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    Chicken that waddles like a duck

    I have a waddler too, but I think it's because she's nice and plump
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    Searched about grooves and ridges on eggs

    Yes, I've had them since they were a few days old and I did start the layer feed at arounf 18/20 weeks. So you think that may be it?
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    Killer chickens!

    No, I haven't put any poison out there. I was too afraid they would get to it somehow. All right I'll let them chow down on the rodents next time I see them with one. I've seen what they do to the large grasshoppers we have out here. They rip them apart and fight over them. So much for the feed...
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    Searched about grooves and ridges on eggs

    This is what the site said: Immature shell gland ~ Delay onset of sexual maturity 1 to 2 weeks by controlled feeding during rearing. Defective shell gland ~ Cull birds which persistently produce such eggs. Diseases, e.g. infections bronchitis ~ Follow an effective vaccination programme...
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    Killer chickens!

    I've been dealing with mice in the coop and mouse turds in the feed. It's was getting so bad that I had to bring in the feed at night. Since the chickens don't eat at night anyway and I was having to throw out too much feed. Since I started doing that my killers chickens have taken care of at...
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    Searched about grooves and ridges on eggs

    I did a search but didn't come up with anything about eggs having grooves/ridges on them. I switched feed because I had an egg break in my hand and the other's were giving thin shelled eggs (even with oyster shell in feed) Now I'm getting thick shells but some have deep grooves/ridges and are...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Mine are slowing down because of winter and I think this is thier first molt too. I've been getting 6 eggs out of 10 hens per day.
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    Feathers lost on my hens head!

    My chickens are missing feathers from the back of thier heads... I assumed it was from the roo doing his thing.
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    My Meyer Hatchery Meat Birds. The Conclusion.

    Lonecowboy, What processor did you use? Is there a minimum number of birds they'll do for you? Thanks, Becky
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    How often do chickens molt?

    Quote: Very helpful! I wasn't sure when my Spring chickens would have their first molt. Thanks
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    Anyone in the Denver Metro area who can teach me?

    bumpy ride back to the top
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    Anyone in the Denver Metro area who can teach me?

    Hi, I am very new to this and I have a few birds that I want to process. I have never killed anything but am very aware that my chicken dinner was once alive. Is there anyone in the Denver Metro area who can teach me how to cull and process chickens? I'm a hands on kind of learner. We can come...
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    how dirty are chickens really?

    You can always put diapers on your chickens (kidding) Orrrrr, if you really, really want a super clean coop you will have to clean it multiple times a day. I clean mine every morning. I have a drop boards under the two roosts and over night they make a big mess. (I only have 11 chickens) My...
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    My chicken ate an earring!

    I lost a small gold stud too. I tried my best to get it out of my hens mouth but gulp, it was gone. She is fine and NO I did not go hunting through poo for it.
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    Sand, shavings and DE

    I want to put a layer of sand in the run to help with the mud as well. I've slipped too much and the chickens get pretty dirty as well. In the coop we have pine shaving and DE the run now is just Colorado dirt and I sprinkel DE as needed.
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    roosting bars

    I have 2 x 4's now to help keep their feet warm at night. Before that I had 2 x 2's.
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    winter coop care

    I built mine like this... I have four nesting boxes close to the floor with a dropping board over them and thier roost above that. I clean the board (cheaply covered in peel and stick tile for easy cleaning) every moring and then sprinkle pine shavings on it ( the pine shaving either come from...
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    A Silly picture of my new chick

    The first time I saw one of mine do that and then take a dust bath I thought it was going to die.
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    Sams Club Feed

    I bought a bag from WalMart and it looked like bird seed to me, mostly cracked corn. I didn't check the protien amounts and ended up using it for the wild birds. It was about $7.00 for a 50 lb. pag. When I go back I'll check the protien % and decide then if it's a good thing. I'm new to the...
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    Instant Oatmeal???

    Now that the nights are getting colder I give make my chickens a combo of warm instant oats and crumble with some applesauce. Spoiled rotten I know
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