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  1. roostingchamp7

    the right breed for me

    Just keep looking for buff orpingtons, they are awesome!!
  2. roostingchamp7

    Hi! New member from KY

    Hello, and welcome to byc!! First off, you said you had easter eggers? I've heard they don't lay the tastiest eggs, but the buff orpingtons' are great!! Good luck with your chickens!!
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    City backyard + Cornish = Stupid?

    Yes, they need to be cleaned a lot. Thankfully,they are not active, so raising them in a small space should be fine. If it was like a freedom ranger, the prefer to be a lot more active. Hope I helped!!
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    How can we make our 1 month old baby pig sleep by his self?

    Just move him gradually away from you. Like a half foot a day. Our mama pig is just a wall away from her babies. They can't see her, but they did just fine. The mama called for them and was pretty upset the first couple days of separation, but after that, she was fine. I hope I helped!!
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    Cornish Cross vs. Freedom Rangers

    Cornish cross taste and grow better in my opinion, but they spend most of their lives on their butts, not walking around very much. Sometimes the lay in their feces, and get covered in it. Freedom rangers are more active, but they have less meat and flavor. So if you want to say "This chicken...
  6. roostingchamp7

    Bedding and cement floors?

    We always put lots of bedding in the coop, once it gets dirty, we put more over it. After it gets pretty high, we clean it all out and restart.
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    New flock owner.. What breed are they?

    Looks like a buff orpington to me. Maybe a cross.
  8. roostingchamp7

    please help...

    Honestly, I don't know what that could be. Possibly a fever?
  9. roostingchamp7

    please help...

    Just keep her wound moist and clean. We had a similar thing happen to one of our piglets on our farm. We changed the bandage often, and put triple antibiotic ointment and bag balm on it. Slowly, it got better, it ended up being one of our nicer showpigs. Keep in mind that you want to change the...
  10. roostingchamp7

    Help! Bare butt!

    If that doesn't seem like the problem, you are probably right about the lice.
  11. roostingchamp7

    Help! Bare butt!

    I've known some chickens that peck each others feathers. We stopped them by putting grease on the wound so the others won't peck. Maybe this is your problem. Hope it helped!
  12. roostingchamp7

    water and feed

    Yes, you really should keep it inside, but you can leave it out if it is covered.
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