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    Are these Rhode Island Red chicks?

    Some white hybrids are called Lilac Belles and Sapphire Stars. There are also White Plymouth Rock Chickens. Rhode Islands that are called red are RED not white. Google images until you find the kind that mostly resembles yours and you may find the name.
  2. This one is also for sale at the BYC store link. We have an older black version with white font on the wall in or living room. I also saw something like this on a huge billboard at SixFlags. I made the kids get on both sides of it. I should post that here as well. Too cool!

    This one is also for sale at the BYC store link. We have an older black version with white font on the wall in or living room. I also saw something like this on a huge billboard at SixFlags. I made the kids get on both sides of it. I should post that here as well. Too cool!

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  3. Did you guys see this bumper sticker n the BackyardChickens store link? Hillarious! I will probably buy a couple and resell them at our household. I'm sure all the roommates will want one. We also have 3 dogs. But the dogs don't cook very well.

    Did you guys see this bumper sticker n the BackyardChickens store link? Hillarious! I will probably buy a couple and resell them at our household. I'm sure all the roommates will want one. We also have 3 dogs. But the dogs don't cook very well.

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    Unfortunate hen with a tumor on her chest

    Hi! Well, it's an odd case. She seems otherwise healthy so far. I am watching to see if it just disappears again or gets worse. I have not yet googled tumors in hens but I guess that's next. If I find out anything more I will keep you all posted. We all die of something, that's for sure. I just...
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    Urban Farmers in Northern California

    Well, I am going to follow up tomorrow. I gave the chickens shredded cabbage and a bunch of squished purple grapes from my juicer. I'll bet it was so good she way ate too much and has an impacted crop. So I watched YouTube videos on this and I saw all the scenarios including surgery. Perhaps she...
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    Please help my sick chicken

    Marek's Disease? Here is a pictoral book link....with symptoms and diseases. I am so sorry. http://www.fao-ectad-gaborone.org/en/IMG/pdf/Picture_Book-2.pdf
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    loving the green eggs!

    That's ok. I am 54 and still get excited any time I see any eggs. Easter egg hunt every day!
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    Unfortunate hen with a tumor on her chest

    OK, somebody had corrected me. She's a barred rock, if that matters. Anyway, something about an impacted crop? So how did she get that and what, if anything, does one do about it? She had apparently plucked her own feathers off to deal with it and it must be quite uncomfortable. Assuming it is...
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    Unfortunate hen with a tumor on her chest

    Just when I thought Hanna was safe from the dominant hen who had plucked off all her butt feathers, I notice a tumor protruding on her chest. Have you seen this on a chicken before? I had a pet rat that got a tumor like this on his side once. The vet told me to humanely euthanize him. It just...
  10. The steps up to the lawn and the north end of the garden. The upper patio has a shade umbrella an chairs where we sit and view the chickens. Laundry lines also dot the scenery. The wash house room is far left of the patio. Those who hang the laundry are serenaded by Big Boy the rooster who relishes all forms of audience. He has a huge ego and thinks everyone wants to hear him crow and at all hours of the day.

    The steps up to the lawn and the north end of the garden. The upper patio has a shade umbrella an chairs where we sit and view the chickens. Laundry lines also dot the scenery. The wash house room is far left of the patio. Those who hang the laundry are serenaded by Big Boy the rooster who relishes all forms of audience. He has a huge ego and thinks everyone wants to hear him crow and at all hours of the day.

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  11. Playful fish in a wrap-around pond that makes the dead tree look that much more alluring. The tree is a tri-sided platform for what will one day be a treehouse.

    Playful fish in a wrap-around pond that makes the dead tree look that much more alluring. The tree is a tri-sided platform for what will one day be a treehouse.

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  12. West side view. Umbrellas shield the suspended feed dispensers. We put pidgeon grit, cracked corn, scratch, and lay crumbles. Some times I also thrown in oatmeal. One roommate brings them leftover rice, another brings them vegee ends from carrots or lettuce or cabbage.

    West side view. Umbrellas shield the suspended feed dispensers. We put pidgeon grit, cracked corn, scratch, and lay crumbles. Some times I also thrown in oatmeal. One roommate brings them leftover rice, another brings them vegee ends from carrots or lettuce or cabbage.

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  13. East side view. Centrally located chicken coops. Two are in an L conformation. I put up black weed cloth so the dogs will give the chickens some privacy, and also to shield them a bit from what were days with the temperature over 100 degrees.

