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    Chicks in NWI Indiana! Ameraucanas and colorful mixes!

    These cuties hatched on 4/18 and are a week old now! There are some pure wheaten Ameraucanas in the group! All are from a wheaten Ameraucana rooster over Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers, Black Copper & Cuckoo Marans, Leghorns, Golden Comet, and a Light Brahma and Dark Cornish. The females will...
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    NPIP Fertile Hatching Eggs $25 SHIPPED - Colorful Mixed Breeds & Pure Black Copper, Light Brahma

    NPIP Fertile Hatching Eggs Starting at $25 SHIPPED for MIXES! Our colorful mixed breed hatching eggs include 12 mixed eggs. You'll receive a whatever eggs our hens lay that day, which can include Marans mixes, Brahma mixes, Olive Eggers, and possibly pure Black Copper Marans and Light Brahma...
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    Light Brahma Cockerel - 7 months - Northwest Indiana - $15

    Well mannered and handsome from Eagle's Nest Poultry in Ohio. He's still growing and filling in, but isn't going to be like the giant in the YouTube video. He's still a decent sized cockerel and will make a nice flock protector. Thanks for looking! Sorry, but I don't have any hens to go with...
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    Problem editing classified ads

    On the old website it was easy to edit, close, and bump my classified ad. On this website I'm unable to do that. I can only find my ads, but don't have any editing options. Where would I find my classified ads listed? How can I edit, close, and bump them? Thanks!
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    Dead young pullet - Any suggestions on what killed her?

    It was totally our fault - we forgot to shut one of the small coops that contained 5 young chickens - about 10 weeks old. This morning one was missing and I found her dead about 15 feet away from the coop against the fence. There was lots of feathers in the coop, so whatever it was took her...
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    Rabbit problem - Eating & drinking less and frequently making chewing motions when he's not eating

    My 7 year old mini rex has been acting off the last 2 days. He's not been usual friendly self and is eating and drinking about 1/3 of what he usually does. I'm also noticing that he looks like he's always chewing gum, although he's not eating. He's not making noise when he does this, but it's...
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    Necropsy on hen revealed ballooned intestines. Coccidiosis?

    Our 2 1/2 year old hen had been hunched up and ruffled for about a week. After several days of decline we decided to cull. A necropsy immediately revealed very ballooned intestines. They appeared normal until a very hard section and then it was bloated after that. When cut open, the hard...
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    Adult hen with bent neck, hunched up...any ideas?

    I have a two year old Dark Cornish hen that sometimes has a few days where she stands hunched up by herself. She snaps out of it in a few days - and also snaps out of it when I offer treats. On Saturday, she wasn't doing well, so I separated her. She stands hunched up and I notice she has...
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    NPIP Fertile Hatching Eggs -Colorful Mixed Breeds OR just Olive Eggers for $40 SHIPPED

    Prices for 12 eggs SHIPPED from NPIP flock!! We have hatching eggs available from our NPIP certified flock! Take your pick between one dozen colorful Mixed Breed Eggs OR just Olive Eggers for $40 SHIPPED! Mixed Breed Eggs: These include many mixes with the possibility of getting an Olive...
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    Anyone have experience with Mast Cell Tumors in dogs?

    The vet checked a lump on our 7 year old lab mix and it is a mast cell tumor. It's pretty small, but she recommended that it be removed ($500 surgery). I left with the impression that it wasn't terribly serious and we could even let it be if it wasn't getting bigger. After researching this, I...
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    Olive Egger and Black Copper Marans Hatching Eggs - Northwest Indiana - NWI

    Fertile Black Copper Marans AND Olive Egger eggs available! $20 a dozen for local pick-up OR shipped (add $12). The Olive Eggers include a first generation cross (AmeraucanaXBCM) that will lay olive eggs. They also include Olive Egger hens bred back to a BCM and should produce darker...
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    Question about bruising on processed meat birds - how did this happen?

    We have a mystery (to us). We processed 3 meat chickens - 1 rooster (dressed weight 5.5 lbs.) and 2 large hens (dressed weight 7 lbs.) We use cones and a plucker. The hens were BEAUTIFUL after plucking and dressing - no bruising and cleanly plucked. One went immediatly into the freezer...
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    Black Copper Marans Started Pullets - NWI - Northwest Indiana

    We have 5 extra Black Copper Marans started pullets. These are not hatchery stock. It's too early to tell quality, but they will all lay those beautiful dark brown eggs. 2 pullets are 7-9 weeks and 3 are 9-11 weeks. Asking $20 each and will include a cockerel (if interested) for each two...
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    Beautiful Olive Egger Cockerels- Blue, Splash, White- NWI (Northwest Indiana) LAST CHANCE!

    3+ Cockerels that are 13-15 weeks old. The Olive Eggers are a mix between a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana and Olive Egger Hen (Black Copper Marans/Ameraucana). The white cockerel is a mix between a Leghorn hen and Blue Wheaten Ameraucana and carries a blue egg laying gene. All 3 for $20.
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    Necessary to have rooster to keep peace in mixed flock?

    My rooster has a persistent leg problem that is starting to affect his mobility. My flock has several broody hens ready to hatch and I will also be integrating young chickens into the flock. I've found my roosters do a great job keeping the peace this time of year and keeping everyone in...
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    Valbazen from Whole Kennel Supply - 60 ml - anyone used it?

    I just received my Valbazen from Whole Kennel Supply in a small bottle. It looks repackaged and I don't know anythink about this company. Does anyone have experience with this company or the small bottle of Valbazen from there? Is Valbazen a milky white liquid? Thanks!
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    Rooster's death - looking for input on cause of death

    My healthy 8-month-old Marans rooster just died. I'd appreciate some ideas on what could have happened. Thanks in advance! He was fine yesterday morning when I let the flock out. He was running around and I saw him mate a hen before leaving for the day. My husband locked them up last night...
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    Hard Luck Broody Hen....and the lessons we've learned!

    "Bertha" is a Dark Cornish that has been trying to hatch a chick all summer. We've had several heartbreaks and hard lessons through it all, but she finally has a chick. I've learned more about broody hens from this single hen than all the other uneventful hatchings combined! Here are some...
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    Fowl Pox advice for flock of mixed age chickens?

    My flock has dry pox. It started with my turkeys about a month ago and now the chickens have it. A few look bad (including a 6 week old chick) and many don't have any signs, but they're all housed in the same coop. There are also 2 broody hens with chicks that are a few days old in the mix...
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    What attacked our meat turkeys? Coyote?

    Our 6 meat turkeys (about 20 lbs. each) were out wandering our one acre yard while my husband and I worked in his garage, keeping an eye on them. Around 2 or 3, we noticed that 2 were missing. We live in the country surrounded by fields. We see coyotes and have seen a fox, but haven't had...
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