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    Trying to go South????????????????

    OK, this is getting really annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure my geese are trying to go south for the winter. A bit early but multiple times a day they are walking due south off the property. They are trying to fly in the yard but can't get over 1-2 feet in the air. They are penned up...
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    Egg Eaters :(

    I think I figured out why the gentleman who sold me the 4 toulouse geese (subadults) did so cheaply- THEY ARE EGG EATERS! Grrr!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was out doing the afternoon/evening feeding/watering and a hen came out of the nest box and one of the new geese immediately went and ate the egg...
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    Do chickens snore?

    History- Sprinkles (mille fleur d'uccle hen/pullet) is a very sweet and tame little chicken that I've had for about 4 months or so. I have her sister, poppyseed, too. They were supposed to be POL but neither have ever laid an egg. Both have always been very healthy and sweet (I LOVE...
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    How Many Pounds of Feed per Week do YOUR Freeranging Chickens Eat?

    I am down to about 80ish Chickens with most being young adults and bantams and little chicks. I am going through a bit more than 100 lbs of feed per week. They also go through 25 lbs of BOSS, 10 lbs of dry catfood (treats/bribes), and about 10 cups of scraps per week. Does this sound about...
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    Anemic looking Yolks?

    My chickens are freerange and get fed a commercial layer feed, in addition to treats of fruit/dry catfood, etc. Last year their yolks were a GORGEOUS dark orange (when they weren't freeranging but were given lots of treats). This year they are a pale yellow (like store bought eggs). What...
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    Good Store Bought Hutch/Cage for Bantams

    DH is working alot of hours now and I really need some breeding pens for Bantams that look nice. I can build stuff but it won't look nice and none will look like each other. I am looking for fairly inexpensive commercial chicken pens or rabbit hutches or tractors that will be big enough for...
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    Differences between BR and BSL Roos?

    I got what I thought were gonna be straight run BR's but one of my roo's has red bleeding through on a couple of feathers on his neck and I was told that this meant is was a BSL roo. The rest don't have any bleeding through but I don't know how to tell if they are pure or not. Please HELP
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    What color eggs will I lay (if ever)?

    Pretty annoying little brat- jumps in the feed bin EVERY time I open it, always underfoot, nosier than all get out, loves to be cuddled. I think it's a pullet americauna at least I am really hoping it is. Never had an americauna before but it's definitely muffyish. Feet are not feathered (but...
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    Lattice instead of fencing

    How strong is lattice- is the vinyl lattice stronger than the wooden lattice? I'm asking because of the other poster who used lattice instead of fencing for her chicken coop and I REALLY REALLY REALLY like the look of it but would not want to have to put wire mesh in addition wooden lattice...
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    New Geese :)

    I posted a craigslist ad wanting a friend for Archie the Toulouse Goose and a super nice guy who lived near me had 4!!!!!! 2 males, 1 female and an almost fullgrown juvenile. . He wanted to get rid of all of them and gave me a really fair price. All are Toulouses and are not vicious or mean...
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    How long?????

    I have some super dark eggs that I put in the incubator on 6-15. They should have started hatching on 7-6. I can't candle them as they are too dark. None are pipping or zipping or nothing. How much longer should I keep them before tossing? Oh- these were shipped eggs so I don't have that...
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    Geese and Goslings

    I have two female toulouse who are about 1 1/2 years old. They both went majorly broody this year but *obviously* didn't hatch anything out. I finally got them to break broodiness about a month ago. I am getting 9 toulouse goslings that are being shipped to me on tuesday from murray. I wish...
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    Stinky Box?????

    Due to miscommunication (I'm not here to slam anyone- just a question) a box of hatching eggs was shipped last week tuesday but I wasn't told about it until an email on wed or thursday and I was not home till yesterday after PO closed. I picked the box up at the PO and it REEKS. It's so bad...
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    Pine shavings are good????

    Maybe I have the worlds stupidest chicks but I decided to try ya'lls method of using pine shavings as the chicks litter. I've never done this before. I put it in yesterday and have now lost 5 chicks and one just pooped and had some blood in it. I thought the chicks wouldn't eat the...
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    Vacation and rabbits

    It's getting hotter outside and we may be going to FL for a week on vacation next month and I don't have anyone super reliable to take care of the rabbits and chickens. I can get someone to check on them daily, but I'm out there 3 times a day minimum. Chickens I'm not worried about as their...
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    Pasty Butt for 3 weeks!

    The 3 wk old chick has had pasty butt the entire time it's been alive. It's a golden seabright. It acts fine. All the chicks are doing great. It's just that this chick still has to have it's butt cleaned a few times a day. I am SO not cleaning this chickens but for the rest of it's life...
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    marking eggs

    I'm just getting into hatching purebreed chicks. What can I use to mark the eggs with breed/date/etc? Can I use a permanent marker? I don't know why I can't find a pencil- actually I'm pretty sure my chi puppy stole them but I can't find where she hid them.
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    Howdy from PA

    Hi, I've been lurking and learning for a few days now. I grew up in HI and always dreamed of having lots of chickens. About 2 years ago we got our first chickens- RSL, Barred Rocks, BA's and Bantam Cochins. We still have most of them and have added on to these breeds. We now also have...
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    mystery bantams

    TSC special bantam chicks. I got 2 mille's, 2 golden seabrights, and then these two. The first pic is of (I think an OEGB) but I would like to know what kind so I can start searching for some friends for her. She is the smallest chick I've ever seen (haven't seen serama chicks yet). She has...
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