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    Health prep for showing

    I have a pair of pullets that i am interested in showing at the fair this fall, but i have some questions about vaccines. Do most poultry shows require that certain vaccines have been given to the poultry in question? I've read that some vaccines need to be administered when they're chicks. Does...
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    So i saw this at walmart yesterday...

    A teenage girl was wearing these. I considered telling her that her legs looked like a pair of dominiquer roosters, but i didn't want to get slapped
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    Best UV light?

    My vet recommended that i put a UV light on my 2 indoor chickens for 8 hours a day to stimulate the production of vitamin D, but i can't find a good source of information on what the best light bulb would be. Does just a black light work, or is there another kind of bulb that's more effective?
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    4-month pullet sleepy and tipsy

    my 4-month old bantam orpington pullet started acting a little lethargic yesterday, and today she's full-on sleepy all the time. she's been sitting on the bottom of their pen sleeping all day, and when i put her on her feet, she seems a little wobbly and sits down again as soon as she can. her...
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    My Halloween Costume

    I made this in about 15 mins during my lunch hour today. It's made of Creatology Fun Foam that i bought at Michael's, an elastic band, a headband and a feather boa. I used hot glue to glue the mask and comb. If anyone's interested, i may be able to draw up a pattern later. This costume's...
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    chicken beatbox

    just found this on youtube:
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    What gender is this Orp?

    My flock is now 2.5 months old, and three of them are definitely males, and one is definitely a female, but i've got one straggler, Blue. I'm leaning towards her being a girl, but that may just be wishful thinking. She has been fighting with my splash cockerel, in which they wrestle each other...
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    Model Chicken Coop

    I had a lot of fun making this The right side of it has a removable section of roof, which reveals the second level inside. The back features two hinged doors to access the upper and lower levels. The front has an actual working sliding door. It's made almost completely out of balsa wood, wire...
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    energetic chick sleeping constantly

    my flock of 6 bantam b/b/s orps is a little over 1 month old. one of them, who is usually really energetic and stand-offish, has been sitting and sleeping all day today. i gave them some blackberries this evening, which they love, and this chick just sat in the corner of the brooder while the...
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    Orp-Shaped Egg Basket

    I just finished this egg basket yesterday, and it turned out so well that i had to share it. It's made out of baling wire with a copper comb and wattles. the tail is actually a hinged lid for the basket with a simple latch
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    blue/black/splash orpington chick colors?

    i'm not sure if it's better to post this here or in the gender/breed section, but i'll give this a shot. i just hatched 7 chicks from breeding group of 3 blue orp hens, 1 black orp hen and a blue rooster. i thought that i had 5 black chicks and 2 blues, but after trying to find pictures of...
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    shipped eggs have arrived. which end up?

    now that my eggs have arrived, someone local told me that i should wait before putting them into the incubator and let them sit in a certain position. what's the story on this? blunt end up or down? and for how long?
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    Optimal coop for 2 Orpingtons?

    hi there i'm very new to chickens, and i have some questions about coops. i plan on getting two orpingtons, probably buff. the space i have for the coop is about 6 X 20, with a small tree in the center, so it's really more like two spaces that are 6 X 10. what would be the best coop for my...
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