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    Rehoming sweet dog prooving difficult - Advice?

    I am so frustrated! I have a beautiful sweet 6ish year old Chow/Retriever that I adopted from a shelter in March 2005. They have given me the OK to re-home the dog myself. We have to do this because my husband has turned ill and we have to downsize to an apartment. He's a 60 pound dog, and...
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    11 Hens need new homes! Granite Falls, WA ((SOLD))

    We are moving, and need to re-home all of our hens. We have 11 total. 6 are laying for sure, and I suspect a 7th one has begun laying. The rest should start laying within a matter of weeks. Theya re a combination of Brown egg layers and white egg layers. I am selling them at 5.00 each - Will...
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    Pumpkin Seeds in Shells

    We had a blast carvin pumpkins last weekend - we baked the seeds- and no one wants to eat them. Im not fond of them, but the kids said they wanted them... Now they're sitting on the counter. Can the chickens have pumpkin seeds? I didn't add any salt. (maybe that's why the kids don't want...
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    Nevada Laws?

    We might be moving to Lovelock Nevada (1 hour from Reno) and we were wondering how we can lookup the livestock rules for that area and see if we can raise chicekns where we are going. We're going to miss our chickens soo much here!!
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    Pics!! My girls are growing up! We're getting Eggs!

    I have five girls that are 22 weeks old and 6 girls that are about 18 weeks old.. Enjoy the pics. I also included my dog and cat who are continously jealous of the attention all the girls get! Click on the thumbnails for bigger pics!
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    Watery Poop

    I have one chicken who we saw have very wattery poop this morning. Is this a cause for concern? I looked around in BYC forum using search info and couldn't really find something for me to go on. She is about 22 weeks old, she just laid her first egg this week. No changes in diet. All I did...
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    Silican Buttercups

    HI,I have two silican butter cups, any one else out there with full grownones? My silican buttercups are 1/2 the size of buff orpingtons and dark brahamas who are the same age. They're TINY comparedto the full grown RIR, Golden Sexlink, barred rock and silverlakenvelder. Any ideas?
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    Ventilation/windows for coop

    Hi, I'm turning a bunny hutch into a small coop for 3-4 silkie bantams maybe polish or frizzles, depends on what comes available. I may even have to wait til next spring. My question is - the front of the entire hutch is made out of 1/4 inch hardwire so the bunnies could see out before then the...
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    Roo pecking Girl's behind!

    I have a salmon favorelle roo and an assortment of others (girls). The last few days I have noticed sweetcheeks has started to peck the girls on their lower back to get them to move or "just because". What is he doing? They're all 16 weeks old.
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    Roosters want to stay outside...

    Yeah, you read that right.. I go out tonight to make sure everyone is tucked in, and that my new 7 babies are doing okay. I notice in the corner of my eye that there are chickens roosting on the garbage cans that hold their food in the covered run. I didnt think much of it, went to look...
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    Refresher Needed - Treats - how old?

    How old can pullets and cockarels start eating table scraps (lettuce, eggs, veggies). I know that it has to be minimal until at least 6 months - but is there an age before that they can start? THey look so bored in their run without treats. THe previous flock ate up all the grass to the point...
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    Rhode Island Reds

    Anyone have pics of RIR at 6-7 weeks old that I can compare my pair to? I know one is a definate girl, but I have my doubts about the other. It's stance, legs, feather color, everything but the comb is the same. Thanks, Jamie
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    To be or not to be - introducing chicks to hens

    So, THis is what my coop looks like now... The house is 4 feet by 8 feet and the run is 8 feet by 12 feet. Currently my 6 week old chicks are in the house, in a 2 by 4 space that is divided by a screen door made out of mesh wire. There are 8 chicks in there and they are outgrowing their...
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    Fertilized Eggs... Edible?

    Hey.. This is probably a silly question - but i've been pondering and my girls have been pondering too. We ended up with 2 roosters in our batch of 11 chicks, we lost 3 of them due to illness or compatibility. So now that leaves us with 8. My husband and I are exploring the idea of keeping both...
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    Salmon Favorelle Cockarel

    I have a 6 week old salmon favorelle cockarel that only has feathers on it's chest, wings and legs. Still has fuzz all over his backside. All the other chicks, younger than him including his sister that has moved to another home have all feathered out.. Whats up? He was also the chick that I...
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    Rhode Island Reds - Cockarel or Pullet

    I got two RIR from co-op that I was told all pullets. They are now 5 1/2 weeks old. One has a comb that is more prominent than the other and a dark shade of pink, while the other is still yellow. Are there any other tell tale signs I have a baby cockarel besides waiting for it to grow up and...
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    Our new chicks... Pics!

    Well, Here they are.. a few weeks later. Feathering in and growing up! Ahh, So cute ! They are just about 4 weeks old now... Golden Sexlink Pullet Silver Lakenvelder Pullet 1 Silver Lakenvelder Pullet 2 Salmon Favorelle Pullet (she's been seperated - she got picked on today and has a...
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    chick w/ blood on neck

    i went out to ck on the chicks since its getting really warm today which is unusual for the weather around here. I noticed one of the chicks neck was red and another chick pecking at it, so I picked it up and brought it in. I can't see any visible wounds but the top of featers are bloody. I'm...
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    Poults not growing

    Help! We have three poults (baby turkeys) that we picked up from co-op April 9th. They are the size of a 1-2 week old chick. Our chicks which we got at the same time are double that size. I have heard someone say that their 3 week old was a size of a bantam chicken. Any input anyone, what can...
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    Snohomish County? Can Anyone Help? Cross Beak!

    I have a three week old chick that has cross beak, she needs her beak trimmed but I can't seem to do it. Im not confident in myself to do it. I've called all the local vets and found one that will do it for 60.00!!!! :mad: I have had a few offers off of freecycle to help me fix this problem...
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