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    Mite treatments

    Hey BYC! If anyone remembers me, I miss talking to you all! I have a chicken who recently broke her leg, and through consulting a local vet there is nothing I can do about her leg except for let her rest. My problem is that today when I was checking on her I saw some little bugs on her...
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    Leaving yet again.

    Yes, I'll be leaving BYC again. I don't know how long I'll be gone, but it should be around 3-4 months until I'm back. Thank you for all the information and fun y'all have given to me over this time. I am really going to miss all of you God Bless y'all, Matthew
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    Why SHOULDN'T I get a ferret?

    I've been researching them with the goal to one day get a few. Most of the things I've read seem positive, but I know there has to be some negatives. So, please post why I should not get a ferret. Thanks! Matthew
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    Bantam roos

    Hello. If I had, for example, three pairs of Silkies. Could I safely keep the three roos and the three hens together without fighting? Thank you! Matthew
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    What do you think, real Serama or another fake...

    (with several Silkies) I picked her up for $15 dollars at a farm show and named her Arya. I'm pretty sure she's not a real Serama, or at least not full blooded. I don't know her weight but it's under a pound. Thanks. Matthew
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    "Be friendly" training

    After many years of chicken keeping, you'd think I already know the answer to this question. Today at a farm show I got some Silkies and a Serama. On two of the Silkies and the Serama it doesn't look like the former owner was always nice to them, so they're missing a few feathers and a lot...
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    Do you like McDonalds?

    Do you, or do you not?
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    What are you reading?

    I'm reading The Omnivores Delimna, how about you?
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    BYC name tags?

    I'd like to see these for swaps and things Anyone else with me?
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    TV for chickens... More eggs? True or False?

    The other day a friend told me that if you let your chickens watch TV for about a half hour each day, at about lunch time, they'll lay more eggs for you. I told him I didn't think that was correct but then wanted to know for sure. So, is it true or not? Thanks! Matthew
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    How many broodies do we have... 23 and counting!

    I started another thread like this last year but I can't find it so.. Go! I have 1 Her name is Tigerlily and she is an EE
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    Do chickens learn from past mistakes of others?

    I had some chickens free ranging in an area of our property. One was down there one day and never came back. Neither did the chickens ever go to that area again. So, do chickens learn from past mistakes of others? Matthew
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    My experience with Nature's Hatchery...

    Hello I wanted to share my experience with Nature's Hatchery to help others in their future birds from there I had never known anything about Natures except for that they were a hatchery somewhere. My brother emailed me with their info a while back saying how their site looked awesome and...
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    Anyone Draft chicks? Would like advice..

    Hey! I raise Cornish X and would like to draft some on a broody next spring. Any advice on if this will work or not? Thanks! Matthew
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    Do Hatchery EE's make good Mom's?

    I have a McMurray Hatchery Easter Egger that I think is broody.. Would she make a good Mom in the spring? Thanks! Matthew
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    Viewing past chats?

    Is it possible to view your chats that you have done in the past? Private? If not, could it be made that way? Thanks! Matthew
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    Dark Brahma Roo.. Missing feathers.. Will he grow them back?

    Hello again As you know, I worry a lot about Reagan, my roo Here is another question: We keep geese with our chickens to alert us about predators! It works really well and they have certainly saved some of our chickens but when we don't let them out for long periods they get mean to the...
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    Falconry? Thoughts on it?

    I was looking into Falconry and thought I would ask my BYC friends! So, what are your thoughts on this? Matthew
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    Hen sleeping in box? ADozengirlz??

    Hello, I just saw on another thread that ADozenGirlz said it would be bad if a chicken was sleeping in a nesting box. Well.. One of my girls was feeling poorly.. We thought she was going to die. Now she is almost recoved but molting. She has been sleeping in the box for a few weeks now...
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    Shouldn't the contests go...

    In the online poultry show area? I have seen that several are on the Games when they should be in the show area.. Right? Matthew
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