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    Duck mating Jersey Giant

    A bobcat took out my Rouen female and the male has attached himself to my Jersey Giants. The giant roo is okay with this but lately we have seen the duck trying to mate with one of the giant hens. When I load the incubator, is it possible to get a cross? I don't think so, but I gotta ask!
  2. lavacaw

    Help with Jersey Giants

    I have three Jersey Giant hens and two roos that are nine months old. The hens started laying at about six months and have been laying steadily since. I have tried using each roo with them but so far have not seen any sign of a fertilized egg. I also have not seen the roos doing their job...
  3. lavacaw

    Fertilized Eggs?

    I have three Jersey Giant hens who have been laying for a couple of months now. I am not seeing any sign that eggs are fertile. I removed one of my two roosters to see if switching them out would help. The one currently in there seems a bit clueless as to what his job is other than to watch...
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    Jersey Giants Laying!!!

    Night before last, I was looking up on the forums to see when I could expect my JG's to start laying. I have 3 hens and two roos that just turned 24 weeks. I wanted to get a nesting box ready to go into their coop. Imaging my surprise yesterday when I went to feed and there were three eggs...
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    First Time Mama - Should I Disturb Her?

    My EE has been sitting a nest (10 eggs) and they started hatching yesterday. Two babies were out in the rain - still wet but alive and out of the nest box. I picked them up and tucked one under each of her wings. I went back an hour later and the little yellow one was dry and chirping. I...
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    Visitor to the Chicken House

    I have a young hen that has decided she would rather be in the smaller chicken house with the 10 week old chickens than with the adult birds. We can't figure out how she is getting there but every time I put her back, she is there again the next day. There is a high (6 ft) shelf in there that...
  7. lavacaw

    No Eggs

    In early Feb. I bought a pair of bantam cochins. They were supposedly about a year old and were starting to molt when I got them. I put them in their own little coop with run. They have finished molting but the hen has yet to lay an egg. Is there any way to tell if she is going to? Should I...
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    LaGrange, TX Show

    It is strangely quiet on the forum about the show tomorrow in La Grange. Who's going and what is the agenda? Is anyone bringing birds to sell?
  9. lavacaw

    3 Cheers for Ideal!

    Just got a call a couple of hours ago that they want to ship my 25 chicks today instead of later...I only live 3 hours away so they should be on the morning truck at the PO. Was doing a final temperature check and scrubbing waterers when they called so I am good to go! Perfect timing. I...
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    Seven out of Seven!

    Three weeks ago I decided to see if any of MY eggs were fertile instead of buying them...I have two roosters but have never seen them near the hens. I selected all blue/green eggs from the two EE's I have and put them in the bator. When I tried to candle them, they were so dense that I really...
  11. lavacaw

    Seven out of Seven!

    Three weeks ago I decided to see if any of MY eggs were fertile instead of buying them...I have two roosters but have never seen them near the hens. I selected all blue/green eggs from the two EE's I have and put them in the bator. When I tried to candle them, they were so dense that I really...
  12. lavacaw

    Help - Dense Eggs

    I have 7 blue/green eggs in my incubator and yesterday was day 9 so I tried candling them. They are too dense to see ANYTHING. I had some light brown ones before that I could see nothing in, but one of those hatched anyway. What should I do...leave them and hope for the best?
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    It's a Rant - Add Your Location To Your Profile!

    Could everyone take about two minutes to add your location to your profiles? When I see coops, I would like to know what climate we are talking about them working for best. When I see questions about predators, I don't figure you guys up in Maine or Washington state are looking for chupacabra...
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    Higher protein feed?

    I have acquired some hens that need some help! They are either molting (my best guess) or the roosters and other hens are doing a number on their feathers. I have never had such a ragged looking bunch. I have some wild game bird crumbles that I bought for turkeys. Would it be okay to give...
  15. lavacaw

    Anyone using Blue Kote please respond

    Is it necessary to stop eating the eggs of chickens treated with Blue Kote? For how long? I know the main ingredient is gentian violet which has been used for many many years for thrush in the mouth of children. I can't figure why it would be more hazardous to eat eggs from chickens treated...
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    Coon Bait

    I have been reading and trying everyone's suggestions for bait since the price of sardines keeps going up. The grape jelly on bread works but draws ants badly. The Marshmallows are far and away the best thing I have tried yet. They are cheap so I can throw two or three in there and make sure...
  17. lavacaw

    Brinsea Mini and incubating eggs

    Got a Brinsea mini and put 7 eggs in to incubate. Temp is holding steady at 99.3-99.5. No way of knowing for sure about the humidity. Have water in the cup below the divider on both sides. Today is day 7 so I candled. Looks like for sure I have 5 active developing embryo. One is too dark...
  18. lavacaw

    What to do with Eggs?

    My incubator got here today (only took 4 days) but it was broken. I called the people I ordered it from and they shipped out a new one today and are having UPS pick up be broken one tomorrow. Problem is, my eggs will be here tomorrow. Can I just leave them out for three or four days until...
  19. lavacaw

    I think it's a bobcat!

    A little over a month ago, I began losing a chicken here and there. The frequency increased...I trapped two coons and dispatched them but the losses have continued. Whatever it is is big enough to carry off a full grown chicken (over a 10 foot high fence) and will not go into a trap. I am now...
  20. lavacaw

    chickens quit laying

    I have 11 hens (RIRs and Production Reds) which were laying 12 eggs every two days. These chickens are only about 6 months old. We thought we had 12 hens and one turned out to be a rooster. We had a rooster that got nasty and turned him into chicken and dumplings...allowing the red rooster to...
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