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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Hi.. been awhile since I've been here, so I hope all is well!! Just wondering how worried everyone is about the bird flu going around? I am not far from the outbreaks in MN and WI... Barron CO. is not far at all. Any precautions anyone is taking??? Also, I am in search of some true...
  2. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    What a beautiful day here in WI. Too bad it isn't going to last more snow tomorrow. So today I took advantage of the warm day and cleaned out the coop, put in new bedding and let the girls out to play. They were NOT too sure about playing outside, but under their coop is a really nice sandy...
  3. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    There is a new water soluable sulfa being used in some farms. It is FDA approved for horses, but has been used very successfully in pigs, turkeys and chickens. (they put it in the water) ask your vet about Equisul-SDT by Aurora Pharmaceuticals :-)
  4. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    well it is Sat and it is STILL cold :-( uugghh. There is a warm up coming right???? Gonna spend the day in a gym watching wrestling though so it will be warm in there LOL :-) Time to go feed the chickens and see if yesterdays 6 eggs were a fluke :-)
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Hi Everyone, Well after my very frantic post about losing a hen a couple weeks ago, I am finally back to thank everyone for their words of wisdom. I did lose another one the next week, but don't have a clue what happened. No one has been sick. I blame it on the cold and everyone being sick...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    HI I am looking for about 4 BCM "girls only please" :-) I am located in WI. I don't mind chicks, but would prefer a bit older. I ordered chicks last year and I got 1 hen... maybe 2 out of the bunch. I have not seen a dark brown egg for months!!! except for today.........I finally got 1...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Fellow cheeseheads! I am traveling for work and my son just called to tell me he found a dead chicken with her beak covered in green snot!! They all have been fine!! No sneezing no nothing !! What should I do ???
  8. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thanks for the nice comments on my coop. My hubby built it for me this past summer, I told him the deck might be overkill LOL .. but turns out I really like it :-) So I am getting little to no eggs AND when I do actually get a few eggs a day, someone is eating them!!! 2 out of 3 today :--(...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Another Day in the Polar Vortex with NO Eggs :-(
  10. WI Polar Vortex Means Chickens in coop, NOT laying eggs..

    WI Polar Vortex Means Chickens in coop, NOT laying eggs..

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    Ways to Improve Health?

    Hi, how much apple cider vinegar would you put in a gallon? thanks!!
  13. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thanks for all the advice. I had curtains but they pulled them down, so I will need to put them back on.... good idea. I did put some fake eggs in, seemed to tick them off LOL, the plopped them right out! I had some powdered kitten formula and powdered goats milk from when I was bottle feeding...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    The shells vary. My younger ones are super hard and the older hens are softer. They have oyster shells, get a layer mix and in the winter I give them scratch with BOSS... sometimes a block too. What did you use for extra protein, a supplement? I am not sure if she is motling or not, sure...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Happy snowing morning... uugg MORE snow . Had to shovel a path for the girls lol. They sure liked yesterday! I am having a couple issues. 1 - I have an egg breaker/eater...............how on earth do I fix this!!! I am barely getting any eggs as it is and now miss egg eater is taking...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    This spring I got some black copper marans. Well, that was the intent.. I think I got mostly roosters and only 2 marans. There was only one that had copper on its neck. Up until about 5 weeks ago I was still getting a chocolate egg. None since then :-( I did have a hen randomly die... but...
  17. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Happy cccooolllddd December Sunday everyone and Merry Christmas! It has been a llooonnnnggg time since I have been able to be on here and check up on all the chicken chatter. Life sometimes has a way of interrupting things and the ability to enjoy the simple things. So for the new year, I...
  18. kjgoodman

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    BigFam.. congrats on the new peeps! I moved mine in slow like that too and all worked out great. Nobody picked on anyone. They stay in their designated "groups" but no fighting. I will probably lose one of my speckled Sussex layers today :-( something got her last night. I think the dogs...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Jelinek11 -- sorry about your Dad. I lost my dad to leukemia about 10 years ago. Still feels like yesterday. It is a horrible process to watch and go through. Well, yesterday the oldest started Freshman football and Drivers Ed in the same day. Tomorrow is freshman orientation. That's a...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    TO --- do you have any good gluten free / NUTT free bread recipes?? I made a NUTT one today with cashew butter, it was good, but kind of pricey to make And didn't rise like I wanted
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