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  1. Mysimplewyominglife

    New to geese any advice?

    Long story short my daughter has wanted a goose for the last 4 years (I have too as well honestly) and today our local Murdoch's ranch supply had some in (3 embden and 2 brown Chinese) I bought the 3 embden I got a small bag of duckling and goslings starter as thats all they had. I do have a...
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    Heat bulb has gone out need alternative.

    It's past 10pm here in wyoming and my heat lamp bulb has just burnt out on my 2-3 week old chicks. I have never had a heat lamp bulb burn out on me, let alone in only 2-3 weeks of getting it brand new. I have heard of ppl using flood light bulbs in a pinch but all I have it's a 75w one until...
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    Best incubators in the USA?

    So I am now living back in the USA and in Wyoming of all places, don't get me wrong I do love Wyoming it's absolutely beautiful and groceries are so much cheaper than in California. But I would really like to know what is one of the best low to middle maybe upper middle of the road in price...
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    Should i leave a review? Adviced wanted.

    Right so back in January i ordered 6 hatching eggs from 3 different breeds. The breeds being cream crested legbars, french wheaten marans and white leghorns. On their site they had all 3 breeds hatching eggs in stock, roughly 9 working days after i was curious when the eggs would ship so i...
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    Thinking of getting into quails any tips?

    I have owned chickens for about 6 years now an i love them but multiple factors are having me look at other ways to get eggs and maybe meat (mostly eggs tho). I have seen a few youtube videos of homesteaders and preppers having quail they make them sound so easy. I know eggs are not very big it...
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    "Long term" storage for feed?

    So we all know last year sucked and this year ain't all the much better. There are shortages some places worse off then others, even here in the UK there are shortages and it looks like we might have another bog roll pruchase limit put in place as the large pks have been selling out fast :hmm...
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    Wooden bathtubs & M26 stock apple trees?

    So my husband is carpenter by trade he has made windows,door, door frames, fireplace mantels, beds,bookcases etc you get the idea. Well today out of sheer annoyance and anger I ended up putting a hole in our fiber glass bathtub while we can patch it in various was including buying a repair kit...
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    Want to make a fodder crop lawn for my flock.

    Right I have a some what large flock this year. I started chicken keeping last year with 6 hens which grew to 14 hens and a Roo by the time dec rolled around. This year it has grown well up over 50 chickens with great hatch rates which I totally blame my excellent German made Heka Incubator with...
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    What gets your goat when selling chickens?

    First off if there is a topic on this already my apologizes. But I'm curious what gripes do you have when selling your chickens? This is my first year selling chickens hatched from my own flocks eggs and the amount of uneducated people asking if roosters are good pets specially for young kids...
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    Managing chickens.smells,flies etc help

    I have been struggling this summer with flies and smells no matter how much I try I can't seem to keep it down it's been really hot here in the UK as well. and now today I had a neighbor (who I never had issues with and this same neighbor who said she rather hear my rooster crow then dogs bark)...
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    Lace Wyandottes roosters and their colours?

    About 6-7 weeks ago roughly now I bought 6 blue lace Wyandotte hatching eggs ( was told I could get blue,black and buff lace) sadly only 3 hatch but I was super excited until about 1-2 weeks ago when they all looked like roosters I'm more then sure they are roosters if they ain't I'll eat sand...
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    mites and chicks?

    Ok I have recently moved chicks out into a chick house (ok it's been about 2 weeks) and tonight the hubby came in after putting the chicks away and he had what looked to be mites on him (made him strip and put his clothes and everything I know he came into contact with in the wash. My question...
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    Brahma Hybrid (cross) Hatching eggs and Chicks from £0.80 ea

    My small flock is also DEFRA registered. I have a limited number of chicks every month at this moment. I hatch chicks every month as a hobby if you are interested in chicks please message me to find out if I have any chicks. If you are interested and willing to wait ( in case I have no chicks...
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    Naked neck chicks with no naked neck?

    Ok so bout 25 days ago I bought 12 naked neck hatching eggs. Well 9 went into lock down 1 I'm sure is dead in shell and we'll we'll are what the hatched chicks look like can u tell me if I was dinner over by the seller. Chick 1
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    Respiratory Infection Remedies UK?

    Just noticed one of my hybrid girl who is most likely a year old now is having issues breathing I noticed one nostril is swollen and has a bit of yellow discharge, she was fine yesterday and I did not hear or see any of this when I checked her! She is eating and drinking and still picking on...
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    2 day old chick with odd poo

    Think chick was at the wing end of the shell and had it's head pinned under it's legs yes I helped it hatch and is it slowly. I'm feeding the chick mashed chick feed with a little soluble poultry vitamin water chick has perked up quit well but I have to spoon/ syringe feed it and now it's had...
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    Turkey egg shape and incubation?

    Right last week I bought 4 bourbon turkey hatching eggs and I just got them. My question is should they have more of a point then chickens? what incubation temp and humidity or is it the same as chickens? and next I'm sure they are not suppose to be shipped point end up are they?
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    Day 19-20 (lockdown) chick issues (with pics) help.

    Ok chicks are on day 19-20 I know it's one of the 2 I put the chicks in lockdown yesterday but I was worried about 2 eggs can anyone enlighten me on what is going on? I'm ready to pull them just to protect the other 11 eggs. Egg 1 below is moving but something is just not right with the way it...
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    Brahma Cross Hatching Eggs

    For sale is a lucky dip lot of 6 freshly laid believed to be fertile eggs from my own mix flock of happy healthy free range chickens. I have had good hatch rates thus far this year with 88%+ hatch rates (list of breeds in my flock are below). I hatch out at lest 1 lot of eggs a month to test...
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    Turkey housing?

    Ok last night I spotted 4 turkey eggs for sale online and took the chance on them and put in a bid, I won. I know places that sell turkey feed I know I might be able to let them free range with my chickens (I have not heard of blackhead issues in my area). But I'm confused on their housing some...
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