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    Republican Debate?

    I may be settig this thread up for being shut down but...... How about the republican debate tonight? Thoughts on the candidates and their responses throughout the night? Let's try to keep this thread....unheated.
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    Lime in the coops?

    We use lime in our horse stalls to help absorb urine and it's smell. I was wondering if anyone does that for their chicken coops? I was thinking I would start using it to keep the smell under control. Are there any health issues I should be aware of if a chicken ingests the lime?
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    Fourth failed hatch...what to do? *Dry Incubation Progress*

    So I have a hova bator still air incubator with the turner. I got it last December and tried two incubations back to back. Nothing hatched out of about 20 eggs between both settings. The third time I set well over a dozen and only 3 hatched. I was concerned about the first because they weren't...
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    Goat housing and dog housing together?

    I posted this question on BYH too but I thought I'd ask here too just in case. So I have a large dog house for the Great Pyrenees that will be coming to live here next month and I'm also working on my goat house. Would I be better off to just build one structure for the goats and dog? Or will...
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    I just have to share....New puppy!!

    So...after doing my research and finding a good breeder...I am getting a Great Pyrenees puppy!! I'm so excited I can't hardly stand it!! I've decided that after recent events(chicken attacks) I would like to have a guard dog for my livestock. Besides, what's a chicken and goat farm without a...
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    Is it unreasonable...

    To ask my neighbors to pay for the chickens that their dog killed? It was a pair of show birds and personally I don't have the amount of money it takes to buy and ship show quality silkies at the drop of a hat. Any thoughts?
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    Anyone with Great Pyrenees in GA?

    I'm going to be looking into getting a Great Pyrenees puppy in the next couple of months. Does anyone have suggestions for who/where I might get a decent pup at a decent price?!
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    Need some feedback on my idea...

    Ok so I have a predator issue that's forcing me to rearrange my coops and I want some ideas from the experts! I have several hutch style coops for my silkies. But apparently they aren't able to hold their own against neighborhood dogs.... Last night a dog tore through the hardware cloth on the...
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    Lost two of my favorite silkies!

    Well, I either have a coyote or a neighborhood dog problem. That's the only thing I know of that can tear through hardware wire to get to my chickens. Oh I'm so peeved. They were two of my favorites and gorgeous to boot. If it's either dogs or coyotes I'm going to have to redo my coops. I'm...
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    Need help! I think I'm going to lose my roo!

    I have a beautiful buff silkie rooster that is having some serious issues. He is closing in on a year old. I had him housed with some other young chickens in a grow out pen for quite some time where he was healthy as a horse until quite recently. After moving all the other chickens out of the...
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    To the horse people out there....

    Does anyone here get on any horse forums? I have found some that I like and some that I don't. I have an issue with the attitudes that some people get over stupid issues. Let me back up... I ride, have always ridden, and will always ride no matter what negative things are said. I grew up...
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    Trio of LF Cochins Blue/Splash SOLD

    Please do not bid....This trio has been sold locally. Lovely trio of Blue/Splash Standard Cochins. They are 7 months old so they still have a bit of growing and filling out to do. I was planning to breed and show this trio but I will be moving and unfortunately cannot take chickens where I'm...
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    Silkies--One blue roo, two splash hens

    Please do not hit Buy It Now. These birds are for local pick up only as it is too hot to ship. I was intending to breed and show these birds but I will be moving soon and cannot take them with me. I hate to have to sell them as they are excellent birds but my loss is your gain. I have three...
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    Multi-Purpose Run

    Ok, so I had an area blocked off and I was going to make it for my chickens--all of my egg layers. But now I'm thinking I want it to be multi purpose. Like for goats and chickens... Is it ok to keep them together? I was also planning on doing bird netting over the top for the chickens, will...
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    BYC vs. FB

    Ok so I have discovered recently that the byc forum amuses me much more than facebook. I find myself logging onto the forum much more often than fb. I enjoy hearing what people have to say on this forum more than people on facebook--don't tell me fb friends So... what do you like better? FB or...
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    New water ideas please!

    Ok, I need something that isn't such a pain in the butt to refill. I have been trying to think of something I could make but I havn't come up with much. I hate those red and white waterers that are like three gallons and you have to flip them over ti fill, then back over onto the base. I wind up...
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    Improving a Calico Silkie

    I have a calico-ish silkie that I thought I'd mess around with and work on improving the color. What is my best bet to improve the calico color? I was thinking a splash crossed with the 'calico'?
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    Sexing RIR Chicks

    Hi, Can someone tell me how to sex RIR chicks and at what age?
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    Bathed a Chicken!

    Well, I bathed my first chicken last night.... It was my silkie rooster. I bathed and blow dried him and he loved the blow dryer! I was shocked... He actually seemed to enjoy it!
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    Chicken Tractor Concerns

    Ok, So I've been planning on putting a couple chicken tractors outside for my silkies. However, I'm hearing some concerns from people... Do you think they'd be ok for silkies? They roost on the ground, that's my only concerns. I think the concern is that raccoons might get them. They are well...
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