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    pregnant goat no looking it at due date??

    Hi everyone! So I've been out of the goat business for years, but last summer I was given the opportunity to get a small herd started. 2 registered dairy does in milk for 25$ apiece ( sanaan is named April, lamacha is named Daisy), and a free blue eyed Nigerian dwarf buck (Borris). In August, my...
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    Monster egg!

    Our one buff mix hen just laid this monster egg. She is just sitting in the nest box trying to revive herself haha. Its huge! White egg is a store bought one for comparison. She just started laying about a week ago, the first eggs were normal, this one is triple sized
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    Eating lots of calcium? Laying soon?

    I'm still waiting on that first egg. Then last couple days I've noticed that the separate feeder I use for calcium (eggshells/oyster shells) has been eaten down like crazy. They never really played attention to it before. I was wondering if this could be a good sign?? I'm really desperate to...
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    Caed board bedding

    I wanted to share my newest money saver. I am using cut up cardboard as coop bedding, doing it like a deep litter method. No dust, and it's all recycled. We have a couple stores around here that let you take the boxes with you when you get groceries, so we have been keeping a bunch and then...
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    Breed? Gender?

    I picked these two up yesterday. Owner said it was a barn yard mix, and that they are hens. Said they got them as peeps in April so that would make them around 7 months. They are only slightly smaller than my adult leghorns. Any idea on breed? The one on the left has a poofy head, I am hoping...
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    Mash vs pellets?

    A feed store near me is selling layer mash for a great price! I've never used it, and I'm wondering if its just as good as pellet food? Both are 16%. But the mash at the feed mill is 6$ cheaper than what I'm buying now!
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    7 month old pullet adopted my peeps

    My 7 month old buff mix has taken it upon herself to care for the silkie/Leghorn peeps I recently added to my coop. They are 6 weeks old, its literally adorable. It was so heartwarming to see. She hasn't layed any eggs yet, but she's all broody to these new peeps. Could that be a sign that she...
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    Silkie Leghorn Mix? Boy or Girl?

    These are my babies, they are 6 weeks old. Mothers are definitely leghorns, dad...not so sure. He was all white and looked just like the leghorn hens, but some of the babies that hatched have extra toes, black skin, and fluffy heads. I am thinking he must have been a silkie mix/mutt of some...
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    Red combs, when do eggs come?

    My girls are a buff Orpington mix, and almost 7 months old. I have noticed their faces and combs starting to darken from pink to red. They don't squat, but none of my other older ones do either. My question is, from anyone with experience, how long after their combs darken does it usually take...
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    Free range, how much feed do they need?

    I've started letting my girls free range durning the day, I throw them snacks throughout the day to keep the from wandering too far. My question is, if they free range all day, how much feed do I need to give them when its evening and they go back in their pen? I have 12 all together.
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    Any ideas on my mutt chickens?

    This spring I bought a few dozen eggs off some people who sell farm fresh eggs, and I figured I'd give them a go in my old incubator. Amazingly some strong babies made it! Not many, but I did get 8 healthy hens. The eggs were large and brown, I have no idea what kind of chickens they came from...
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    How long to try artificial lighting?

    Hi! Newbie here :) I have a question about using artificial light to get my hens to lay. My hens include a few barnyard mutts I hatched out of neighbors eggs this past April, a barred rock hen we found in the work parking lot ( long story lol) and 3 white leghorn hens (not sure of age, but I...
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    Lighting coop to induce egg laying?

    Hi! Newbie here :) I have a question about using artificial light to get my hens to lay. My hens include a few barnyard mutts I hatched out of neighbors eggs this past April, a barred rock hen we found in the work parking lot ( long story lol) and 3 white leghorn hens. My rooster is a gentle...
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