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  1. TwistedSerpent

    Would a run be a better option?

    I've been free ranging for about a year now, and the only issues I've had are from neighbor's dogs. I love free ranging my birds, but I'm done having these dogs come out and go on killy sprees in my yard. My BF suggests that if we wait until later morning to let them out we would solve most of...
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    Last babies out, how long to leave them in the incubator?

    So all the chicks that were going to hatch have hatched. There was a humidity drop so the one's pipping ended up drying to the shell so I ended up helping them out a little. Yolks fully absorbed but one was very weak. Few hours later they're both up and moving. I was wondering, since these...
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    There is some hope!

    About a month ago I lost all but one of my flock to a dog attack. I had been gone a week so there was a decent buildup of eggs left. My incubater wasn't up and running but something told me to get it on and collect as many eggs as possible. Despite that I didn't hold out much hope most of the...
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    Lost my entire flock...

    I went on vacation for a week with my dogs, leaving my BF alone with all the other animals. He gets home from work one day to our entire 2.5 arces strewn with chicken bodies. Something had come in and destoryed about 25 chickens and 2 turkeys. Nothing eaten just torn up. Luckly one single...
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    Decided to start incubating my own eggs!

    Hello everyone, I've just jumped into the world of hatching my own chicks! I have a couple little giant incubators which I used to incubate snake eggs for a few years, chicks are going to be a little bit different but atleast I'm quite familier with the incubator. I'll be putting eggs in...
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    Few questions about chickens in the cold

    So I have a flock of about 25 13 week olds, two older bantams and an older hen. I live in Montana and we were just smacked by winter. This is my first winter with chickens so I'm still learning a lot. The coop has plenty of ventilation and is a few degrees warmer, plus I have a heat lamp on...
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    Vomiting young barred rock

    I have a 3 month old barred rock cockeral who right now is very lethargic and 'vomiting' a yellowish liquid. He was acting fine yesterday, however didn't go into the coop last night unknown by me. It's been in the 30's here. I found him this morning by the rabbit cages very lethargic, picked...
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    Wyandotte and sex-link?

    Or are we something entirely different?
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    This one has me stumped

    As a chick he was mostly white with a few black spots, I have not been able to even give a guess at which breed he is (guessing it's a 'he' that is).
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    What am I? Unsure of breed and thinking rooster?

    7 weeks old, has a huge comb compared to the rest in the group, any thoughts? (sorry about the bad pictures the sun was at just the wrong angle)
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    6 weeks old, what are we?

    Breed guesses much appreciated, and gender too if possible. #1 Hugw comb compared to the rest - leghorn? #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 New Hampshire Red? #7 This is a little bantam
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    3 weeks old, any guesses on the breeds?

    Hopefully we're a little bit closer to figuring these guys out. The Barred rocks and EE's I've got so far, need confirmation on the Rhode Island Reds, and the rest I still have no idea. RIR Right? Thanks!
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    11 days old, any guesses on the breed?

    Here are my new chicks at 11 days. A couple I have ideas on but the rest I'm not so sure. EE's I believe? Barred rocks? Not quite sure what the brown ones are with a barred rock? Again no idea ? Two of the same little black one, I love its feet And a...
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    My first batch of chicks are here!

    An assortment from McMurrey. All 26 of them made it just fine. Any guesses as to what any of them could be?
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    Best way to introduce them?

    My coop will be done soon, I am getting 25 babies and already have 3 older birds. What will be the best way to get them all introduced to each other and the new coop? I am thinking when its time for the chicks to go out put the older birds out too with them, that way nothing has been...
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    Quick question for those who know more about cooking more then I

    I made a nice chicken stock with the leftovers from a whole roasted chicken and plan on making soup, I was wondering if it was safe to throw in both uncooked noodles and rice in the stock to cook with everything else, or is it better to add to the soup pre cooked?
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    Going to be ordering my first chicks, couple questions

    I figure its best to order them now so that by the time the coop is ready they will be old enough to be out in it before its too cold. I am planning on free ranging however I have no idea what the predator scene here is like, so for my first order I'm looking for inexpensive birds that wont...
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    Deconstruction continues (no skunks this time)

    So I got the mulch on the floor pretty much cleared out. I must say that the smell is much better in there, although my junk pile infront of the shed smells horrible. I decided to take off the old inner wall pieces that were still on. The back of the shed is just sheets of tin, so I might put...
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    Deconstruction begins - Warning some graphic pictures

    So I started cleaning out the junk in the shed thats going to be my chicken coop. I pulled out a lot of the old wood and tin that was siding the inside. The floor is actually wooden pallets pieced together, for my coop I'm thinking the deep litter method is the way to go on bare ground. I am...
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    Help me turn this old shed into a coop!

    So this old garden shed is going to be turned into a coop. It needs a lot of work but I think once done it will be very nice. My hopes are to free range them but building a run wont be difficult. It definatly has to be cleaned out of all the junk in it first, I do think I'm going to keep the...
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