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    Help with incubating Serama and Silkie eggs.

    I have some shipped eggs in the incubator right now. Most are Serama and a couple are Silkie. I am used to incubating standard chicken eggs. I do not have experience with hatching these bantam breeds, so I am hoping to find out from someone who does. The eggs are in a Nurture Right 360...
  2. BekahBear

    Help with incubating Serama and Silkie eggs

    I have some shipped eggs in the incubator right now. Most are Serama and a couple are Silkie. I am used to incubating standard chicken eggs. I do not have experience with hatching these bantam breeds, so I am hoping to find out from someone who does. The eggs are in a Nurture Right 360...
  3. BekahBear

    my Ancona chicks look different. is 1 a boy?

    I got some new chicks a few days ago. all are supposed to be pullets. I have noticed that my 2 Ancona chicks are feathering out at very different rates. they are both the same size/age but one has lots of wing feathers and some tail feathers coming in and the other still has little stubby wing...
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    feed store chickens. i think i have another roo??

    my husband brought home 8 older chicks from the feed store about 2-3 weeks ago. no idea on age or breed of any of them. so far I know one of them is a roo for sure. this other one I have been iffy about for a while. but now im really thinking its another roo. i think i see hackle and...
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    chickens attacked by bees

    Here is a little background on the situation. We are on about 10 acres of property. My husband has taken up beekeeping and we have 3 hives. The hives are about 100 feet from the chicken coop and 200+ feet from our house. up until recently the hives were very docile and we have never had an issue...
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    pullets with pecking injuries to back/tail area

    i just acquired 8 EE pullets to add to my flock about a week ago. not sure on their age but they are still pretty young and small. my existing flock is a mix of about 8 full size hens, 5 bantam cochin hens, and 1 bantam cochin rooster. everything was going fine until yesterday morning. we...
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    Free chick from Mcmurray. What am I?

    title says it all. i just got my chicks from McMurray Hatchery this morning and through process of elimination i figured out that this little guy/girl is the "free rare chick". any ideas what breed it is? i brought him/her outside and snapped some quick pics in natural lighting to try to show...
  8. BekahBear

    some of my babies

    these are my LF BBS Cochin babies. i bought some eggs from a local breeder and these are the cuties i ended up with. the pics are from about 2 weeks ago. i want to get some new ones of them. its amazing how much they have grown in just that short time. im pretty sure i ended up with 3 pullets...
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    dog problem..need help..Warning:somewhat graphic content and questions

    I currently have a dog problem. Well lets start from the beginning(sorry for such a long post but I need to rant a little). In the area that I live in everyone lives on about 4-6 acres. I have a fenced in yard where I keep my dogs and I have my coop just outside that fence. The coop itself is...
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    my first broody UPDATE!! theyre hatching..now with pics!!

    (((UPDATE on post #11))) one of my EE hens went broody about a week ago. her name is Skittles. we had been calling her Lacy but after a really funny mishap a month ago her name is now Skittles. our 3 year old DD went outside with me to collect eggs. next thing i know she is crying and telling...
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    YAY!!! I got my first egg today (UPDATE with pics)

    I got home from work today to find a surprise. one of my girls left me a perfect little egg. its a beautiful shade of light brown. the best part is that it was even in the nest box!!! i'm so proud of her. my chickens got to free range today and she went all the way back to the coop to...
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    My baby chickies arrived!!! :D (lots of pics)

    i have eagerly been waiting for my chicks fron Ideal. i got the call from the post office this morning so i rushed over to pick up my new fluffy butts. they all arrived in great shape. i ordered 3 blue cochins, 3 silver laced cochins, 3 golden laced cochins, and 3 buff orpingtons. they threw...
  13. BekahBear

    i know they are roos but what breed?

    we just picked up 2 roosters this morning. we got them to keep the girls company while they free range all day. not to mention we would like to try hatching some chicks this spring. one is red/gold/green and the other is white with red spots on his back. the lady they came from says they are...
  14. BekahBear

    favorite chicken recipes

    what is your absolute favorite recipe for chicken? pick 1 recipe only(if you can) pics would be great if you have them. directions for making it would be great too. i'm interested to see what everyones favorite is and why it is their favorite. i think this could be a fun thread. i don't have a...
  15. BekahBear

    the new coop is almost finished(pics)

    i've been working on the coop for my 5 rescue girls. the coop itself is 4x4x4 with a slanted roof. i still need to build nest boxes into it and add a perch for them to roost on. the bottom half of the back wall will open up for easy access for collecting eggs when they start laying. for now it...
  16. BekahBear

    new babies...any idea what breed?

    as you all said i would be...i'm hooked lol. after saving the 5 pullets from bad conditions i am now an addict. i just love having the birds around and they seem to love their new coop. well we went to a feed store yesterday to pick up another bag of rabbit feed and they had chicks. well long...
  17. BekahBear

    coop help for desert climate

    i posted about my rescue guys earlier. we are planning on building a coop for them in the next few days since our days off are monday and tuesday. i did a bunch of sifting through posts looking for a good coop but there are so many i don't know where to start and i'm looking for something in...
  18. BekahBear

    i just rescued some chickens and need some help

    Sorry in advance for the long post. And I’m not sure if this is the right section for this thread.. if not, mods please move it to where it should go. I just rescued 5 chickens yesterday evening and I need some help. I have never owned chickens before but I couldn’t leave these guys where they...
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