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    Injured chick

    One of our 4 month old Golden Comet Hens was injured the other day (4 days ago now). She had a whole chunk of skin (size of a golf ball) ripped from her right side. We assume it was and over-zealous mount attempt from one of our 5 mo. old roosters. However when we found it it was not "fresh". We...
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    Using Diatomaceous Earth as a Wormer

    I have 16, 3-4 month old mixed breeds of chicks (RIR's, White & Brown Leghorns, & Golden Comets. I was reading that some folks use Diatomaceous Earth to worm their flock. At what age is it OK, or for that matter, is it OK to practice this. My "research/reading" says that about about a 1/2 cup of...
  3. carldaugh

    Too many roosters in the hen house?

    Hello, BYC friends, I have a question. Can there be too many roosters in the hen-house?? Here's our set-up. We have 20 chickens total. Four (4) adults (1 Leghorn rooster, 2 game hens, 1 silkie hen) and 16, 3 & 4 month old chicks. Chicks are 7 golden comet pullets, 3 Leghorn pullets, 1...
  4. carldaugh

    RIR ??? I have Lavander Legs !

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    Red Sex-Link or Golden Comet

    OK, What am I ?? I have 7 brothers and sisters. None of us look completely the same. But we are ALL very mild tempered and love being held/cuddled. Of course the two on the right of pic are not my siblings, just coop mates. A RIR & a White Leghorn, we all get along very well.
  6. carldaugh

    I'm bad....that's right!! Well, Sometimes.

    Hello, My name is Silkie.... Not that I have a "tude", but if I'm not Pic of the Week, somebody will have to answer to ME !! Then there are days I just want to be held. I'm "moody" like that. But Ya Gotta love me !!
  7. carldaugh

    "Newer" Member

    Hello BYC Community, While I'm not a "brand new" BYC member I am fairly new to our flock of 20. 16 chicks, & 4 adults. I had raised chickens while i was a child, a long time ago, it seems. We had 150-200 in a huge "chicken house" on our small 3 acre farm in PA. We now live in Florida and...
  8. carldaugh

    Wyandotte or not ???

    He stands about 2 Ft tall. I was told he may even be a Leghorn, but how do we explain the brown patches.
  9. carldaugh

    Chick/Chicken Integration

    We have 16, 3 month old Chicks (4 Leghorns, 3 RIR's, 7 Golden Comets, & 2 Bantam Mix) and we have 4 adults (1 Deleware Wyandotte (pic attached), 2 Moran hens, & 1 Silkie). 1) I've read numerous threads on when and how to integrate these (16) chicks into the coop/flock. Right now they separated...
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