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    Are winter chicken eggs viable to incubate

    Here in West Tennesse, temps are running from 50 down to the teens. Our hens are laying fertile eggs during the day, allowing them to cool to whatever the current day's temp. Are these eggs ok to hatch or, because they were "refridgerated" no viable to incubate?
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    Grit needed for chicks?

    I started my chicks much earlier this year to help prevent loss to attacking ravens but a interesting question popped up. At what age should grit be made available for young birds?
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    Special housing required?

    Looking at adding some Call Ducks to the flock we have and am wondering if special housing or other considerations are needed.
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    Interesting predator / pest information site

    Outwit-critters.com has info on a variety of critter you may find in your coop and yard
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    Special requirements for banty ducks or call ducks?

    Considering getting a half dozens Call ducks next spring and need to know if they have any special needs. Do they need individual nests or will a community house work? The geese and ducks we currently have just plop down anywhere they wish and sleep, are Calls the same way? I have a raven...
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    Pinioned Wings

    I just ran across a site that offers ducklings for sale that have Pinioned Wings (Permanently Rendered Flightless). Is this also a option for pheasants? I have 2 pens that are fenced 6' but are too big to net. Would they stay in if pinioned?
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    What is this bird?

    We saw a pic and love it, but what is it?
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    What breed is this? I ran across the pic and love it

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    Am I Black Lace or what?

    We know they are Polish and abot 6 weeks old...but can't tell what they wil be whn they grow up...Have not seen an all balck polish. top knot appears to be black and grey..any ideas?
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    I'm ready Mr. De Ville

    This is what happens when you have a nosy goose!
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    Give me a 101 class on meal worm "farming"

    I bought a couple containers of meal worms as treats for my wife's new chicks. They went nuts over them! I've heard people mention raising them for their birds but I want some info as to what's involved. Thanks
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    Who's my real Momma?

    Feedstore had these Polish chicks and per shiiping records, they are almost 3 weeks old. Can anyone tell us anymore about them? Sex? Adult coloration? Will they be frizzy? Temperment?
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    Got Mosquito or Gnat problems? Try this

    Here we get clouds of bugs , yea I know, it feeds the millions of ducks and geese here but they're a big issue to people and critters. Just recently I heard two of them talking abd one ask if they should eat me here or take me back to the nest. The other one answered "we need to eat him...
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    Ohoh Bald eagle circling!

    The bald eagle from a slough about a mile away way is circling the yard, hope he decides to move on. Mongo, the rooster alarmed and ran the hens under a trailer and the turkeys are freaked out and are hiding in a brush pile and the wife's goose in under a truck but we will...
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    Dog kennel chain link panels are false security?

    It happened again. Friend called and was hit by a stray dog today (lucky no dead birds as it could not fit thru the chicken door) His run is dog kennel panels but we saw that not every end of the wire was secured to the pipe frame. The dog pushed thru the gap between the cheezy factory...
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    Chain link dog kennel warning

    It happened again. Friend called and was hit by a stray dog today (lucky it could not fit thru the chicken door) His run is dog kennel panels but we saw that not every end of the wire was secured to the pipe frame. The dog pushed thru a gap between the cheezy factory fasteners and pulled one...
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    Watch out for the wire ends, hard on beaks!

    Was fixing a loose piece of fencing, so I wrapped a strand of wire around the post and the loose piece, twisted it secure, clipped off the excess but didn't knock it flat. Went on about my inspection and just happened to look back in time to see a young turkey peck the end of the twist. Must...
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    Digging in a fence skirt seems dumb!

    If you have a critter proof fence and are having problems with dogs or fox trying to dig under, why would you dig in the skirt? It doesn't make sense to loosen the dirt for them by digging the wire....... seems you're just loosening the packed ground for them. Why would you go to all that...
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    Why don't I see more inside-the-coop feed storage bins?

    When I built, I was going to have a feed room but opted for a built in lidded bin to set the feed sacks into. I don't see people planning a secure critter proof storage beside a occational galvinized trashcan.
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    They're getting weird!

    My 6 week old BBB are getting strange. Several times we've witnesses 2 birds trying to fluff up and strut but they are bumping breasts and trying to wrap their neck around the other's. It's like they are trying to intimidate each other or trying to pick a fight. What's up?
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