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  1. DonHess

    Jersey Giant bad butt

    Sorry for cross-posting, but I put this elsewhere a month ago and only got 1 reply. It was suggested that Emergencies/Diseases might be a better choice. Here is the link to my original post...
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    Black Jersey Giant photo - she has an ugly lump near her cloaca.

    Bessie has the ugly butt you see below. I first noticed it yesterday. Today I picked her up, calmed her down and turned her over to examine the area. The bloated blob is not hard, it is soft and pliable. I felt around finger-deep up the cloaca and could feel nothing unusual. I had thought...
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    Bathtub Breeding

    Have done this twice now:
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    ⠀ True Grit?

    I have had backyard hens in two different lives, 5 in Canada and now 15 in Virginia. I have googled and read about the benefits of grit yet I have never provided it. In both cases, outside of the hen house was a run, the current one is 30' by 10'. In the morning, when first let them out, the...
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    She's 11 weeks, beautiful, and a mystery

    Erica and her 14 friends were hatched on May 1. From Meyer Hatchery came, as ordered, 3 Golden-laced Wyandottes, 3 black New Jersey Giants and 3 NH Reds. 6 more came alongside in the "brown layer variety pack." Of the six I have an extra Wyandotte, an extra NH Red, a barred Plymouth Rock, a...
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