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  1. wildeflowers

    Hypocritical?

    When our neighbors got chickens, our other neighbor got very upset because they were letting them free range and they were getting on their property. I happen to agree with them that if they don't want the chickens on their lawn, they shouldn't ben there. The way our property lies, our...
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    Would a pullet lay one egg, then stop?

    Title sort of says it all. We (finally!) got our first egg about a week or two ago. Our approx. 7 month old Polish laid it. Of course, I live in the far north so our days are getting pretty short, but would she lay one egg and then just stop? The rest of our girls are considerably younger...
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    Special needs chicken taking a dustbath on a beach towel

    I am sitting here laughing my butt off. I have a little 2 month old buff orp that somehow got injured. Actually I think the rooster landed on her when he jumped of the roost one day. I brought her inside and have been nursing her. Well, she's a little sick of the crate I've been keeping her...
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    First egg, finally! Pics

    She finally did it. We got our first egg. My son found it on Saturday. It was small, and we let my husband eat it since he laid claim to the $1100 egg. (The rest are virtually free, don'tcha know?) LOL My son, who found it. Getting fried up. The lady who did it! Yay! We've had...
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    Ladies, why we should vote Pic heavy, somewhat graphic descriptions

    A friend of mine sent me this email as a reminder to vote, and I thought it would be great to share. We take so much for granted, we should all be ashamed of ourselves. Get out and vote, ladies. Someone fought to give you that right. Use it!!!!! This is the story of our Mothers and...
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    Heat lamp caught on fire!

    Can't believe this. I check on the babies just a little while ago and while I was looking for our roo, who's apparently decided to roost in the trees tonight, the heat lamp caught on fire! And not from the bulb. It actually started making weird noises and crackling down in the base, and while...
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    Babies in the coop, pic heavy

    I've been promising some photos for what seems like forever, so finally! here they are. Sir Clucks a Lot, our mess of a Polish Roo. He is all sorts of mixed up, but I like him. I like the little bits of silky fluff at the base of his tail. Reminds me of a bustle on a burlesque dancer...
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    Seeing the neurosurgeon today, wish us luck plz

    Hey, everyone. My son has an appointment with the neurosurgeon today for another follow up. We'll see what he says about how things are going. I am really scared because the swelling in his head has not gone down much if at all, and I'm not sure how long we can wait before we will have to...
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    the sweetest thing

    i am giving my son's russian orloff chick some lap time right now because I know my friend didn't have a lot of time to tame the babies, and she just fell asleep in my hands with her little head laying on my arm. seriously, i now know why he likes her so much. if i wouldn't disturb her i'd...
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    polish hen picking on roo?

    Hey, well, I came home from the hospital with my son to find a bald spot on my Polish Roo's head. Seems that my polish hen is plucking him! Goodness, I thought it was going to be the other way around. They are both the same age, about 6 months. She hasn't started laying yet. He is crowing...
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    My son update Pg 3

    Hi, all! Well, it seems just as I really started to get going here, I had to disappear for a while. I've come to love this message board, and it's been a wealth of info for me. Thought I would tell you guys what is going on with us. I am finally able to post about it here. A few weeks ago...
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    New babies, with pics

    Buff Orpingtons Light Brahmas Dominiques Patridge Cochin (We have two, but for some reason I only have this shot with the one. I don't want to mess with them too much as they are just settling in.) Russian Orloff Little Dom I was supposed to get an Iowa Blue, but I do not think...
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    Oh, no! Where are they hiding?!?! Added pics, pg 2 Holy cow! Pg 4

    It is ridiculously hot today in New England, and I let our pair out this morning to free range. They have water in the coop, and just before I left to pick my kids up, I put some water out back where they were pecking around, too. I just went out to look for them and I can't find them...
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    Selfish roo?

    We have a Golden Polish Roo currently with one hen. (I have more chicks on the way.) I think they are about 16 or 17 weeks. He is just starting to get into full roo mode. IDK, he just seems more "grown up" the past couple of weeks. He paced the fence a bit when my dog was sniffing about...
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    well...rats...chicks won't ship til 9/1

    Since our coop is almost finished (just putting on the last coat of paint), I went ahead and ordered some day olds from Ideal yesterday. I was so excited because all the chicks I picked showed a date for next week. I just got the email from them that they will not ship until 9/1. Bummer...
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    Chicks or young hens wanted in CT

    Hi, all. Well, our coop is nearly complete, and we'd like to add about 6 chicks to the flock. Ideally, I'd like some Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, Welsummers or Auracaunas, but I'm open to other breeds that are not too agressive. Looking only for hens as I already have a roo, and we're...
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    girls or boys - polish?

    Hi, all! I'm new here, but I've been trying to figure out what sex our chicks are since we got them and since I am no expert I thought I'd post a couple of pics here for you guys to take a stab at it. We got these chicks on May 22, and I'm not sure how old they were when we received them...
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    Hello from CT

    Hi, I'm wildeflowers and have been reading up for a few days here at BYC and thought I would join. We live in rural CT, and I recently added two Polish chicks to our family. Originally, I had planned to let my son raise them and then relocate them to my good friend's large coop with her girls...
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