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    J A Loveshack Ranchs Page

    Howdy to ya'll, Just found this forum and enjoyed reading the stuff.Was wondering if Golden Comets go by another name as well? I looked them up on McMurray hatcheries and no can find. We love these gals and want more. Mine are just a little over a year old and haven't missed a lick on laying. I...
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    injuries by dogs

    I need to find out some info. Over the years, I have been able to save my large white ducks after an owl or hawk would try to get them, leaving a back of nasty raw flesh. I have always sprayed peroxide and water mix to the injury over several days/weeks many times a day and they pulled through...
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    egg laying, at what age?

    when do chickens start to lay? My older ones are passed 2 yrs old and are stopping. I can't remember how old they were when they started laying? I have many breeds. They are all about 15 wks old. I don't like buying store eggs. My lt brahma and little girl got third place at our fair! Oh yea, do...
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    identifying killer predator

    will someone tell me what it may have been that got one of my girls. she got a hurt leg the other day over estimating the exit door and hitting herself on the edge of the door itself. I think she broke a leg and there fore couldn't get up to roast at night. She wasy laying on a hay bale in the...
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    looking to buy egyptian fayoumis & turkey hatching eggs reasonable

    I am repsonding to one who was looking for the Egyptian Fayoumis. I have 3. Two Roosters and one hen. We ordered then for show. I definitely would tell someone that they are not a relaxed bird. They are S P A Z. The boys started crowing at about 5 weeks. They do not like to be held. I have about...
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    specks in raw egg whites

    good idea, I will be prepared next time I crack one open. A gal wrote me and told me they were called freckles and alright to eat. I do pick them out as much as I can.. thanks! JULIE
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    specks in raw egg whites

    thanks, I just wanted to know that it was alright. I appreciate the sharing of experience and advise. I have only had them for a year and love almost every minute of it. don't like scooping frozen poop out of the chicken house in the winter. Julie
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    specks in raw egg whites

    can someone tell me about specks in raw eggs whites? I have the questions posted at 2:12 and 2:28 in the Chicken behaviors and egg laying forum, I haven't rcvd any ideas. Can somebody give me any help on this? I want to know if it is a real concern. thanks to all JULIE
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    specks in raw egg whites

    Please, someone tell me what we may be needing in the diet of my girls. No rooster so I don't have fertilized eggs. They are in their own house so a staying rooster can get to them. They are small and few, but are little brown flecks. There is more info on my last posting at 2:15. I want to make...
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    Any Bunny Owners?

    hi ya'll, I have had Californians, several types of lops and now have a lion head. She is only a few months old but maxed out in all of her 3 1/2 pounds. Watch out people, lion heads aren't the sweetest of the rabbit breads. This one is very vocal and will fight you giving greens to her. She...
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    how long do gldn comets lay?

    yea, I have teaching my husband the original country boy, a thing or two about chickens. He wanted to get more because he thought our yearlings were getting old. I told him that I do no want to clean a chicken house for more than 4 or so hens. Especially in the winter time. FROZEN POOP DON'T...
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    how long do gldn comets lay?

    Hey everyone out there. How long do the comets lay? Mine are just over a year old. We heard about 2 years. One has slacked off and might be going into molt. sometimes we get dbl yolkers. We like! How old do they get? I want to keep mine healthy and safe. They are pets too. My little girl can...
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    Maybe a rooster?? (Pic Heavy)

    yea, that's right. two may be a problem. I had one chick extra light last year and was a hen after all. She was a runt too. She still is light on the breast and belly. Check out your chicks behaviour. Maybe if it more aggressive, it could be a roo.My husband got 8 chicks last year and didn't...
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    LOOK WHAT WAS IN MY BACKYARD THIS MORNING

    the fawns are so sweet, we hosted a mom and twins here last year. We have 64 acres and 1/3 of it is wooded. mead paper co owns a lot around us and recently cut. We will have loads of deer here now. No problem, except if you have a pumpkin patch. They like to take one bite out of one and move...
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    Goldens.....

    Got on to Cackle, I learned a few things and found my Golden comets! I am so glad. They said that the pullets are red-brown. Mine were a lot lighter. In fact, one of my hens, my favorite girl which was the runt of my batch, is really light on breast and belly. She has a funny personality. I...
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    Goldens.....

    Yea, they look a little darker than mine did but marked about the same. They may be the red. I will try Cackle. Thanks. I am learning the adding image thing on this site and will hopefully add some pics to my blogs. I am having a real good time with talking to folks. Last night was my first time...
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    Goldens.....

    Good mornin' folks, last night a few people told me that my Golden Comets are also called Golden Sex Links. But I couldn't find them on McMurray. Are there other names for these. They look identical to the Golden Laced. Are they the same? Someone help me out. These are my favorite. It is so...
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    Another name for Golden Comets?

    Great response! I will check out the sex link thing in the mag. My girls are a pretty golden. One is lighter than the others. She was my special little one for she was the runt. If ya call chicks runts. She always walks to her own tune and likes to hang with me where ever I may go. I think they...
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    new player

    are those the ones that look like Rod Stewart? With the boof hair do? I love looking at all the breeds at our county fair. I have been through a lot of ducks but not any geese. I may try one or some this year. My duck eggs felt like one would weight 5 pounds. I baked with them sometimes and the...
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    Another name for Golden Comets?

    I can't find my Golden Comet breed in McMurray. do they go by another name? I know someone out there will know. I really like my girls and I find them easier to tame down the RIR. They always seemed tense. These gals I have can be carried in one hand up in the air. They are used to it. Never do...
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