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  1. herdofnoni

    Whats the best chicken and age to butcher and eat?

    I have three Roos that are not meat birds, Americana,brahma crosse, they are approx 8-10 weeks old. Not sure how much longer the neighbour will put up with roosters I'm not supposed to have..( city bylaw) . What do you think if I butchered them at 14 weeks.. . Would they not be good? I'm new at...
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    well it is the 4th day with the chickies.. 4 are doing great, and i have been reading that it would be ok to bring them out side.. bit windy for them today maybe tomorrow , supposed to get up to 23c take them in to my veg bed and let them peck around. as for the two little guys they worry me...
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    what breed do you think????

    BUMP.. some one on the other post i have said they may all be EE's.. but i thought EE's had grey legs and only one (the one having difficulty walking) has grey legs... could possibly i be looking at 3 different breeds> the two carmel coloured and the 2 white and black?? and then the one EE???
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    What do you all use to line the nesting box?

    awww dang.. i have so much of the shredder paper.. wonder is you mix it with teh leaves or hay.. just to make it go farther>> or may be put the paper first thent eh hay or what ever ,, jus to be more absorbent??? worth a try
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    more identifying for you all...

    oh . i forgot .. my son is in grade 3 he is in a 3/4 split class. his teacher does tis experiment pretty much every year. gets eggs and opens on every few days to show the kids the developement(kinda distrubing yet cool to see) and then hatches the rest out . great eduacational learnign...
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    how old before you can tell what breed??

    sortof walking alright. well on one foot any way. she kinds hobbles. foot hock foot hock. if you hold her in your hand she stands on both feet but you can feel that she is not putting any weight on the one foot. and she will stand on one leg holding the other out to the side. it is weird. her...
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    What do you all use to line the nesting box?

    yup anything free is great.. what about shredded paper. you know all the private stuff you shredd so no one can see it! i dare anyone to piece it back together after it has been in the coop!
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    more identifying for you all...

    yes precious they are!! SO DERN CUTE! ANY WAY HERE ARE SOME NEWER PHOTOS..oops sorry yelling there..(.to lazy to go back and fix it) this is daisy this is Meme this is Popcorn hereis a group shot of them at 1 week Caramel, popcorn, Meme ANd Daisy(left to right)
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    West COAst B.C. ANYONE???

    hey i'm here on teh sunshine coast in BC. any one else out there from BC???
  10. herdofnoni

    What do you all use to line the nesting box?

    what about grass clippings mixed with leaves??? i packed the box with a 2" layer of grass clippigns first , then some crushed dry leaves.. the leaves seemed to slide a bit more and my one chick who has a hard time anyway being surefooted seems to like the grass better. seh is starting to walk...
  11. herdofnoni

    what breed do you think????

    i will take some newer pics they are now2 1/2 weeks old man do their feathers grow fast!
  12. herdofnoni

    what breed do you think????

    ok i moved the pics of the otehr four in here.. i think i had them under the wrong topic.. so here are my pretties the bigger ones . here are some pics i took today. they are now 1 week old this one is named daisy this one is meme this one is popcorn agroup shot at 4 days old.. l-r...
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    how old before you can tell what breed??

    BUMP:D
  14. herdofnoni

    what breed do you think????

    i am feeding them the mixed mash they gave me at the feed co-op. supposed to be a started mix. it apparently has grit in it.
  15. herdofnoni

    what breed do you think????

    thanks all for your help.. americana is what they are.. or EE's a as you said.. took her out to the yard yesterday and the whole bunch had great fun in their movable pen. put them on a freshly dug row with new compost..yum! any way she is walking a littel better. seems to favor on leg though ...
  16. herdofnoni

    how old before you can tell what breed??

    they re now two weeks old. geting alot of feathers.. look abit like awkward teens! ahhahahha any way will post some more recent pics to help any out who wish to help me figure out the breed of these little gals(i hope their all gals! ) ttfn
  17. herdofnoni

    anxious and knowledge seeking new hen!

    it is almost like i need to put leg braces on the one" tiger" is her/his/.. name.. her toes are straight the bubly seems to be gone from teh breathing.. she getss around quite wel on her hocks but it is making sores on her little.. um.. i want to say knees but i'm sure that is not right. seh...
  18. herdofnoni

    For Curled Toes, how much Poly-Vi-Sol to adminsiter & how?

    i put on to my chicks toes the pipe cleaner bent into a w shape. taped around the toes. this did help. she had crocked toes from birth.only on one foot.. teh other with severely crooked toes died last weekend. i think it was a combination of problem. any who the one that is living still doesn't...
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    raspy breathing! 2 sick chicks..

    well one of them died over the weekend. so sad but i think i knew it was going to happen so not so much of a shock, the other is eating and drinking and i put booties on her so the toes are straight but the ankle is turned down....still walking on her hocks. um.. giving her vitamins everyday and...
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    how old before you can tell what breed??

    there you go the new picks.. the one weak on died over the weekend. the other is eating and drinking but still has weak legs and walks on his hocks.. don't know what to do about that. her breathing is bubbly too well that is all..... going to build a portable chicken cage to put them out in my...
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