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    question about making scratch "cakes"

    We just recently survived a pecking incident, where our Baby's back was plucked bald by her older sisters. We're convinced it happened because of food dominance after we rearranged their food and water bins. She's on the mend now (pine tar IS a miracle!) but we want to keep giving them things...
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    weird "yip" sounds... not her egg song! *UPDATE*

    Two weeks ago our BAs started singing their egg songs, but we still don't have any eggs. This morning just before 11, one of them launched into the longest egg song yet. I went outside after she had been done for about five or so minutes, still no egg. While I was out there, she started...
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    Sunflower - the whole flower?

    We grow sunflowers every summer in our garden, but we usually just leave them out for the wild birds to enjoy once it's ready. Would it be safe to hang the flower in the run for the girls? Or are there parts of the plant that are poisonous?
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    Four Week Old Buff Orp - Too Soon?

    We got these ladies back on the 11th of May, and the feed store said they were probably a week old. It's the Buff Oprington I'm worried about - we didn't plan on getting her, but my mother in law insisted I couldn't get all black australorpes and needed more color to my flock. When I got...
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    Temperature & Behavior Q's...

    I'm probably worrying too much... but I'm absolutely confused by our chicks' behaviors. We have two australopes and a buff orpington -- the australopes look to be almost two weeks, and the buff is about a week old. The temperature in the brooding box is just about 80-85F, under the lamp. The...
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    Belt Hatchery Not Responding?!?!?! (Fresno)

    Has anyone been able to place any orders or even SPEAK to anyone from the Belt Hatchery?? I've been trying both email and phone to no avail the last two weeks. I know our feed store orders from them... and they're planning on placing an order this week when they sell out. Since we're only 25...
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    Newbie from California's Central Valley

    Hey all! My name is Meg & I'm married to Jeff. We've been tossing around the idea to become backyard chicken owners for about three years now. After reading the conditions found by investigators in the recent massive egg recall, I put my foot down and refused to eat anymore eggs until we had...
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