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    Clueless about emu but INTRIGUED

    Are yours enclosed with 6 ft fencing? I can't imaging surrounding several acres with 6 ft fencing!
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    Teach me to caponize

    I recently caponized my first. Where are you located?
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Have you tried hatching eggs from the store? They are often fertile! :)
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Wagners doesn't process chickens. :(
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    Processor Needed in Maryland

    Hello, it's time for my roo to go. Did you find a processor nearby? I'm in Silver Spring. It's only one. I just need someone to dispatch him humanely. Otherwise I'll leave him out for the foxes, I guess... :(
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    Do capons crow?

    The No-Crow Collar from MyPetChicken really works! I just got one, it's working like a charm, so I ordered another. For a standard roo, order size Large.
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    What's a safe anesthesia for chickens?

    Did you have any luck? I'd like to try caponizing, and would prefer to give him a little something. Might try to get some Propofol. I have some leftover Oxycodone and Oxycontin. Any idea whether these could be administered orally in poultry, or any guess on dosage? Based on weight, I'm...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    That's interesting that it can be low watt, maybe one of those small solar powered lights? Do you know what wattage she uses?
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    We don't do a light, for fire hazard reasons. But for people who do lights for egg production, I've heard that the best way is to turn it on in the morning, so they keep their regular rhythm for going to bed at dusk. I would think that the days are already getting short enough that you might...
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    Has anyone tried borrowing a rooster to make fertile eggs?

    For those of us that can't have roosters, has anyone tried borrowing a rooster, or sending a hen on a date with a rooster, to get fertile eggs? Have you noticed a change in a hen's temperament after hatching eggs? Do they become more or less dominant/aggressive?
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    Eggs from single female?

    Can a female Emu or Rhea be raised for egg production? With no male. Thanks!
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    How Serious a Threat is Salmonella

    Dr. Peter Sakas, a leading avian vet in the Chicago area with 30 plus years of practice: “In my experience I have never seen Salmonella in any of the backyard chickens I have examined/tested. - See more at...
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    GREAT NEWS in Montgomery County, MD!

    We had a public hearing with the County Council last night and, unfortunately, there was a lot of misinformation and fear around backyard chickens. We will need to keep telling the Council the benefits of BYC. To anyone in Montgomery County, PLEASE send a letter with pictures of your backyard...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    It's about 15-20 miles north of us, but it's really eerie outside. We're in the basement...
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    GREAT NEWS in Montgomery County, MD!

    Still in process. Tomorrow night, Tuesday June 11, the County Council will hold it's first session for public comment. They said they've already filled all the slots for speakers, but if they have a lot more requests to speak, they will add more sessions, possible one on Thurs evening, June...
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    Plants for chicken run?

    I've had success by turning a cinder block so it makes a double planter, then planting things inside. They can't scratch it then, so it works for plants where they don't eat all of the leaves. I did peas, and added a little chicken wire trellis so the peas could climb up to the top of the run...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    Could you make a quick list of the regs you're aware of? These are the ones I've heard: - Poolesville allows any (they're exempt from county rules), - Montgomery County allows any with setbacks 100 ft from home, 25 ft from prop line (new code in progress to allow smaller set-backs on...
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    MARYLAND THREAD!

    http://www.mdpoultryswap.blogspot.com/ Here's the link to the swap. Looks fun!! :) Saturday June 8th, 8am-2pm
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    GREAT NEWS in Montgomery County, MD!

    I did the same. No discussion/objections about chickens, which is good, because that means the proposed code should go to the Council as is. Some council members may have reservations, so please contact your council member to tell them that you support backyard chickens. They are less...
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    GREAT NEWS in Montgomery County, MD!

    No, tomorrow (Tues April 23) is the last public hearing before the new zoning code goes from the Planning Board to the County Council. Hopefully the Planning Board's recommendation will go through...
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