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    Low humidity hatch, sticky chick

    I had chicks hatch out of an incubator. it happened over a day. in my excitement over the chicks, I didnt notice there was no moisture in the incubator. I just had one hatch that is all sticky and has peices of shell and shell membrane stuck to her. How do I clean her? when I put her in...
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    first rooster crow

    I have 10 white full size cochins. 3 of them are roos. the biggest is quiet and quite the gentleman. he watches out for the girls when they go to eat. There is an upstart roo that has been pecked by the hens more than the gentleman roo. yesterday some songbird was outside the coop singing...
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    spent grain, just a thought

    in using grain to make beer, the yeast converts a portion of the starch in the grain, to sugar and makes the alchohol from the converted sugar. so if grain has some of its starch used in brewing, that should mean the protien percentage in the protein/starch ratio should be higher than regular...
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    should I medicate chicks that carry CAMPYLOBACTER?

    I got a bout with campylobacter that from all indications came from my chicks. I am reticent to medicate them when it is not in their best interest. Should I medicate them to get rid of CAMPY?
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    birds of prey, re hawks and owls in North Carolina

    The Carolina Raptor Society of North Carolina rehabilitates injured and orphaned raptors I was thinking they might know of falconers or someone who could trap and relocate a flying predator for anyone with a pesky bird of prey. I was thinking if we as a group, donate to a national chapter in...
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    growing your own feed

    I am just getting started. (dont even have chickens yet) but taking algebra in school got me thinking. how much feed do ten chickens consume. I am rounding to ten, but any multiple of ten. I want to see how much they would consume in a year and how much land would be needed to grow that much...
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    nesting boxes

    I am building everything from scrap. finishing up the outside of the coop and starting to build door and roosts. how big should I build the nesting boxes? Is it ok to use aromatic eastern red cedar to build the boxes with?
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    new to BYC

    living in North Carolina. in a residential neighborhood. anyone I ask who has chickens say I wont beleive how great the eggs are and how many bugs they can eat. I have been reading a lot of your posts for the past couple of days and just had to join. Y'all are some of the nicest people on...
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