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    Have you been struck by a chicken?

    Hi, friends. Have you or a loved one been struck by a chicken? Subsequent times? Would you say that you have a chronic disorder as a result of being struck by chickens on numerous occassions? Are you worried that your unsurance just won't pay for the medical costs of your pre-existing...
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    CT Peeps Get-Together DERBY CT Oct. 1 11am-4pm

    Come to the CT Peeps Get-Together (non-CT Peeps welcome!) October 1, 2011 11am - 4pm Bring a dish to share for our pot-luck lunch and something for the grill for your own family. Games and Fun for the KIDDIES! THE FIRST ANNUAL CHICKEN DERBY! See the amazing racing chickens! (field is...
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    One chick greets me when I open the brooder door.. Roo or friendly?

    I have an upright brooder and when I come around the backside to open the door, one of my chicks (copper maran) comes towards the door while the other two (appenzeller and le fleche) run to the other side to get away from me. Is the Copper Maran just more friendly or is it displaying roo...
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    Beginnings of an egg-eating habit?

    Twice this week I have found an egg in the box that looks like someone came along and pecked it once. No sign of further attempt to eat the egg.. just the one peck hole. Is this the beginning of an egg eating behavior? How do I figure out which of the seven girls is doing it? Any way to...
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    My favorite girl is suddenly not as active and loosing weight

    Tilly is the sweetest pullet you could want.. she will sit on my lap for hours. Now I'm very worried about her. I let my girls out to forage in the yard at least twice a day. For the past couple of weeks, she has not run out when I have opened the gate like she used to. I often find her...
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    Let's play What Are These Chickies!

    Any guesses?
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    I killed my babies.

    I'm so very sad. I posted this before.. that on day 5 of my incubation, I woke to a temp spike.. not sure how long it had been way too high. Waited two days to candle and did not see anything promising on day 7. Candled two more days in a row after that.. never seeing veining or anything...
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    Turned off my bator. 20/20 not viable.

    Lots of blood rings, a couple clear and a bunch of darkness with no veining at day 9. Very sad. My guess is it happened on Tues when I woke to a temp spike. Stabilized the temps but they were probably already gone. I waited to candle until Thursday. Didn't see anything good, but since...
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    Candling Images of BAD eggs online anywhere?

    I'm still confused about some of my eggs. I'm only on day 8, so I'm trying to be patient as long as I don't smell anything funny. I would love to see images, however, of what infertile, blood ring, cooked (from too high temps) and other quitters/non-developers. Does anyone know of a website...
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    How many thermometers?

    So how many thermometers/hygrometers are in YOUR bator? I was doing pretty well with temps but yesterday they started going all over the place, so I bought a third therometer. Today the two hygrometers were wildly different and none if the thermometers agreed, so I bought a fourth...
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    Post traumatic stress disorder - chicken-style

    On Sunday morning I got a frantic call from my friend.. the eighth out of her original nine chickens had been killed by a fox. She was so upset that she decided she simply could not keep one lone chicken and asked if I would take it. Of course. (...
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    Can I put these eggs in the bator tonight?

    I bought eggs (shipped) from two different breeders. The first batch arrived yesterday afternoon. THey were shipped on their sides and they have been resting upright since 4pm yesterday (Wed). The other box arrived this morning. I picked it up from the Post Office at 9am. They were shipped...
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    Newbie incubator help needed re vent holes and temps

    I have a foam ice chest that I have made into an incubator. Just unsure as to where the vent holes should go - at the top? At the bottom? Both? When do you open the holes and when do they stay closed? Also, I have a hot water heater thermostat, but there is a ten degree variation from when it...
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    Is there a group already of peeps setting eggs April 12-13-14th-ish?

    Starting my first attempt at incubation this week. Eggs are shipping tomorrow. Hoping to get them Tues or Wed and set Wed or Thurs. Anyone else?
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    Someone please tell me just to walk away from eBay

    I'm droooooling over the banty Barnevelder hatching eggs someone has listed. ME WANT! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290552371841&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Hubby will understand... right????
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    Color me stupid and draw me a diagram - re: egg turning

    OK.. so 'bator is almost put together ("almost" in that I've looked at the parts on numerous occassions.. meant to really really do it twice.. and am now needing to get it done asap)... I will NOT have an automatic egg turner. Now it looks to me like the auto turners simply make the egg go from...
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    What to expect when show birds are removed from flock temporarily?

    My daughter's first 4H fair is coming up next weekend. We are taking two birds with us. They will need to be bathed on Wednesday night and kept in a seperate cage in the garage until the fair on Saturday. One of the show birds is the Queen of my roost. I'm not sure where the other falls in...
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    Show secrets for a first time 4Her?

    You can PM me if you want. My daughter is entering her first 4H show next weekend. Anyone want to help a special needs kid get a leg up? Any special foods/herbs/vitamins you feed your show birds? Favorite shampoo for bathtime? Does PINK glosser really work? How about the silk rag...
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    Silly Teen Mom Wannabe Chick

    I guess my chickens have been watching "16 And Pregnant" or something....and now they want to be mommies. Went out to feed my 6-month old chickies this morning and noticed one of my girls was not with the rest of them. Oh, no! My favorite EE...the one who loves to sit on my lap and is always...
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    A different Welsummer question

    I thought that the speckled vs. plain terra cotta egg was a chicken by chicken variation and I was thrilled when one of my girls started laying a plain and the other started laying a speckled egg. Both were giving me light brown eggs to start. Now the eggs are the darker terra cotta color and...
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