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    What to do with a half-wethered pygmy goat?

    Last summer I purchased 4 wethers. A few months later I was informed by a woman who's had dairy goats for many years that two of my wethers were only "half" done! To finish neutering them will cost a lot of money because the Vet told me today he'd most likely have to put them under. That...
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    I'm not sure what day I am on, how can I tell?

    I've been thinking my eggs are due to hatch on the 24th, but after turning them earlier tonight and noticing 2 bantam eggs rocking a little I had to rethink my due date. I never thought I'd get messed up on what I was doing, but I did! I had my first hatch due on Feb 28th and my second due on...
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    Venturing down the Incubator road!

    After trying to hatch some eggs with my broody BO without success, my DH made me an incubator today (following MissPrissy's home made incubator designs). We put 34 eggs in my new 'bator a little while ago. The count down begins!!! I am so eggcited! ~Anne
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    My first egg hatched! **UPDATE** Chick died

    I am so excited I can barely contain myself! I would sleep in the hen house tonight if my hubby would let me! Here are a few photos and a couple videos of Peepers, my hatching chick! Day 5 Candling. (My candling isn't very good, but I'm learning!) Day 16 Candling. Day 16 Candling...
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    Is it too cold to let my BO hatch eggs?

    The past week the weather here has dropped to 20, 30, and even 40 BELOW zero with the wind chill. I have a heat lamp in my hen house. My BO went broody a couple weeks ago and I kept taking the eggs and kicking her out of the nest. There was a day or two I wasn't able to get out to the...
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    Spoiled eggs float in water?

    Okay, I've read that if you submerge an egg in water and it floats, throw it out because it isn't any good. My question is will the WHOLE egg float, or just one end? I have yet to have an egg float, but I have had some eggs where one end would float up.
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    Pullet not feeling well *UPDATE* She's broody!

    My Buff Cochin Bantam pullet is 26 weeks old. She's been laying for 5 weeks now. I don't think she is egg bound. My Red Cochin pullet is the same age and hasn't started laying yet. I felt around the tummy and back end of both pullets for comparison and I don't believe there was any difference...
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    Stall Dry

    I've researched Stall Dry on the BYC forum. From everything I read it is the product I needed. I ended up ordering a bag because my local feed store doesn't carry it. Yes, the shipping was more than the actual bag, but I have NO DOUBT I will not be disappointed in my purchase! My Stall Dry came...
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    I can't cull! What is wrong with me???

    When I started out in this world of chickens just a few short months ago, I never intended to have cockerels. When it turned out that most of the Bantams from my first batch were cockerels I slowly began to learn that they couldn't all live together. Now I have a bachelor pad, which is fine for...
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    My baby bantams are genius'!

    My baby bantams proved to me tonight that they can work together and problem-solve when needed! I don't think they are all in this photo, but I have fourteen bantams that are 8 wks old: 2 sultans, 3 blue Wyandotte's, 3 self blue Cochin's, 3 Sebright's, and 3 blue red OEG. In the background left...
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    My cockerel attacked our son!

    Our 20 week old cockerel was acting all protective of the flock on Wednesday. As I was looking at my favorite pullet, Shirley - a buff Cochin bantam, Prince Roo scratched my leg. I was surprised by his aggression and yelled at him that he better not try to do that to Mommy again! He went after...
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    My new baby Bantams have arrived!

    I received a phone call yesterday at 6 a.m. from the PO to let me know my baby chicks were there! They are so cute and all doing well! I ordered from Ideal Poultry and am VERY happy with them! I have 3 of each: Sultan, Self Blue Cochin, Blue Red OEG, Golden Sebright, and Blue Wyandotte...
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    Barred Rock Cochin Bantams? Roo's or Hens?

    I purchased 9 bantams from the local feed store. I haven't identified all of them yet. I'm pretty sure these three are Cochin Barred Rock, but I'm not sure if they are hens or roos. Out of the other 6 bantams, only TWO are hens. Please tell me these are hens! I don't want SEVEN roos! 10 weeks old
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