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  1. Boo-Boo's Mama

    When to wean bunnies?

    Our bunnies born on 10/27 will be 6 weeks old this Wednesday. When can they be weaned from the doe and when can I sell/put up for adoption? They are eating like crazy...nice and plump, very friendly and social. Any suggestions on selling them? Thanks.
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    WOW! Roxie out did herself.

    Roxie laid today (she doesn't lay each day) her largest egg yet--2.7! ETA: Roxie is a Barred Rock who lays a nearly white egg...long and oddly shaped. -1.5: pee wee 1.5-1.75: small 1.75-2.0: medium 2.0-2.25: large 2.25-2.5: extra large 2.5-2.75: jumbo above that they are considered...
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    Someone is moving the eggs from the nest boxes

    I have not caught who is doing it but today I found two eggs on the sand floor of the coop/run. For the last week I have found at least one a day on the ledge outside the nest boxes or on the floor of coop/run. Dolly (sex link) is OCD about the nest boxes so she is the prime suspect. Some...
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    Two Week Old Baby Bunnies

    Our baby bunnies will be two weeks old tomorrow. Today I caught them venturing out of the nest box and checking out Mom's quarters. They were wanting to nurse but she wasn't having any of it...they are plump so believe she is caring for them with no problems. The hutch they are in is small...
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    Pumpkins

    My DH stopped at place that sells pumpkins in the city where he works. Was talking to the guy managing the place, asked what they did with the pumpkins at the end of their season. He said he threw them away...DH said 'when'...he said first of January. The fellow asked why he was asking and...
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    Which hay for my rabbits?

    We have a doe that just had a litter last week and 3 other adult rabbits. I bought a bale of alfalfa...other choice was coastal. Which is the best for them?
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    Need help, doe pulling fur

    Our neighbor called at the end of September, said someone had dumped two rabbits out at their church. She knew I had two and thought we would take good care of them. My husband took a live trap and placed it...by the morning of day two he had the doe and within 2 hours had the buck. No idea...
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    Sold my first dozen of eggs today!

    Sold my first dozen today! Can you tell I'm excited! Well, actually DH did...he took them with him to work on Thursday afternoon to sell to a person who was looking for Fresh Eggs on CL but the guy flim-flam'd and backed out on my DH. I posted an ad on CL Wednesday for Fresh Eggs and...
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    Hope to make first egg sale Thurs...what should I include

    Hope to make first egg sale Thurs...what should I include in a printout that I plan to put in each dozen of eggs. I thought something cute such as: Eggs provided by: Dolly, Rita, Maureen, Ann-Margaret, Lucille and Goldie. I think I will include photos of the girls on the printouts. Will...
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    Is this normal?

    DH gave me sawdust from some of his projects for the nesting boxes last week. I noticed one of the pullets picks up the sawdust and throws on her back after she finishes laying her egg. I have witnessed her doing this at least twice but have not seen any other of the girls doing it. Normal??
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    Buff Orpington's first egg

    Our first egg from the BO's...Violet (20 wk old) did the crazed hen routine all morning and into the afternoon...finally came in for some lunch at 2pm...found egg at 5pm. So glad that is over I had to lock up Dolly (sex-link/head hen) because she was determined Violet was not going to use the...
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    First Blue Egg Today!!

    Ladyhawk, our 19 week old Easter Egger, produced a very pretty light blue egg this morning and I was right there to witness the whole thing! She insisted on sharing a nesting box with Goldie, who freaked out and was giving an alarm cry. Ladyhawk was between the back wall of the box and...
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    Double Yolk in tiny egg from pullet

    My DH made breakfast this morning...he was very surprised to find a double yolk in one of the small eggs from one of the pullets that just began laying. He likes their eggs so much that he made egg burritos to take to his work this week. He is diabetic...uses the low carb tortillas and one...
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    First Egg Today!

    Our sex-link girls were 16 weeks today. This morning DH sat down in the run to discuss what I wanted for the nesting boxes. Dolly Parton, one of the golden sex-links jumps in his lap and starts to 'talk' to him...almost like she was telling him what SHE wanted! We laughed and he got started...
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    Diatomaceous Earth question

    I asked DH to pick up some food grade DE for the run. He came home with Red Lake Earth (Food Chemical Codex Grade) Diatomaceous Earth & Calcium Bentonite (6Lb @ $20.45). Is this what I need to use on my girls to control mites/lice and add to their food to possibly control worms?
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    Corid

    My chickens went out to the Summer coop/run yesterday and are blissfully taking dust baths and scratching away. Since they are now on the ground, I wanted to be sure I was prepared in the event one came down with cocci so I had DH pick up some Corid. TSC did not have it so he called the other...
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    Getting close to completing our run

    Have finally made some good progress and DH ordered posts to be delivered next week when he is off...made a good deal on 100' of 1" welded wire. Hopefully we will be able to move our chicks out to the run SOON! Plans now are to move their Chick-n-Hutches out to the covered run which will be...
  18. Boo-Boo's Mama

    EE attack by other chicks

    Opal, 10 week old white EE, was attack today while I was out working on the run. She has a bloody bare spot on her back from her tail forward. Had my husband run to TSC before they closed for blue wound lotion and we put her in a large Rubbermaid brooder with water and feed. Is there...
  19. Boo-Boo's Mama

    Oats for Chickens

    This evening a posting on Craig's List caught my eye. Someone in my area is selling oats for $5.50/50# bag. My DH thinks this is a good price. Would it be ok to add the oats to the starter/grower for my chicks? Thanks! Peggy
  20. Boo-Boo's Mama

    Can I offer my chicks these plants from my garden?

    My daisies are huge this year...as tall as me and with the 100 degree days we are having they are drooping and falling over. I need to trim where they are falling over on other plants. Can I feed these to my chickens? I do not use chemicals in my garden. Also I have a plant/weed that I'm...
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