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  1. ChcknNurse

    Help tylan 50

    I know the Syringe Access Law is controlled at the state level. With the new rules regarding chicken oral antibiotics, it would make little sense to have syringes unavailable in feed stores. However, it wouldn't surprise me if we were expected to find an avian vet o_O. I am a nurse living in...
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    BANTAM COCHINS CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    My Lavender Ameracauna, lives to be broody & it's so contagious! I finally started dipping her underside in water to cool her off and it helped. Of course, the great molt has begun and everyone is nasty then.
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    BANTAM COCHINS CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You need the APA standard.
  4. ChcknNurse

    Sexing your Silkies (PICTURES AND TIPS - Updated July-5-12)

    Not silkies-- many breeds are easier to sex.
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    Silkie thread!

    I have provided a dusting box. It was great.
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    Silkie thread!

    I'm starting to think it would be worth it to pay the $5 each to get the DNA test to just know early.
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    Silkie thread!

    Cuckoo pattern is the little stripes, yes. However, since you said partridge & not cuckoo, I wonder what the parents were. I do have a couple of partridge that would appear to be cuckoo. However, the breeder doesn't have that pattern and I expect it to grow out. Also, I have a Cochin that had...
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    Silkie thread!

    They are adorable. Please make sure you are offering chick grit, since you are feeding other food than chick crumbles it's important. I am the same about the he/she labeling. With the exception of silkies I seem to be almost always right from very early on. With these, I can be observing...
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    Silkie thread!

    Sylvester, I'm sorry about your loss. This "rubber egg" you are referring to looks like a lash egg to me. With that in mind (in addition to your story) it would seem it was definitely humane to put her to rest. I'm sorry.
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    Breed Clarification

    Doubtful in my book... with a completely different feather pattern. I didn't even notice the leg color until y'all pointed it out. I did notice that she feathered in completely different than the other 3. I thought it was because she was one sex and they were another. But breeder won't explain...
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    Breed Clarification

    Stinks. Difficult to find Cochin eggs. 4/12 fertile and only 3 actually Cochin.
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    Breed Clarification

    Breeder wouldn't replace the eggs nor respond.
  13. ChcknNurse

    Breed Clarification

    These are LF Cochin. But the not Cochin is now rehomed.
  14. ChcknNurse

    Breed Clarification

    I didn't think she was even Cochin to be honest. But regardless, the breeder wouldn't replace the eggs anyway.
  15. ChcknNurse

    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Interesting point that this has brought up. Since chickens have become a backyard animal & therefore a "pet" to many. With it, seems the line is difficult for some. I saw a FB page this week that stated if you mention culling, butchering, or similar terms you would be banned. I was stunned...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    On that note, could I just add a couple midget whites in the coop as I incorporate the others-- are they a calm temperament?
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    Comment by 'ChcknNurse' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    Can't seem to respond in the same place as the original comment. I have assisted with maybe 50. Idk haven't counted. But, I use staggered hatching and do this constantly for the last 3 years (mostly shipped eggs). I love when a hatch is self-sufficient . But, I'll jump in if necessary. Usually...
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    Comment by 'ChcknNurse' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    1) With chicks, is there a trick to locating the beak when the chick hasn't internally pipped? 2) Am I correct that I shouldn't place safety holes in eggs until the chick has internally pipped? I'm concerned about causing a pressure change. With shipped eggs, sometimes the air cells are...
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    My LF Cochin have grown enough to identify colors, now. I have rehomed the sweet mixbreed partridge "Cochin". The blue is still blue, white quickly showed itself to be splash. The last one initially looked barred but what is the color/pattern called? Thank you. They both look Splash. But the...
  20. ChcknNurse

    EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

    Anyone hatch silkies? There was a FB discussion insisting that 65% humidity was too high for lockdown. I hatched a bunch beautifully. And I'm sure it's not lockdown that's the problem. But, there were about 6 that didn't make it to lockdown. I'm looking for an adjustment to my method. I know...
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