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  1. mountainwhisper

    Looking for chicks, keets, and ducklings in lee county VA

    Does anyone have any of these for sale near Big Stone Gap in Lee county VA?: White Silkies- Looking for 3-6 pet quality is fine Frizzle Cochin- Looking for 3-6 pet quality is fine Also interested in the following breeds: Brahma, Salmon Faverolle, and EE's Non chicken interests are: Ducks-...
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    The best way to cope with the loss of a chick is to hatch some more?

    We just recently lost one of our three chicks. It was fine one minute and gone the next, still not sure what happened. DH says that I should fire up the bator, especially since our silkies have laid over a dozen eggs this week alone. He says it would be a waste not to try and hatch them since we...
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    my family's chicken keeping journal-- Pic heavy

    I have always loved animals and can remember keeping chickens as a child. Chickens were one of the most fun animals that my great grandparents kept and they are part of my fondest memories with them. I knew I wanted to have those same memories with my children, but six years away while DH was...
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    Looking for a pair of broody hens and some Blue/Green Hatching eggs

    I am looking for a pair of broody hens near SW VA, Eastern KY, or NE tennessee. I am also looking for some blue/green fertile eggs to put under them. I don't care about breed or showing or any of that. Tempermant matters more than anything else. They will be pets. We would like the fertile eggs...
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    January Hatch Buddies?

    I am all set to try incubating/hatching for the second time. I have a Genesis bator coming in the mail, and 18+ameraucana *eggs from a breeder I met online. I ordered the automatic turner this time to eleminate the possibility that I turned my first hatch wrong or messed them up that way. I have...
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    What can cause early mortality in new chicks?

    My two cochin's passed away 1.5 days after hatching, and never were strong enough to stand. I had a buff orpington chick that died last night after making it about 4 days. They were the only three out of 5 that developed to make it to hatching. This whole process has been something that our...
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    New toBYC

    Hello, I remember taking care of chickens that belonged to my great grandparents growing up, so now that my husband and I have some land and time we have decided to start getting a few animals for our farm. For me, chickens were high on the list. We have two sons, 6 and 2yrs old. We have our...
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