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    chickens are moulting - is this normal for november?

    My two-year-old chickens are moulting. Is this normal for this time of year? It's cold in november! I can't help but worry that they'll freeze with all their feathers falling out. But if that's a normal behavior for this time of year, I guess they'll be fine. But is it normal? They are losing a...
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    Does my brooder need a heat lamp with a momma hen in there?

    We have 7 guinea eggs due to hatch on Saturday. We'll be gone camping until Sunday. The eggs are under a broody hen. it's been getting down into the 40's at night here in Kentucky. The brooder with the hen and eggs is inside our insulated barn. It's still chilly in there at night, but protected...
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    Looking for a female white pekin duck in KY, IN, TN, OH.

    I'd like to buy a female white pekin duck if anyone has one for sale. I'm near louisville, ky, so within a 2-3 hour drive would be preferrable. thanks!
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    another duck lost to a coyote

    The coyotes are getting very brave. We just lost another female duck to a coyote yesterday. We lost the first one two weeks ago while we were on vacation. We assumed the coyote struck at night, since we left the ducks unprotected at night. But yesterday, the coyote came in the late afternoon...
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    oh no! one-week-old guinea keets are dying. what to do??? *updated*

    I'm cross-posting this from the guinea board, since this is an emergency and maybe someone here will see this and can help. I bought 12 one-week-old guinea keets from a BYC'er yesterday at a BYC event. She hatched them from a broody guinea and took them from their mom yesterday morning. They...
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    help! I bought 12 keets yesterday and 5 are already dead. What to do?

    I bought 12 one-week-old guinea keets from a BYC'er yesterday at a BYC event. She hatched them from a broody guinea and took them from their mom yesterday morning. They had a long drive/day yesterday - about 10 hrs without food, although they had water except for the drive time of 4 hours one...
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    can you freeze raw eggs?

    I have 16 dozen eggs in my fridge. All from the past 10 days, so definitely fresh. Is it possible to freeze raw eggs (after I break them open, of course!)
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    I hate coyotes

    A coyote ate one of our ducks and a chicken while we were away last week. Normally they don't free range at night, only during the day, but we were out of town and my 71-year-old mom was housesitting and she couldn't shoo the ducks into the coop each night. So first a white pekin disappeared...
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    so sad - a coyote got our duck while we were on vacation

    Very sad - we were on a trip to NYC and a cruise to Canada last week and my 71-year-old mom was housesitting. It was too much for her to shoo the ducks in and out of the chicken coop each day, so we let the ducks free range while she was housesitting. Well, two days into our trip, she called...
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    newbie questions about guineas and keets

    We want guinea keets, but we were thinking about starting with them next year. We're completely unfamiliar with raising guineas. However, we have tons of ticks on our property and we definitely like the idea of having critters out there to eat the ticks! Is there a good resource for guinea...
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    KY - One Buff Orpington Rooster and One Light Brahma Rooster - $8 ea.

    For sale - one three-month-old Buff Orpington rooster (he's already crowing) and one five-month-old Light Brahma rooster (also crowing). They're in Shelbyville, Ky. It's $8 for each rooster. These are gorgeous, docile birds and would make excellent breeding stock for your flock. I have...
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    Light Brahma Rooster 19-20 weeks old - KY

    I have one Light Brahma Rooster for sale in shelbyville, ky. If anyone is interested, I'll PM you a pic. Price is $8. He is big and gorgeous and friendly, too.
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    Buff Orpington - EDITED - SOLD

    I have pics of some of my chickens for sale in Shelbyville, Ky. The hens just started laying eggs and are $10 each. I have one barred rock, five buff orpingtons and five light brahmas. I have one Silver-Laced Wyandotte rooster for sale as well. He is $8. Here are some older pics of my chickens...
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    Is this a male or female? UPDATED

    So...opinions? Here are better pics of my Silver-Laced Wyandotte. Do you think it's male or female? It is right at 15-16 weeks old. Thanks! UPDATED on 8-8 - It's a girl!!! Laying eggs and everything!
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    Need a good recipe to take to a 4th of July picnic...

    Does anyone have any favorite recipes that would be perfect for a hot, 4th of July picnic? I won't take the food until about an hour before we eat, but I feel that all mayo-based salads, etc, are out. I can't remember what I took last year, but I do remember that most people avoided it. It was...
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    Is this SLW a boy or a girl?

    It just occurred to me that one of my Silver-Laced Wyandottes might be a he, not a she! Look at the two SLW's in this photo. Are they both female, or is the one on the right a boy? They are both about 15-16 weeks old. Thanks!
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    One of my mallards disappeared. Will he come back?

    I'm so bummed out. One of my mallards - the male - disappeared yesterday. He was there on Sunday night and then, on Monday morning, he was gone. I don't know if something got him, or what. Is there a chance he flew off and will return? His female partner is waiting for him! He is about four...
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    some eggs didn't hatch - apparent dead bodies in eggs - why?

    my broody hen has been sitting on nine eggs. I think I totally screwed up. she was in the main henhouse and one chick hatched on sunday night and another on monday. so yesterday, we started to worry that the chicks would be at risk around the other hens in the main henhouse. that's how we got...
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    eggshells

    wondering about eggshells?
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    here's my broody buff orp and her new babies!

    aw, sooooooo cute! I just love seeing a momma with her baby chicks...these guys just hatched.
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