom (hard to see) is the red hen in this pic, the white roo someone gave me, and I have no clue what he is. The ones I am most curious about...

My GrandMother passed away when I was 12. She made pickled hot green tomatoes with peppers, for eating with greens. I have jars, rings & lids Peppers Green tomatoes Salt Vinegar But I have NO clue what to do.

I am about to kill my brother's STUPID DOG. About 2 months ago, he called me up needing help..... He had gottn into a fist fight with his Landlord's grandson. He was also about 3 months past due on his rent. Needless to say, he was being thrown out. We show up with the truck & trailer. He...

I am so excited! DH was looking around on one of his forums and found a Hova-bator 1602n with the fan, & auto turning racks for chicken and quail eggs. All the parts were there and they guy was only asking $60! I have never tried this before, but I have always wanted one. You guys bare with...

I noticed that my hen who just hatched a brood of 11 chicks is pooping roundworms. So I go to the feed store, and they give me a bottle of Wazine 17, the active ingredient is "Piperazine Base" The only directions are printed on the bottle, and they are a little vauge: "Worming every 30 days...

I was helping a customer, when out of the blue he asked me if I'd ever seen a green egg. I hadn't so he went out to his truck and returned holding an army green egg. I mentioned that I had chickens, and he offered me the egg. He said he'd just collected it that morning, and that it should be...

I guess this is where I tell you a little about me....I live in Northeast Georgia, I am married & the step-mother of 3 children (no kids of my own). I'm 36 years old. I work at a scrap-metal recycler. (so if you live near my area, and you have metal get stolen, send me a message..I'll watch...