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  1. Carter Martin

    How to breed Americanas/EE

    Could anyone tell me what breeds of chickens to breed to get an Americana/EE. Or just in general how you go about breeding to get Easter Eggers. Thanks Carter
  2. Carter Martin

    What to do about mites/lice in chickens

    Hi all, Last night when I was doing chicken chores. I saw a little white-looking something on one of my roosters. I am guessing it was either a mite or a louse. Can anyone advise me on what this is and what to do about it? Thanks Carter
  3. Carter Martin

    Chicken tractor designs for a very small and simple tractor

    Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has any input into building a very small and simple chicken tractor. I am thinking of one that is big enough for only 2 or maybe 3 chickens. It needs to be as simple and inexpensive as possible. I am thinking of possibly building a good number of them so that I...
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    EMERGENCY! Chicks dying for unknown reason

    Hi all, I have a batch of 11 chicks that I hatched, not all the same breed. They are somewhere around 5-7 weeks old. Just a little while ago I heard my chickens going crazy. Upon checking I found a chick almost dead that kept sporaticaly flopping around and the mother hen was fighting it. I...
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    Looking for advice on how to get rid of a fox

    I have a fox that just took out a bunch of my chickens and is probably still coming back to try and get more. I think I have found its den not far away. My idea is to try and shoot him if I can. I think that he probably has a female and cubs that he is providing for. Does anybody have any advice...
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    Question on incubation of chicken eggs

    Hi all, I am wondering if someone can tell me at what point in the incubation of a chicken egg you for sure should be able to see veins when you candle the egg. Thanks
  7. Carter Martin

    Best Meat to Time to Cost ratio with Buff Orpingtons

    I have some BO roosters and will probably want to butcher a few to all of them. They are about 21 or 22 weeks old right now or close to 5 months. And one or so is starting to crow. I have read that BOs take about 6-8 months to mature. Can anyone advise me on the best time to butcher BOs to get...
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    Feeding Your Chickens Crushed Egg Shells

    Hi all, I was wondering what everybody thinks about feeding crushed egg shells for extra calcium and phosphate instead of oyster shell to laying hens. My chickens get layer pellets as the normal food. Should I mix the egg shells with the food or put them in a separate container. Do they even...
  9. Carter Martin

    Chicken With Eye Swelled Shut Help!

    I notice a week to two weeks ago that one of my hens had one of its eyes half closed or closed a lot and I didn't pay too much attention. She is around 26 weeks old or so. In the last two days I noticed that it is all swelled up around the closed eye. The hen sits most of the time now on a roost...
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