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    Looking for 1 pullet or hen - Alameda, California

    One of our hens just passed away. We are looking for a young female. Idealy, we would like to rescue one. From my experience, it's not easy to find rescue hens. So, we would at least like to get a young bird from someone that hand raises them and gives them lots of love. So if there is anyone...
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    Touching beaks-Anyone ever seen this odd behavior? Are they courting?

    Recentley, we lost all of our hens. The only one that survived was our little roo. We now have two new hens. One has been with him for about two weeks and he trys to mate every one in awhile but nowhere as much as he did with his other girls. The newer hen has only been with him for a few days...
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    NORTHERN CA Looking for WELLSUMMERS, ARAUCANAS and EE's NORTHERN CA

    I am in the bay area. I am looking for 1 Araucana, 1 Wellsummer and 2 EE's.
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    Anyone have partridge as pets?

    What are they like? Do they live well with chickens? And what color eggs do they lay?
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    Is there a clean legged Cochin???

    I am 99.9% sure that there is not, but I was looking at some araucana chicks and the woman told me that she has a Cochin too. The week old chick she showed me had clean legs. I asked her if she was sure that was a Cochin because it had clean legs and she said yes. I was not confindent she knew...
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    Rest in Peace Girls

    Last week there was a fire in the coop due to faulty electricity. It was nine in the morning and all the girls were still locked in and they all burned to death. It was the worst thing I have ever seen. None of them had a chance. There were two of them huddled together on the ground with there...
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    How can you tell the age of a chicken?

    We just adopted a hen from the animal shelter. She looks like a black star. I realized that if she starts laying, it means she is probably under five. But is there any other way of telling age?
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    Warning-We had a tragic electrical fire

    This weekend our coop burned down due to something faulty with the electricity. It was at nine in the morning before we let the girls out. They all burned to death. I have never been more upset in my life. It was our fault for not having to proper electrical setup. I want to let you guys know...
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    Alright! What is going on?!?

    Is broodiness addictive? A few months ago, we had one girl start brooding. A few weeks later, one more settled onto the ground under her nest. She isn't even in a protected area, just on the floor. Then one more joined her on the floor and they have been sitting out in the open even though there...
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    Two seramas hatched! Pictures =)

    I didn't have much hope of any of our Serama eggs hatching. Last night I picked one up and I heard it chirping! So I put it back under mama and today we found two of the bittiest little things I have ever seen!
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    How long will it be after hearing a peep???

    I forgot to mark the date on the calander when we put all our Serama eggs under our hen. Today I decided to candle them and see what was going on in there, I accidentaly tapped the egg very lightly with the flashlight and I heard something peeping in there!!! I started laughing and...
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    Must find a LOVING home for 1 bantam cochin rooster-BAY AREA CA

    UPDATE-WE ARE ONLY BEING FORCED TO GET RID OF OUR ROOSTER. HIS NAME IS LITTLE JERRY SEINFELD. HE IS A SIX MONTH OLD BLACK COCHIN BANTAM AND IS THE SWEETEST THING EVER. HE IS USED TO BEING TAKEN INSIDE EVERY NIGHT FOR VISITS, SO HE IS EXTREMELY TAME AND EVEN KNOWS THE WORD "CHEESE" HE IS...
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    How many eggs should I put under each hen?

    I have two girls that are trying to hatch some wooden eggs =/ So, I want to buy some eggs for them to hatch. What is the maximum amount of eggs I should put under them? The other day, I found one sitting on eight real eggs and four wooden eggs!
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    How can I tell if my eggs are fertile?

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    The funniest thing ever!

    Today, my mom caught our little bantam Cochin roolet atop our standard sized buckeye hen. She was submitting to him and let him do his thing but when he hopped off, she beat him up and he ran away screaming! Poor little guy. He is only about 4 1/2 months, so he his still figuring...
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    Question about washing eggs

    We do not wash our eggs in order to get maximum freshness. Sometimes we get eggs with lots of poop on them. So of course we rinse them with water and rub with a paper towel. This I assume is washing off the bloom. Sometimes we get just a spot of poop and use a wet paper towel on the spot. Does...
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    Has anyone seen this in a chicken before?

    This is our hen Tinkerbell. As she started developing, I noticed that she had what looked like a bump on her spine. I thought, well, she is probably not going to live very long. But as she aged, her tail started growing down and to the side. She has one tail feather that sticks out like a normal...
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    Questions about Quail and Pheasants as pets.

    1. Do they make quite a bit of noise, if so which sex? 2. Can you have females without males? Would they be content without mates like hens are? 3. Do they get along with chickens? 4. How well do they lay?
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    Lots and lots of eggs in every color =)

    Here is about a weeks worth of eggs from EE's, Wellsummer, Marans, Barred Rock, Buckeye, and Turken. This one is not great, but I wanted to get all the eggs in one shot Largest and smallest egg Marans and Wellsummer...
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    This might be the first time this question has been asked... UPDATE =D

    but how do you encourage a hen to go broody???
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