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    water nipples!

    Hello folks, I bought some horizontal watering nipples and put 4 in a bucket. took all other sources away. I took the girls and showed them to push and all that, I was so impressed some of them taped and seem to GET IT! So every day I go out I try to reinforce the system. Well its been raining...
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    Confused???

    OK I have owned nothing but Production reds for the last 3 years. With that said ... I went to a feed store in my town she had some chicks that were a little older, ( I really hate the baby rearing stuff) she said I have a trio of Dominick and 3 black Maren's, Trio meaning one male and 2 hens...
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    what to do!

    OK I searched many threads, and learned a lot. I have a hen (2 Yrs) sluggish ,and walks slow and very wide, maybe duck like. Her belly feels way to full. OK I thought impacted or egg problems, and then I read about Ascities. I watched the lady drain her bird, I have insulin needles and a much...
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    Molting in June?

    I have 4- 2 year old birds, and added 4 new birds 17 weeks ago. All of my older birds went through their 1st molt this fall/winter, The first molted last August, she is the one molting now. Is this OK or a problem, On top of that I'm only getting 1 egg a day ! Production reds should be good for...
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    Strange behavior!

    OK first complete year with chickens, i have 5 production reds. Approx 4-5 weeks ago one of my hens started molting, very strange if you have never been threw, very ski-dish and standoff , i did worry but started to see her come around. Four days ago a different hen started acting funny, this...
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    watery egg white and yoke!

    my freind told me they have only gotten one bad egg, ... i looked at them puzzled, thinking the only way to have a bad egg was if it was old. I have 5 girls and let them out every afternoon., all eggs come from coop, even if they are late --right back to coop. He told me he cracked it open the...
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    Mint and the rest of the world!

    OK last year i planted a small mint plant near my cucs and tomatoes. Winter comes , all disapear. Then spring, till, and plow garden. Then "oh my" mint everywere, now i am ok with it all over, but its next to green beans and purple hulls and **** near everything!!! My question is will the smell...
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    Cake mix?

    Found a couple of cake mixes got lost in a move they have weavels , can i throw the powder in run and let them pick at it?
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    Bizarre Question!

    Ok i was sending some leghorn roos to freezer camp and my freind asked if i would save the tail and wing feathers for her. I scalded them then plucked set aside, next day put in some clorox water to "make claener" anyway they are yellow(white leghorns)and no fluff or fullness! should i have...
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    eggs soon?

    Ok to put it bluntly..... just witnessed one of my hens get "nailed" .!! first time ( that i know of).... she is 18 weeks old TODAY! I really thout the egg would be first then the UGLY.... no eggs yet... will this mean.... soon! Shes screamin like theres no tommorrow! P.S. they have been...
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    mr. Big head!

    When you have a huge head its hard to sleep!!! And we people complain about our beds being comfortable!
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    The Dilema...

    I have 10 packing peanuts that just reached 12 weeks....(8weeks to long) they are leghorns... I can definetly pick 4-5 GOTTA GO but i am thinking of keeping 1 , i only have 5 hens. I am taking out 3 tomorrow, and more a few days later, tring to figure out the best roo... i see a couple that...
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    Moth balls!

    i have a pretty goog perimiter fence on my coop. But i keep reading that coons can "tear" poultry net. my walls are chain link covered with hardware cloth, my roof is 2\\3 metal and under that is 2" poultry net..... I was thinking of taking an old sock and throwing on roof { filled with moth...
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    will they get much bigger?

    hello, this is my first year for chickens. i was only going to have 4, hawk got one hen at 5 weeks, so thinking i could always loose another befor they grow up, i had to order chicks via mail, the hatcherys packing peanuts were Leghorn,(no surprise). I understand they are not very good meat...
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    lemonaid out of lemons!

    Ok no actual lemons..... but i thought i would share. I recentlly bought a bag or Dumor feed from tractor supply, different brand than i was used to. This 50 pound bag of crumbles had about 20 lbs of powder....i mean fine cornmeal! I was ticked-off, i also own two very large pear trees, i cook...
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    is medicated a must?

    i had been buying Lone Star Medicated chick starter, sent my hubby to town(45min away) he went to ts instead of feed store and brought back Dumor starter/grower. I dont see were it says medicated any where. my chickens are 3-9week olds and 13-4 week olds am i ok?
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    free what?

    It was too late to get any more chickens from feed store so i ordered 3 prodution reds from Ideal. They included 11 cockrels.... was wondering what they were if i decide to keep one or not.they are 3 1/2 weeks old.mg]
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    chicken skin

    Ok.. i have owned chickens for aprox-7 weeks normally i just ask google and get prompt answers. Couldnt really get this yet. I was going to fry chicken wings and have all those tips left, i know you can feed cooked chicken to them but can they eat the skin off and will they be ok with boney...
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    full crop!

    can you over feed 5-day olds?
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    When to trust?

    I am new to chickens. I have 4-4week old prodution reds,they love grasshopper, so i go out with flyswatter and a bottle looking like a crazy woman, wacking away at the little critters! I bring them back cring out it customary (chick-chick-chick) so they will learn to come to me. This works well...
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