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    Will mixed flock result in sterile offspring?

    I have a mixed flock of hens and one rooster -- my question is, if I hatch the eggs from the mixed chickens and raise them... do I have to worry that they might be sterile? I would like to raise my own chickens, but sure enjoy a mixed flock. Any advice in this area? Also, I am hoping to hatch...
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    What is this pretty lady?

    I bought her at Atwoods in a bin labled "pullets". I don't know if it said Brahma as well... but I've been thinking she was a Brahma for a long time. She has lovely feathers and looks a lot like my Partridge Rocks, except her perdy feet! She might be bigger too. I have started to wonder if she...
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    Help! What to feed!

    I am messing up right and left. I got guinea keets yesterday. I bought wild game feed for them. Not starter. My hubby brought me 5 banty chicks to put with them. Can they eat that? Only other feed I have is laying ration? Doh! What should I do!? Thanks, Space Cadet Bird Mom.
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    eye swollen shut

    Is there anything we can do for this hen? Her eye is swollen below and it's shut. However, she doesn't seem to be complaining... IMG_20111001_113058 by shari99 IMG_20111001_113054 by shari99
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    What now? (Question for Chicken-eattin' folk)

    A bobcat got one of our chickens this morning... we caught it in the act. My husband fired and missed and the bobcat dropped "Monkey" and escaped. So... Should I clean her and cook her up? She is not mangled. I have never done it before but my husband suggested we do it for a 'science...
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    Tigress or Tiger!?

    This is our biggest and fastest 'Hen' of 10 from a Homesteaders Delight package from McMurrays. We have 5 that are Barred Rocks and 5 that are Red... "Red Stars", were thinking... but they look a lot like the RIRs we've seen here. This is Tigress.... one of the furious five Reds. I accidentally...
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    gosling + goose =?

    Hello there, We had a pair or African Geese (not 100% sure of the genders as they were straight run) but one had a more "Roman nose" and was more aggressive, so we thought he was the boy and the other a girl. We got them at about 3 days old and they have been so much fun and such good...
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    sudden death -6 week gosling

    Hello, We had a pair of african geese goslings about 6 weeks old. Today ToughNut was just lying dead next to a water bowl. No sign of injury. Sort of looked like he was just napping there but he normally naps by the house not in the hot sun. We got a new puppy who I (yes I am an idiot) expected...
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