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    New to the incubations / set 6/14

    Hi Peeps ! we're new to the incubation process. Wife Karen's eggcited, we're candeling tomorrow when she gets home from work ! We put them in the bator the 14th. Temps been right on. Been looking at pics for a while, reading posts etc, learning. Have had chickens for several years now, and only...
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    Need info / opinions / expertise

    Hello Peeps! We been members here for years, just ain't been on much lately. Wife and I have Orpingtons, one rambunctious Roo, and 6 girls, that free rage for the most part, and have 3 egg laying stations around our property of 1/2 acre. Yes we have a coop with a 1200 sq ft run as well, and it...
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    Central Vermont

    Central Vermont and we have a beautiful "golden / reddish" year old Buff Orpington rooster free to a bigger flock. He's too much on our 5 young layers, and the 2 older girls won't have any thing to do with him. Prefer local BYC'ers please.
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    worlds smallest Orpington egg ?

    Hi ! Been a long time since we posted in BYC, but this I had to ask, anyone ever see such a tiny egg from a 6 month old Buff Orpington ??? We always get them ALMOST normal size from new girls, but NEVER one have I seen this small ! Our niece went to get the eggs, my wife says "how many"? and...
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    Help please

    We have RIR's and they are going on 12 weeks. Just now one appeared to be doing a dust bath but was not moving, til my wife approached her. then she moved a bit. We thought she was sleeping, then saw a few of her "pals" pecking her, and she was not responding in defense. We picked her up...
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    Need good advice

    Hello Peeple, Our Orpington was setting on 3 eggs a week and a half ago, and was due to hatch out naturally on Easter Sunday. She started setting on 3 eggs on the 2nd of April, and today would be the 21st day. A few days ago, 4 others snuck in and laid 4 eggs. Everyone shares a 6x8 coop and I...
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    RFK Jr. on vaccines

    http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/644.html
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    Our First Newborn!

    Hello Peeple! We were pleasantly surprised this morning before work. "Bossy" our sole remaining hen, (predator problem, lost 4) has been sitting on that single egg in the coop,,,,,,,for 21 days exactly. I checked this morning, and as usual she was pretty grumpy, growling and all. As she lifted...
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    First clutch, only one egg

    Hello people! . I'd like to know if any of you have had a hen go broody, and only lay one egg. That's it,,,,,,one egg. This is the eleventh day she's set on that one egg. She gets up to eat drink and poo, then right back on the egg. We lost 4 hens to a predator. She's the last mature hen. We...
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    Mixing chicks in

    Hello everyone, Been a while since I been in here and I have a question. I see a lot of pics with full grown hens / roos with little ones right along with them. If chicks are born into the flock, ie never removed from the coop, does everyone naturally accept them? So why can't I introduce new /...
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    More on Vaccines

    My wife and I take about 1500 mg of D and a good multi vitamin daily. We haven't really had a "good cold" for years, and we never take a "flu" shot. Thought you might want to see this article. It has some good links as well. http://www.newswithviews.com/Tocco/mary104.htm
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    What the???

    Had to share this, what do you suppose the chicks thinking???
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    Short wave conversation

    Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying fromEurope to Dubai . It's too good not to pass along.. The conversation went like this... Iranian Air Defense Radar:'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.' Aircraft:'This is...
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    When orpingtons go "broodie"???

    Good morning Peeple! I've read Damerow's book Raising Chickens etc, and the part about broodie hens. One question I have is, when an Orpington decides she wants to sit, or go "broodie", will she lay a clutch right off, as in a day or two apart, 5-6 eggs one after the other? or stay on the nest...
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    Global Warming and American Soveriegnty

    Posted for your viewing pleasure, watch it and you decide. It's 4 1/2 minutes long. No real need for comment. Just share it with your friends and family. This is happening in December. Must-watch video on the global warming scam http://www.globalclimatescam.com/?p=572
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    Eggs in the dog's house

    Well, our egg production dropped a bit in the last few days. Just a minute ago, my wife and I were on the deck, and I hollered for our Roo Blue. He was down bythe truck with his girls poking around in the leaves. Then we saw "Bossy" come out of the dog house. Karen said "I bet she just laid an...
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    Cold Rain

    I know this is kinda a stupid question, but if it's a cold hard rain, in a colder climate like we have here in the Great Northeast today, do you let yer birds out, and just give them the "option". We do, and the fools all STAY out in it most of the time. Makes me nervous about colds, and snuffly...
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    Avitars

    Ok ,I might be in the wrong place here,that also accounts for me bieng stupid, as I just CAN NOT get an avitar up on my profile. I've tried resizing, copy and paste, all that. Is there a place or someone that can direct me to the absolute proper way of getting this thing in?
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    Timers for pop door.

    Hello all! I need help. I'm going to use a drapery motor to open and close our pop door on our coop, for all the obvious reasons. My problem is I don't believe I have the right timer for the drapery motor, which has an end switch built in. Power up the drapery motor, it runs to pre set...
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    More Swine Flu Exposure

    Latest News Share Ten Swine Flu Lies Told by the Mainstream Media by Mike Adams Natural News Sat, Sep 19th, 2009 12:00:00 am Source: Natural News The mainstream media is engaged in what we Americans call "bald faced lies" about swine flu. It seems to be true with this issue more than...
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