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  1. Ifowldown

    Chicken dogpile

    Had to laugh when I walked in the coop today and saw this. 9 nesting boxes to choose from, but they all want this one. I couldn't even tell how many total birds there were in there. There were a few buried at the bottom of the pile. The top ones were actually laying their eggs on the backs...
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    Chicken dogpile

    dupe
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    Which chicks are which?

    I just got 10 chicks from the hatchery last week and was wondering which were which. These are the chicks that were ordered and the number of chicks. Which chicks correspond with which numbered chick above. I know # 4 & 9 are the Marans, but I am not sure on the others. Blue laced red...
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    Good science project?

    My 14 year old son is in FFA this year and they need to come up with an agricultural science project. He had the idea of putting about 10 or 11 eggs in the incubator, and letting them go. He planned to take an egg out every couple days, mark how many days it was and then put it in the...
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    That was easier than I thought it would be.

    Just attempted my first incubation and had 100% 5 for 5 hatch. I recently bought a hova-bater with egg turner. I have some hatching eggs of various breeds that should be arriving in the next couple weeks. I decided to try a test run with some eggs from my coop, to make sure the temps and...
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    White Raccoon

    I checked my trail camera recently and was surprised to see this guy. (My camera reset itself for some reason, and the date is wrong). I've seen and trapped a lot of raccoons before, but never one this color.
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    Delicious mean rooster

    Had a rooster that attacked my 3 year old. He found himself in the smoker the next day. 4 hour smoke with pecan wood made him extra tasty.
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    Tonight was the first time I had to shoot one of my chickens.

    Tonight I was out side with my 3 year old and 6 year old boys. I opened up the chicken pen area to let them free range a little while I was cleaning out their water bowl behind the coop. I heard my 3 year suddenly start screaming, and run around the corner to see what was going on. My 6...
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    Sometimes you just need a shoulder to lean on

    I think the pictures say it all. I went in the coop tonight to make sure they were all in, and saw them like this. I had to run back in and get the camera. Above photo cropped
  10. Ifowldown

    Getting rid of some roosters.

    I currently have 7 amberlink pullets, 5 golden comet pullets, 3 light brahma pullets, and 3 light brahma roosters. They are all about 17-18 weeks old. I do hope to get about 8-10 more pullets next spring. I don't plan to hatch any eggs from my flock. The 3 roosters currently seem to get...
  11. Ifowldown

    Quite the egg song

    Had the day off yesterday, so I decided to see what the chickens do while I am normally at work. They sang me quite the song as they were getting ready to lay. I had to laugh at the one amberlink with the high pitched voice. They were probably telling me to get the heck out and give them some...
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    My roosters prefer blondes?

    I currently have 18 birds all about 15 weeks old. 7 amberlink pullets, 5 golden comet pullets, 3 light brahma pullets, and 3 light brahma roosters. I've noticed the last few days, my roosters have started crowing and started getting "busy" with the hens. The interesting part though is they are...
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    Raccoon had me treed. What's your scariest raccoon experience?

    Just wanted to share a little story that happened to me last fall. It does involve a raccoon dying, so if that offends you , you can stop reading now. Last October, I had been having problems with raccoons getting into our garbage and into the dog food. I have about 13 acres, of which 10...
  14. Ifowldown

    Getting Started - Just finished the new coop.

    Well, I am new to the forum and to raising chickens. I bought 6 light brahmas, 7 amberlinks, and 5 goden comets around the end of March. Since that time, I have been building a coop for them. I have worked off and on for the last couple months to get it finished. I just got the nesting boxes...
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