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  1. lilblessings5

    not sure if this is the correct place to post this

    My 18 year old son went to the eye doctor today..his Dad went with so I'm not getting good information..but...they saw some scar tissue in his eye. The doctor immediately asked if has been around chickens. He said something about it being a disease chickens carry and pass on to humans and it can...
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    One of my Easter Eggers became a Hen today

    Found a little blue egg laying right outside the coop door! - I hope she finds the nesting boxes soon.. I Just found 1egg so far - I have 17 Easter Eggers that are 19 weeks old today. So, I'm pretty excited. Was hoping to have lovely green/blue eggs for the farmers market which starts on the...
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    I got myself into..........

    Poison IVY! This is the first time I've ever had it ..and it has to be the worst! So far its on my hands and forarms and I'm hoping like heck I dont' break out on my face. Itches like FIRE! Sympathys Please
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    For those of you who use the deep litter method

    Do you have a problem with Dust when you use the deep litter method? What can be done to control dust problems? we have 4 windows open and there are also vents in the coop. but it seems really dusty in ther eand to make matters worse the birds are really flighty so they stir up dust when ever I...
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    Lock down question!

    If May 9 - is day 21 - which day do you lock down on? Thursday would be day 18. Is this the day you lock down on? Or do you consider 19, 20 and 21- 3 days and lock down on day 19?
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    newpapers as bedding?

    not sure if this is the place to post this or not...but does anyone use Shredded Newspaper as bedding for their coops.
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    easter eggs and packing peanuts

    I ordered Araucuna from Murray McMurray- what I got I realize are Easter Eggers. Beautiful, all different colors...w/blue legs. They also sent some "packing peanuts" These roosters are large white/buff colored with a few mottled spots here and there. I can take pictures if needed. I assumed...
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    setting eggs - April 18th, EDD May 9th - whos with me?

    I have some wellsummers and cuckoo marans! Putting them in the bator now. who else is setting eggs today?
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    Easter Eggers - 4 roosters and upto 6 pullets

    I have beautiful 10 week old Easter Eggers. I had a friend give me a dozen RIR and I need to move a few birds to make room for them. The roosters I can't keep because I worry about their aggressive nature with my 3 year old who loves to help witth chores. There are 4 of them. I am also willing...
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    when do you help a chick emerge?

    How do you know when you should be helping a chick out of its shell? I had one pip yesterday early afternoon and its still trying to get out. a good part of the shell has been pecked away but there is a white membrane he is trying to get through and has finally just started a small hole there...
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    This really irratates me

    Some lady stopped by today to buy some Eggs - She came to the door and asked me how much. I sell my eggs for $2.00 a dozen ~ we all know on here that this is not making much of anything. She tells me that "thats too much". Now, I don't need her business- I usually sell out of my eggs every week...
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    candling dark eggs

    I'm brand new to hatching and I'm trying 6 maran eggs that I'm not possitive were fertilized..... I took them out today and tried candling them. I couldn't see in any of them. I was trying with a flash light- anything else I might try? I did noticed one of the eggs was cracked I figured this...
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    Need help choosing a farm name

    I have been thinking on this for over a year. I have registered shetland sheep and when my ewe's lamb and I go to register the babies a "Unique" farm name is required as a prefix to the name of the lamb. For example - I purchased a ewe at Falconwoods farm and its name is Falconwoods Priscilla...
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    New to Incubating- what are pips and zipping?

    what are pips and zipping and anything else I should know? What should the humidity level average be inside the incubator? Thanks for any tips! Kathy
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    mixing 2 different aged chicks

    I have 7 week old EE chicks. and today a friend gave me 12 RIR chicks that are a little over 3 weeks old. How old do you think they should be before I can safely add them to my 7 week olds? Thanks!
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    WTB: 4-8week old pullets, large brown egg layers

    Hello! I purchased 30 easter egger chicks from murray mcmurry that are 5 weeks old so I would like to find pullets around the same age so they can be together. I would love to purchase 8-12 brown egg layers. red sex link, black sex link, black giants or any breed that lays large brown eggs and...
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    I'm confused...Araucana, Americana and Easter eggors

    Whats what? I have 30 "araucana" chicks - 4weeks old I ordered from a hatchery- now I think they might be Easter eggers- or are they the same thing? can a hatchery sell a chick and call it a aracana- when its not truely and araucana? whats the difference between and Americana and a Araucana...
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    incubator recommendations

    What is the best model to use? I was given some b-day money and would like to purchase a new incubator. I looked at the local farm and fleet but they only had one to choose from and it didn't have an egg turner or a fan. I was given an Older incubator, which does get hot but I have no way of...
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    moving my brooder to an outdoor shed

    I have always ordered my chickens in the spring (usually may) when the weather is fairly warm outside. This year - i got them 2 weeks ago and set the brooder up in the basement. Its been below freezing during the night and up around 32-34 degrees during the day. Is it safe enough to move the...
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