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  1. Henny Penny Mom

    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hi- I'm in Adams County, near Gettysburg. I'm looking for some Silkie hens or chicks and also some Americaunas ? Can anyone help me out ? Thanks !
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    PeaHen with curled feet - ?? help ?! 6 Peacock eggs to trade-

    my peahen laid 6 eggs a month or so ago. she then went into decline. She appears to be healthy, bright alert- just doesnt get around right. When i first googled this it seemed like a calcium deficiency. I gave her calcium pills, and crushed calcium and fed it to her in a syringe. That seemed to...
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    Anybody Swapping in Gettysburg PA Area ?

    Please see the swap rules at the top of this forum. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/786353/swap-rules-please-read-here-first/0_20 Please post all ads in the appropriate BST section. You will find the rules here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=250783 Thanks ~Staff
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    Eggbound peahen? HELP!

    I know this is an old thread.... but i"m having some of the same problems with my peahen... she has laid 6 eggs and is just not "right" on the floor. I have tried to supplement but she seems to be NOT eating. Can I force part of a calcium pill down her throat ? I dont like the idea of doing...
  5. Henny Penny Mom

    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hi- I'm from Gettysburg area and looking for an Americana Rooster to put with my hens... Thanks !
  6. Henny Penny Mom

    Looking for Chickens for sale in Gettysburg PA area

    .....forgot to mention.... I do NOT want any clipped beaks ! thanks-
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    Looking for Chickens for sale in Gettysburg PA area

    Hello, I recently moved to the Gettysburg PA area and looking for some older ready to lay chickens within an hours drive (to pick up) I am open to a variety of breeds and like the friendlies rather than flighty varieties. I have lots of assorted breeds in the past, and due to my move have to...
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    How fast can a raccoon kill ??? coop wipe out ?

    I heard commotion in the coop, and till i grabbed my shoes by the door and flashlight and ran down to the barn (about 50 ft away) there were 3 dead pigeons and one seriously injured stunned rooster, and one other injured pigeon...... I'm guessing i was between 3-4 minutes getting to the barn...
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    How many hours of daylight and how many watts

    found the answer on google... 100 watts per 400 sq feet. 14 hours of daylight for egg production.
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    How many hours of daylight and how many watts

    i'll try again. maybe more people will bother to reply- thanks to the one person that did......... I guess my questions or comments just arent that interesting which is why I hardly ever post anything..... how many hours of daylight are needed to continue egg production and at how many "watts"...
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    How long can I keep eggs before I incubate them ?

    Hi chicken friends... How long can I keep eggs before I incubate them ? And how do I store them to increase fertility until I do ? I just got a lovely assortment of fertile eggs.... but i dont want to incubate them now, I'd like to wait a few months. I know the fertility rate goes down and...
  12. Henny Penny Mom

    WANTED; Guinea Hen EGGS Southern Ontario

    Hello - I'm looking for Guinea hen eggs to hatch......... After buying and trying to acclimate and free range mature guineas every year who end up living at the neighbors; I am giving up and going to try hatching eggs. If you have any for sale please contact me. The can be any kind; mutts are...
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    Southern Ontario (for SALE) - Yr Old Peacocks Males and Females

    Hello Feathered Friends- I have 3 male and 3 female year old Indian peacocks for sale from last springs hatch. They are very nice birds and friendly hearty birds- we hatched 8 and have 8 ! We have 11 in total flock and expect a hatch again this year; so I'd like to sell some to good homes...
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    WEASELS !!!Death and Destruction !!!!!! HELP !!!!!!!!

    Any help please on experienced weasle hunters would be appreciated ! We have battled and fought these little &%&^$$%$$ and several times the clean out our coop and pigeons too ! No matter how we patch holes or try to secure it- they can sqeeze in... they pierce a hole in the neck and suck...
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    Rescue Egg layers eating their eggs !!!!!

    Hi - they are just laying everywhere outside in the dirt pen anywhere in the indoor pen; when I see the eggs that is... I'll try the golf balls and protien.... What would you add for protien to the food ? I'm not familiar with that for chickens - could I give them some cat food as a snack to...
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    My friend gave me a Peacock and hen! Now what?

    The peacock is sitting on top of the house roof ! You never would think peacocks can fly so well or so high- look closely at the roof peak... http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/patf1k9/Img2006-06-30_0005.jpg His name is Aeron, and his ladies are named Lucy and Ethel. Henny Penny Mom
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    My friend gave me a Peacock and hen! Now what?

    Mine also love cat food, grapes and any fresh fruits, such as watermelon etc etc. The cat food is good since it has all kinds of protiens and nutrients in it as well, but its only given as a treat/snack. As a main food I free feed mixed grains (like you would feed chickens) and gravel. I also...
  18. Henny Penny Mom

    My friend gave me a Peacock and hen! Now what?

    Hello - We have peacock and hens and found that before we had the hens, the peacock would "run" off. I would keep them caged for a long time (3 months or so) then let them out gradually in the evening so they have only a short time till they will go back in their pen on their own. (as opposed...
  19. Henny Penny Mom

    Rescue Egg layers eating their eggs !!!!!

    Hi Chicken Friends- We rescued some 1 yr old egg layers (shaver sex-links I think) that were being "thrown out" they are the saddest bunch of semi-featherless things you would ever see ! But they are comign along nicely and growing feathers, their combs are getting some color (before they were...
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