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  1. grandmaof5

    Comment by 'grandmaof5' in article 'Lavender Guinea & Keets 2016'

    I wish...if only they weren't so loud.
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    Starting a chicken coop in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Welcome. I am south of Truro. I agree with others who have said to make sure (before you put your girls out) that your coop is predator-proof.
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    Yes, wellies can be sexed at one day; females have a distinct eyeliner and a marked 'V" on the top of their heads, males are a blurry dark area.
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    Hello from PEI

    Welcome, from Nova Scotia.
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    Canadians check in here....

    Anyone here around the Gander, Newf, area? I heard they got 50cm of snow last night!! Wow...can anyone confirm? I am looking for Welsummer chicks...only 2...but am not having any luck in Nova Scotia...*sigh
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    Bearer of bad news...

    I gentleman wanted to buy one of my Welsummer hens, and today I took her to her new home. The man was very nice, and soooo happy to be getting a 'girl' for his Wellie rooster. The chicken set-up was clean and nice...he even had a space for the new girl to settle into before he put her in with...
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    Black Australorp chicks...one is cockerel *sigh

    Well, since my last post here the young cockerel has been given to a friend that has more chickens, and who is actually allowed to have chickens on her property. "Daffy" is doing well my friend says, and has begun to do some 'husband' duties. My other chick, Edith, has begun to lay little eggs...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    oh dear! Chicken math...*sigh I've been reading that Silver Grey Dorkings are rather rare; is this colour more than others hard to find?
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    Black Australorp chicks...one is cockerel *sigh

    Thanks a lot, guys and gals. I did have a look at the other chick, and yep, she has those nubs too. My other hens are Welsummers and I've never seen them on them. I'll try to get a few pix tomorrow. One is much bigger than the other, and has been since they were a week old- at one week one...
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    Black Australorp chicks...one is cockerel *sigh

    My 2 black Australorps chicks are from a roo from the stock of the late Warren Simm (anyone heard of him...he was well-known in eastern Canada for his Australorps,but not sure if he was known outside of Canada or not) and I was so happy to get them both the end of April. They are now about 9...
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    confused about chick care????

    My own opinion is NOT to use newspapers. When we used it a couple of years ago in school, we experienced a lot of chicks that ended up with splayed legs. After that, we always used shavings with paper towel laid over top; we removed the soiled paper towel every day for a week a couple of weeks...
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    How do you protect your chickens from the heat?

    One thing I did while finishing up the coop last year was to plant grape vines on the east side of the run. Our house is on the south side and very close, and there is a wisteria growing to the coop on the west side, so they don't get too much sun. The new chicks are Australorps, which are...
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    putting chicks with hens?

    I don't have an answer for you; I'm wondering the same thing. My chicks are also 5 weeks old. The hens have seen them, heard them and haven't shown any interest, so I'm thinking it may be safe, but my concern is how will I keep the hens from eating the chicks food? They are still on starter...
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    Mystery Chicken help requested

    Looks like my 2 black Australorps, which are 5 weeks old now.
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    choosing Black Australorp chicks for darkest color

    here are what I hoped were 2 pullets, at one week...they are now 2 weeks old.
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    choosing Black Australorp chicks for darkest color

    Oh dear! I guess that means our 2-week old chicks are cockerels and will have to go...sigh
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    I checked for mites, and they are clean; they are not moulting, they've just recently started laying again after a months' long moult. Stressed? I don't know whay they would be...nothing has changed, they aren't crowded... *shrugs
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    My girls are not yet 2 years old, and their legs look bleached out already. I know Wellie legs should be yellow and they were last year, but I'm very disappointed at how light they seem to be now. Should I be concerned that they are near the end of their laying cycle already? I thought I'd...
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