    East side view. Centrally located chicken coops. Two are in an L conformation. I put up black weed cloth so the dogs will give the chickens some privacy, and also to shield them a bit from what were days with the temperature over 100 degrees.

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  14. Forefront features artichokes, next to tomatoes, rosemary left middle, sage far back left, lavender in there somewhere, and peaches falling all over. They are caught in the net. That's our tour- Thanks for looking!

    Forefront features artichokes, next to tomatoes, rosemary left middle, sage far back left, lavender in there somewhere, and peaches falling all over. They are caught in the net. That's our tour- Thanks for looking!

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  15. We did not get any rain this year. Finally on the day I photograph we get rain! Hurray! But it's dark and gloomy, and the half dead plants are really enjoying being wet!

    We did not get any rain this year. Finally on the day I photograph we get rain! Hurray! But it's dark and gloomy, and the half dead plants are really enjoying being wet!

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  16. Permaculture at its best! all manner of vegetables randomly planted here. Spinach, squash, cucumbers, and around the boxes are tomatoes, sage, rosemary, lavender, and a peach tree that has really produced this year. They are falling all over! Note the netting which keeps out birds and curious dogs. I only wish we grew all our own food. This is more for display purposes at this point, to inspire others.

    Permaculture at its best! all manner of vegetables randomly planted here. Spinach, squash, cucumbers, and around the boxes are tomatoes, sage, rosemary, lavender, and a peach tree that has really produced this year. They are falling all over! Note the netting which keeps out birds and curious dogs. I only wish we grew all our own food. This is more for display purposes at this point, to inspire others.

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  17. Southwest side view of chicken coop. August has not been kin to our lawn, now depicted as a scraggly dried up brown lump, the center piece of urban heaven. Never the less, sparrows and finches know our pond will provide a regular supply of welcomed cool water, stocked by 25 mosquito eating carp (all gold fish are carp BTW.) The background shot features our two-sided chicken coop. We put umbrellas over the suspended chicken feeders to keep wind and rain from wetting them.

    Southwest side view of chicken coop. August has not been kin to our lawn, now depicted as a scraggly dried up brown lump, the center piece of urban heaven. Never the less, sparrows and finches know our pond will provide a regular supply of welcomed cool water, stocked by 25 mosquito eating carp (all gold fish are carp BTW.) The background shot features our two-sided chicken coop. We put umbrellas over the suspended chicken feeders to keep wind and rain from wetting them.

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    Urban Farmers in Northern California

    Thanks! if you get a chance to look at my photos, I need help to better understand why my sex link (Hanna) has tumor growing on her chest. Anybody else experience that? I am worried. How long will she live?
  19. Meanwhile, Lucy has 3 eggs she is still on. She has broken one and cast it aside. One wonders if they can feel the chick inside and know when it's dead or not. I did set up baby feed and water sets near by, in case the little boogers actually do make it. She is trying so hard, but this is her first time and it's already fall. She may just have to broody up again in spring and give this one up. Another week, just to make sure, and for sure they will be too old. Poor mama. She really wanted to be one.

    Meanwhile, Lucy has 3 eggs she is still on. She has broken one and cast it aside. One wonders if they can feel the chick inside and know when it's dead or not. I did set up baby feed and water sets near by, in case the little boogers actually do make it. She is trying so hard, but this is her first time and it's already fall. She may just have to broody up again in spring and give this one up. Another week, just to make sure, and for sure they will be too old. Poor mama. She really wanted to be one.

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  20. Hanna has had it tough and I finally gave the old girl her own side of the coop, for some piece and quiet. She was last in the pecking order and got her but feathers plucked off by the other three females. Since she only shares this side with Lucy and Lucille Ball is busy setting on a clutch of eggs, Hanna had time to recover and wait for her next molt to bring back her feathers. However, she now has a new problem and I will have to look this one up. Note the lump on her chest protruding from HER right front side, which looks to be on the left as she faces us? Someone said it might be an impacted crop. What can I do about it? She is plucking out her own feathers so it must be uncomfortable.

    Hanna has had it tough and I finally gave the old girl her own side of the coop, for some piece and quiet. She was last in the pecking order and got her but feathers plucked off by the other three females. Since she only shares this side with Lucy and Lucille Ball is busy setting on a clutch of eggs, Hanna had time to recover and wait for her next molt to bring back her feathers. However, she now has a new problem and I will have to look this one up. Note the lump on her chest protruding from HER right front side, which looks to be on the left as she faces us? Someone said it might be an impacted crop. What can I do about it? She is plucking out her own feathers so it must be uncomfortable.

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