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  1. Madamegato

    First Cull! (No pics)

    It's definitely a weird feeling to sit with, but 100% feel you! Congrats to you on completing your mission, too! A nasty roo sounds like a perfect candidate for eating. Absolutely for sure you did the right thing on that one. Ha ha, when I first joined this forum, I remember not knowing what...
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    First Cull! (No pics)

    Right? I can't wait to see how the stock comes out. I make a pretty good stock regardless, but have never put feet in. I am giddy thinking about the extra collagen. :D
  3. Madamegato

    First Cull! (No pics)

    Hello all! TLDR: I butchered two of my layers tonight who were tormenting my younger girls. They were killed cleanly and easily and are now resting in fridge camp for a couple days before they move to freezer camp and then a stew pot. My first slaughter! The long version! We started keeping...
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    Co-Parenting?

    So wild. Yeah, Charming is as far from broody as you can get, but today was just a shock. It took her a whole month to decide she was going to get in on the baby game. Cracked me up. :D
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    Co-Parenting?

    So almost one month ago, we introduced three day-old chicks to the flock and allowed our broody to raise them. The bottom bird was being viciously attacked - as Charming (the bottom not-mother) would stare a little too hard at the babies, and Freckles (mom) would charge her, then all the rest of...
  6. Madamegato

    SUCCESS! Getting my broody to adopt day-old babies!

    I guess there's really no better place to crow about it! I got my Speckled Sussex to adopt three day-old babies. Woo hoo! Details! We have five hens - one Easter Egger who is 8 years old and still laying, A Sussex and RIR who are 6, and two Black Australorps who are 4. Freckles is our...
  7. Our newest babies! Doodles and Darkheart, Black Australorps!

    Our newest babies! Doodles and Darkheart, Black Australorps!

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  8. 2015's New Model

    2015's New Model

    Meet Doodles and Darkheart! Black Australorps!
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    Waddling hen, laying down, what gives?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Kiki is a barred rock. She is 2 years, 10 months old. She does not appear lighter or thinner and is actually one of my larger birds. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Kiki prefers to lay...
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    Not eggbound, but droopy wings/tucked tail/sitting down

    That would totally be worth it! LOL. I'm still a newbie when it comes to all the ailments. I've only had hens since 2011 and they've been pretty healthy - we have had one instance of sour crop (which we cured with a lot of TLC, massaging, and olive oil/yogurt/eggs), and then this. Finding info...
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    Review by '' on item 'Rhode Island Red'

    We bought a single RIR with our other speckleds to see if we liked the breed. Other people had reported they were a bit on the aggressive side sometimes, so we knew it was a 50/50 chance we'd get either a docile sweet personality, or one that was on the wacky side. Charming was an adorable baby...
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    Review by '' on item 'Sussex'

    I have two that are now six months old and they are two of the sweetest birds. One, our girl Hennifer, had a sour crop and we had to keep her inside for a week. This girl talked to us all the time with gentle little clucks, wanted to be held and cuddled, and absolutely loved being pampered. Our...
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    Not eggbound, but droopy wings/tucked tail/sitting down

    Thank you Casportpony! I'll take a look. You're right, I'd never been given that info. Everything I read had them dying within 48 hours to a week if they were egg bound. I'll give it a feel and post my findings.
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    Not eggbound, but droopy wings/tucked tail/sitting down

    Hello everyone, I'm hoping you all might be able to answer this. I have a backyard flock of seven - four who are two-and-a-half years old, three that are 6 months old (all raised from day-olds ). One of my older ladies, a barred rock, has been for the past three weeks acting strangely. 1)...
  15. Madamegato

    Chicken Dojo - FIGHT!

    Boy I tell you. And I shall! I had my micro flock of four (a Dominque, BR, and 2 EE's) for 2 years now. We recently (August) got three new babies to add in to the flock (RIR, 2 SS). So we had our babies inside while the big girls were outside, then at three weeks, we moved the babies into...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    1 Dominique, 1 Barred Rock, 2 EE's, 2 Speckled Sussexes, 1 RIR! 8918 + 7 = 8925
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    Chick holds beak to chest, shakes head violently while chirping loudly, walking backward...

    Hello all, I have a 12 day old chick (speckled sussex) who very suddenly today developed some odd symptoms: + She holds her beak to her chest (eyes closed) and stands up really tall, then suddenly dips into a squat. + She violently shakes her head and chirps VERY loudly, as if something is...
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    WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR OLD HENS?

    I'm always curious to read the responses to this type of question because I'm trying to figure out what to do with my ladies. Right now I have four that have just turned 2 - they're still wonderful layers (Dominique, Barred Rock, 2 EE's), and we just bought three more little ladies who arrived...
  19. Brand New Babies!!! We have Charming (Rhode Island Red), Freckles the Speckled Sussex, and Hennifer Lopez (blame my husband - Speckled Sussex). They're cute as can be!!

    Brand New Babies!!! We have Charming (Rhode Island Red), Freckles the Speckled Sussex, and Hennifer Lopez (blame my husband - Speckled Sussex). They're cute as can be!!

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  20. Brand New Babies!!! We have Charming (Rhode Island Red), Freckles the Speckled Sussex, and Hennifer Lopez (blame my husband - Speckled Sussex). They're cute as can be!!

    Brand New Babies!!! We have Charming (Rhode Island Red), Freckles the Speckled Sussex, and Hennifer Lopez (blame my husband - Speckled Sussex). They're cute as can be!!

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