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    Bumble foot - is it reoccurring?

    Hi guys, I have a girl with bumblefoot on both feet, poor thing. A lady I ran into at the feed store who is supposedly quite knowledgeable on all things chicken maintained that once a chicken has bumblefoot it will probably keep reoccurring and I may be better off saving myself a whole lot of...
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    Odd looking bird

    I have a young cockerel, probably 10 weeks old now, and he has a very odd shape to his rear end. Any clues as to what is going on? He is a cream legbar x dorking mix. As far as I know he has not been injured.
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    How long to wait on a brooding hen?

    My hen has been setting for what seems too long. I had a dozen eggs under her and one broke a few days ago. It had an embryo in it. According my calendar she should have hatched a couple of days ago. In fact, Wednesday was the 21st day. It's now Saturday and nothing. It's possible the...
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    Incubatiing Eggs from Chickens Treated with Anti-Biotics?

    I know that I have to withhold the eggs from chickens treated with anti-biotics, but was wondering if those eggs could be incubated? Has anyone done this?
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    Marans Rooster??

    We picked this rooster up a few months ago, mid molt, along with a few hens. He didn't come with any pedigree, but we didn't ask either. The lady was moving and had to get rid of all of them. He molted out and now he is beautiful. Today on Craigslist a saw a rooster very similar to him being...
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    Ratio of Nest Boxes to Chickens

    I know once the girls really get into laying they will all try to use just one or two of the available nest boxes, but what is the recommended ration of nest boxes to chickens? Currently I have 15 girls to 6 nest boxes.
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    Isa Brown, Red Sexlink, Comets, Ross Brown etc -

    Are all these hybrids the same chicken with a different name? This gets a little confusing at times.
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    On Going Project Nearing Completetion

    Our beautiful head honcho. Our lovely 'pullet' who is current getting his fine self 'buffeted' every time he gets too close to the head honcho. When the run is completed we'll get some more hens and then both boys can figure out how to get along. There are 5 hens now, not enough for...
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    Chickens not eating much

    I've gotten back into chickens after a few years absence and I seem to have lost the touch! I have 5 girls who should be close to laying - the lady who I got them from was fairly non-specific about the age and I have now had them for 8 weeks. The younger ones I've also had for 8 weeks were 6...
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    What are we?

    I got these two girls recently, along with 2 others. Just wondering what breed(s) and how long til they start laying? The owner wasn't sure how old they were.
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    Old Beans - Eat or Toss?

    I'm cleaning out the pantry and I've come across pintos and black beans, and maybe more to come, that are at least 4 years old. Maybe more. I was dumping into a bucket for the compost but thought I'd run them by here first. What do you think? Bean Soup? Or will the energy required to soften...
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    Creative uses for Turkey Leftovers

    It's more of a question than a statement cos I'm about the most uncreative cook I know. So what ideas and recipes does anyone want to share?
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    A nice chicken joke to entertain you...

    Just got this emailed to me and I had to share. Enjoy Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway west of Geelong .As time went by, the traffic slowly built up at an alarming rate. The traffic got so heavy and so fast that his free range chickens were being run over at a rate of three to...
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    New Zealand's largest egg!

    I was surfing the net and found this today: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=326215886 I understand that it is an auction but I'm posting this as a curiosity, nothing more. Read the comments below the listing. Some of them are pretty funny!
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    Pork Stock

    I've often seen recipes for beef, fish, chicken, vegetable etc stock and yet none for pork stock. Does anyone know of the reason for this? I have a slow cooker filled with the juice from a picnic roast which I'd rather not throw out but I'm starting to second guess myself here. Any comments...
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    Coleslaw recipe recommendations??

    Pretty much any coleslaw I've tasted (usually commercially made) has been bland and unappetizing. Can anyone share a nice recipe? Thanks.
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    Today is World Egg Day!!!

    Wahoo!!! Let's celebrate! Here's a couple of links to it: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/October/worldeggday.htm http://www.internationalegg.com/corporate/eggindustry/section.asp?id=26 Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so transfer it where you will - just let me know what...
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    Cleaning Feed Bins

    My chicken feed is getting little tiny black beetles all through it. Now I'm not too concerned as I figure it's just extra protein, but this morning I feed the last of the old feed and figure it's a good time to clean out the container. I'm using a galvanized trash can. I've hosed it out, but...
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    Salmonella outbreak

    Another commercial egg recall folks: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978451037 Isn't it funny how most salmonella outbreaks ( according to Dr Mercola) come from commercially farmed chickens.
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    Little Hawk a visiting!

    I saw Newhen's hawk but I think this guy is different. I live in the desert near Palm Springs California. It was on my driveway after missing a quail on it's swoop. When it saw me it flew up into the palm tree and shook off it's frustration while I went a got a camera. My chickens were all...
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