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  1. Babushkamama

    LOOK WHAT I'VE GOT

    This is Sid. She hatched these 9 babies on the 7th of July 015. We have had snow and lots of ice. Freezing temperatures. And she did it. Clever girl.
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    rooster collars??

    That was meant to read. the bit of the beginning of the pinky , under both edges of the collar SO HE WONT CHOKE. omg, lol, ,,how to choke your roo. shame
  3. Babushkamama

    rooster collars??

    I made my own collar, depending on the size of the roo. I made mine 6 inches long. Two bits of velcrow, hook side out, soft side in. Put low on the neck to prevent that big inhalation of air. It does work. Grey didn't like it for about a minuet, then carried on as if it wasn't there. You...
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    1 eyed chick

    Omg, its awfully hard, I know from my years of farming. I cried when our sow stood on our first piglets, but it didn't kill them. I had to get my husband to shoot them. I have farming friend that would say 'when you've got livestock, you've got deadstock', I hated it when we had the dairy goats...
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    1 eyed chick

    Hi Poor baby, it doesn't sound good. I personally would have to hit it on the head. Please don't get mad. . I don't like animals suffering. If its happy, well,,,, you can let it live its life out. I think it has some kind of deformity, that I have not heard of. But I am not an expert. Its...
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    LAYERS MASH, 18% protein, is it high enough?

    Thank you for that information. My backyard is not manicured, I believe in letting nature do its natural thing, within reason. So there are weeds and different types of grasses popping up through the ice and snow. I shall give them the cheaper mash. and also the wheat. I was giving them...
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    SHIPPING EGGS, TO DO OR NOT TO DO????

    Hi They will be travelling by road, courier post. I don't know whether to try or not. The breeder says she has not had any disasters along the way with any she has sold. And the hatch rate has been good, she says. If I don't try, I will always wonder. They should be transported, small end...
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    BUDGIES HAND REARED OUT THE EGG

    The mum died while she was hatching Flower and Pumpkin, they are very sweet, my little boy named them.
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    MAROONE BELLIED CONURES.

    I call them gremlins, because they are. They sleep in their tunnel at night. Its a polar fleece guinea pig tunnel that ive hung horizontally in their cage. They are now 7 months old. and very naughty. Lola is nearest and Frankie at the back. She bosses him around and on occasions she pulls...
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    On the 27 Dec 2014 My Eggs Hatched

    Oh. I did not know that. But I did assume after looking at them and no apparent development had started. so after the mixtures of what has come out of the pure bred leghorn eggs. I was not impressed.
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    RED SHAVERS AND BATTERY HENS

    Hi, lol no, the hen in my picture is Arriettie , she ended up in there somehow. The red shavers I have, are the traditional red shavers. I don't have a photo of one to put in at the moment. They aren't sex linked as far as I know, because they are vent checked for sex. I have had them over...
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    LAYERS MASH, 18% protein, is it high enough?

    Lovely photo I shall have a look for wheat or barley. Its a good idea. The stoats are like ferrets but much slinkier and can climb better, the little brutes
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    ROOSTERS AND ROOSTER COLLARS?????

    Yes, keeping them out of the pot, I really don't want to put him in one. I think its about correct positioning and having it tight enough so he cant get that big breath of air. My son came in to see me and said I think Grey is dead, so we rushed up to the coup, he was eating, just not doing...
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    New Zealand, Is there anybody out there??

    Hi Im in Dunedin, Otago. New Zealand,
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    LAYERS MASH, 18% protein, is it high enough?

    Hi Neil. Thanks for that info. I shall get some barley. Its very cold down here at the moment, I do feel sorry for them. I like to give them a warm dinner also, for the cold night ahead. Do you lock them up for the night? I used to when I lived in England because of the foxs , we don't have...
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    SHIPPING EGGS, TO DO OR NOT TO DO????

    Hi, I want to hatch some Ancona eggs. They will have to travel from the Nrth Island to the bottom end of the Sth Island of New Zealand. It will be about 18 hours on the road. Does anyone know if they can possibly survive this trip? The seller says she will wrap them carefully and has done...
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    Hen attacking baby chick!

    Hi I have had a broody try and steal another hens babies, not kill them. But I had a mother hen kill her own babies, she killed 3 and I saved one. She actually scalped them. It was horrible and shocking. She lost her head, literally.
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    RED SHAVERS AND BATTERY HENS

    Hi, I have just bought two red shavers, very much like the hyline breed. They are high production hens. These two were brought up by the children in the family and are very sweet. They are laying , and free ranging. 28 wks old. These are not colour sexed. I love my eastereggers and want...
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    LAYERS MASH, 18% protein, is it high enough?

    Hi, I have seen advertised in my area, free range layers mash, it has 18% protein. Is this high enough? I have fed them organic mash, but im finding it rather expensive now, Its $55 for 25kg. The 18% protein is $29 for 25kg. I do like to give them organic food. Im not sure how much GMO...
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    ROOSTERS AND ROOSTER COLLARS?????

    Hi. Has anyone used a rooster collar? I have bought one, and put it on Greystoke. He didn't mind it at all. I felt quite wary about it because I don't want to hurt him. He doesn't scratch at it or shake his head. He still crows, but not as loud. I really want to keep him, he is beautiful...
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