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  1. chickenjen

    Big breasted bird? What to pick?

    We are white meat people, not dark meat people. What would you recommend?
  2. chickenjen

    What is my rooster???

    So we got him from a friend, of a friend, of a friend but were assured he had a good home. I would believe it. He is great with the ladies but... thinks that humans are going to abduct him for human experiments. He will run from us! I have touched him half a dozen times since we got him in...
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    8 1/2 mo old black sex link pullet has lump...

    I have one lady that has always been really small compared to the others but she is towards the top of the pecking order and gets more than her fair share of food. However, she never really developed out like the others. She is still a lot smaller and has almost no meat on her breast. I noticed...
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    Sigh. Foxes. How to get them to stay away?

    Little background. We live in the southern Appalachian Mountains 6 miles from the nearest town down a dirt & gravel road. We have 15 black sex links and one beautiful rooster who is nothing but a chicken! Pun not intended. He is not aggressive nor bold. He is quite the chicken when it comes to...
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    The egg song REDEFINED! ;)

    Well, apparently the egg song has been redefined by my ladies. I have one that sings the song from the moment the first egg of the day is laid until I go collect. Then if more eggs are laid, she will start singing again until I go collect the eggs.
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    My Semi-Broody Lady

    I just have to share because I find this lady to be quite the class clown. Each morning I go down to collect the morning eggs and when I open the door, the same lady is always in one of the nesting boxes on a pile of eggs. She will pop her head out as if to say "I am in this one today" and just...
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    Runny poo after prolapse cleared up? Egg bound?

    I had a hen that had a little bit of prolapse. Treated it with prep-h and everything looked good. Now she has runny poo but is not swollen or showing any signs of prolapse. Any idea what would cause this? She eats & drinks with the rest just fine. Is she maybe egg bound? I can not figure out...
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    Do ducks like creeks?

    We are thinking about getting a couple of ducks. Do they like creeks? We have a little creek that has a couple little pools. Will they like that idea or would they still need a still area? The bigger pool has a small natural waterfall that flows into it, is between a few inches to about 18 or...
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    What breed of rooster to get chicks do I need?

    We have 15 black sex-link hens. What would we breed them with to get chicks to keep our flock going? I know I have been told that the Rhode Island Red roosters can be some of the meanest rooster breeds out there. I can not remember 100% if the sex-link is the RIR mixed with the barred rock or...
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    Where to order mix n match birds?

    We are looking for one or two roosters, a couple of ducks, a goose, and a few guineas. I spent so much time last year trying to find somewhere we could mix and match that I got to the point of everyone was out of everything and quit looking. We started late in mid summer. Does anyone know a...
  11. chickenjen

    The daily "hunt" Too much fun!!!

    Well, our first egg was on Feb 18th. It got stuck in our poor lady and we had to help it out. Full size, 1.8 oz egg. She appeared to be doing fine and her inflamation was going down. Few days later, no eggs still and she was swollen again. Treated her with Prep-H and she looked fine again. Then...
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    First egg caused problems... (graphic description)

    Well, our first chicken to lay an egg laid a full size egg. It got stuck and we soaked her in epsom salt and helped it out. She was a bit swollen but things started returning to normal (ie, closing of the vent) pretty quickly so we put her back in. The egg was on the 18th. The next day she...
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    How a hen lays her egg

    After our first lady just did not lay the egg and we had to help it out earlier today, I went to Google to find the answer as I was not finding it here. Sorry if this has been posted before. I found it quite an educational thing to know how the hen lays and how fast it is. Pretty quick. It has...
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    (Updated) It's here! She is well! (First egg coming... Is she ok???)

    We have black sex-links that were born first part of July. Our first egg is on its way. I noticed it about 7 hrs ago when I went down for a visit. The problem is she is not real bloody but there is some visible and you can see the egg. Frankly, it looks really big to come out of her. She is a...
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