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    PulletSurprise JOKE

    John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny...
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    Genetics behind my "Crested" roo's chicks ????

    I know NOTHING about bird breeding and have probably committed some sort of breeding sin by creating all of these mutts, but here's what I'm wondering: After having to eliminate 3 very mean "terminator" roosters, we kept our White Crested Black Polish rooster (the freebie from MurrayMcMurray)...
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    What do you store your feed in? Where? Post a pic!

    It has taken us about a year to develop a feed storage that works well for us. Our little kids wouldn't screw the tops on the barrel storage containers, and using a scoop usually resulted in spilled feed. Here is our current method: We have a hitch platform for carrying bicycles & ice chests...
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    Breeders Arrested in LA / Dead chickens in bedroom

    By DEBRA LEMOINE Advocate Florida parishes bureau Published: Jun 20, 2008 - Page: 1B - UPDATED: 12:10 a.m. WALKER — Deputies arrested two people Thursday after finding more than 150 dead birds along with another 300 live, neglected fowl at a mobile home just outside the town limits of...
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    Chicken-Themed Birthday Party for kids **PICS**

    I've just discovered BYC and am enjoying this whole posting thing! Here are some pictures from my daughter's farm party. I made a coconut cake using a combination of 4, 9" round coconut cakes and a coconut filling. The grated coconut worked well for feathers. I sculpted the legs, thighs, and...
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    Is my fence high enough? PIC

    My large chicken run is about 3/4 of an acre and is surrounded by a 4.5' horse fence (covered with chicken wire and topped with a shock wire for the horse.) My broilers are WAY too fat to fly out. Recently, a 6 month-old spunky Rhode Island Red and Light Brahma have been getting out. Will these...
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    Snake vs. Decoy Egg

    My mother passed along a great story from one of her coworkers today... The coworker said that when he was a child, a snake got into the nestbox and ate one of the fake marble eggs (that was in there to encourage the hens from laying all over creation--a decoy.) Well, the snake got stuck...
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    My broiler hens lay regularly!

    I'm interested to see what others have to say about the following: We brought home 40 chicks from a school hatching project. Within a few weeks, it was obvious that they were Cornish Meat Birds. We culled about 30 when they were 20 weeks, and each bird was about as big as the Jennie-O turkeys...
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