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    HELP!!! I LOST MY FLOCK LAST NIGHT!!! SKUNKS???

    I and my family are heartbroken. There was a terrible, really bad thunderstorm last night. My daughter found one of my two 9 week old silkie roos, drowned. The other one was brought into the house to dry out, and is ok. Then, this morning, she went out to feed our 5 cochins and 2 silkies, all...
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    Would like to Trade 1 Silkie Rooster, 2 Splash Cochin Roosters

    I have a silkie rooster, and 2 splash cochin roosters that I would like to trade for silkie pullets or cochin pullets. I live in Statesville, NC.
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    Crooked Beak-Please Help!

    I just noticed that one of my three silkies has a crooked beak. I had to cull one of these chicks just last week, and I don't think I can do it again. I remember a discussion some time back on this site about crooked beak. Does anyone remember where it is? Please help if you do. I'm not cut out...
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    When to Cull..Hard to Do

    The decision was not easy..it was one of the hardest things I've had to do. My latest hatch was four little silkies. Three of them hatched Saturday. The last one zipped 3/4 of the way, then stopped. I decided Sunday to help it out, as the membrane was very dry. The little one's toes were very...
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    What is Your Idea of the Perfect Farm Dog

    OK, I and my family have decided its time to replace our runaway Aussie, Jake. The deer will soon be eating the garden, the squirrels are moving right up on the porch, the snakes are taking over the yard, and Shylo, our golden, needs a partner. And she is no help on the farm, just a good lay...
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    Needed: Good Home for 2 Barred Rocks and 1 Partridge Cochin

    Due to ineptitude of a sexer at Welp Hatchery, I wound up with 2 barred rock roosters and 1 partridge cochin rooster. I think I will keep the rir rooster. I live in Iredell County, NC. If you need them, let me know, soon. I really don't have any use for them, and don't want to kill them.
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    My Chick Choir

    My 3 week old silkies and cochins do something really weird that none of my other biddies have ever done. I have one chick that always starts this, and he/she will start chirping, really loudly, and then all of them will join in. It is so loud, it hurts my ears. When I look in the box, they're...
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    Chick With Curled Toes

    I know I've seen the answer to this question before, and I have been looking for it the last 2 hrs, between watching my BRAND NEW FUZZY BUTTS!! 4 hatched, 17 to go. But one of my little silkies has curled toes on one foot. I think the other foot is ok. My question is, will it straighten out on...
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    Looking for Dexter Calves

    Looking to buy 2 Dexter cows w/calves, or 2 female calves. I live in Iredell county, NC. Prefer purebred long legs.
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    Questions for Speckled Hen/MissyPrissy/Tuffoldhen

    I'm asking one or all of the three of you, because ya'll know alot...one of you mentioned a thermometer/hygrometer you just bought. I looked it up, but lost the info. Next, I finally found a water wiggler, now, is it supposed to read 99.5 INSIDE the wiggler? I've got 99.5 on the outside on 2...
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    Here I Go...Again...

    Yep, here I go again...playing Mother Hen...My question is, I have the Accurite Digital temp/hygrometer. Do I put the whole thing in the incubator? Last time I put the little sensor thingey in a vent in the top of my LG. But some of the pics I've seen shows the whole thing inside the incubator...
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    Ross Chickens

    A friend of mine told me about a chicken called a Ross chicken. He says they're large, really large meat/laying birds. I've never heard of a chicken called a Ross. So, here I am...I know if anyone knows about this chicken, someone here will. I've searched the web, but really have not found a...
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    Should I Keep Them Off the Pasture?

    My daughter is going to fertilize, lime and reseed the pasture. Her question is, should she keep the chickens off the pasture for a few days. She's afraid they'll eat something they shouldn't. I say if it rains after she puts everything down, it should be alright. Second question: Little Bit, my...
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    Help!!!

    I need advice-bad!!! I have an egg on day 22 that pipped about 36 hours ago. It pipped on the small end of the eggshell. There is a small opening in the membrane, so it is getting air. I still hear peeping, so I know the chick is ok, or was when I left for work this morning. My question is...
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    Thank God For Guard Cows!!!

    Now, I know some of you might not believe what I'm about to tell, but it is the truth, so help me! Saturday morning started out pretty much the same as any other Saturday morning- dog fed, chickens fed and let out, two steers, Oreo and T-bone fed the usual sweet feed and hay. My daughter, Tracie...
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    How to Raise a Lone Chick

    Actually I think that raising Little Bit by herself is harder on me than on her. But, I do have a few questions. #1 Do baby chicks help keep each other stay clean? Her bum stays messy. I clean her every afternoon when I get home. Is that the right thing to do? And also, she has gas. When she...
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    Speckledhen, A Question for You!!

    You seem to know just about all there is to know about incubating as well as grown chickens, and I respect your advice, and everyone else's. I read in a book called "How to Raise Chickens",that you should let the incubating eggs cool for about 20 minutes a day, as the mother hen leaves the nest...
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    Another Bad Start!!!

    Sure hope some of you out there can help me out. This is my 2nd time incubating eggs, and already I'm in trouble. I put the eggs in my Little Giant Sunday nite and got the temp just right. Got up Monday morning and the eggs are in about the same position as last nite, so I'm thinking maybe the...
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    Stumbling Chicken

    I'm hoping someone out there can help me with my BO. She is acting staggery, like she's been drinking. As long as she moves slowly, she's ok. She comes out with the other chickens in the morning, and she is eating and drinking as usual. I thought maybe she had fallen off the roost , but I can't...
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    A-FRAME COOP

    This is a picture of what I came up with for a coop for our 5 week old biddies. I started with a swing set I made for my granddaughter when she was 2 years old. She is 9 now. I took the slide off, added some framing for the polyurethane and plastic wiring and the door. I put the house part...
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