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  1. MommaHen2Many

    Dominique Thread!

    I have a backyard flock. I introduced a barred rock rooster a few years ago. So I have mixed breed hens which I am ok with. In my most recent batch of incubated eggs, the roo was not 100% BR (Its daddy was a BR the hen an EE). So if that roo is over hens who are BR, Copper Maran, Orpington &...
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    Hiya!

    Welcome to the group...sorry for your losses, especially right at the beginning, but believe me "chicken math" will fix that this spring. :):jumpy
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    Does any one use ivermectin in chickens ?

    I know this is an old thread...I've been doing some reading-up! I link below to the WHO article is broken...do you happen to have it saved and could share it? Thanks There's a great (free) e-book put out by the World Health Organization specifically about poultry parasites, including how to...
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    Treating possible vent gleet in freezing temperatures

    Boy did she like the rice & buttermilk! I put it in a plastic dish...but it wasn't the normal food bin, so she ignored it. Then I put some on my fingers and she at it, then munched down about 1/4 of a cup! I also made up some for my other 16 birds, and they loved it too. She had about 3 large...
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    Treating possible vent gleet in freezing temperatures

    I am also going to check her crop in the morning, as she has free access to food, and no 'competition' from the other 16 chickens....it should be full if she is eating well. If not something more might be going on. I am also going to try the rice/buttermilk, and I will see how the crop goes...
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    Treating possible vent gleet in freezing temperatures

    Eggcessive...thanks, I did give elect. w/ vit. first things this morning. I also watched her eat the feed I put down for the hens. So she is eating, and drinking. When I brought her in to give her a soak (I waited till the warmest part of the day) her crop was empty but she pooped on one of...
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    Treating possible vent gleet in freezing temperatures

    That is what I came up with overnight too. At least the part about trying to keep her in the coop. The really foul smell is what makes me think vent gleet. I am thinking about putting her in a separate part of the coop, so I can monitor her pooh and eating. Last night she didnt have anything in...
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    Treating possible vent gleet in freezing temperatures

    I have a hen who I am going to treat for what appears to be vent gleet. It is 25 degrees outside right now, and a toasty 68 in the house. I have trimmed the vent feathers, and the smell was foul, and pooh was crusted, and the vent looked red & sore. I only put some vaseline on tonight in the...
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    incubation lockdown

    incubation lockdown
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    watching baby chicks hatch live

    I guess if it works...dont change it? I would think the "wires" where the eggs sit work well for incubation, but they seem to kind of pin the egg against the wall & get in the way of the baby chicks sometimes....what have you experienced? We made an incubator, and have had great hatch...
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    watching baby chicks hatch live

    Just in case anyone wants to waste your time (like I just did for the last 4 hours) watching chicks hatch.....Oregon State Univ. Has a live webfeed up, you can watch here. I dont have any eggs going at the moment...but its almost just as fun watching someone else's hatch! Join the...
  12. MommaHen2Many

    Spokane Washington 2 naked neck roosters one around 2-3 yrs, other is about 8 months

    Rescued these as someone dumped them. VERY friendly and healthy birds. They talk to you, dont bite, or chase. easily handled. In Spokane Washington.
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    Homeschooling - SUPPORT GROUP

    do you have link? we are in the middle of the "study" process for SAT. Did you know your child who is under 14 can take the SAT and the grade is wiped away unless they do OK and you want to keep it? I am having my son take it just to get used to how it works. He has ADHD and just the process...
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    Barred rock pullets? or cockerels?

    I'll get photos. Its a pure BR over a barnyard flock hen. Who knows what the hens are at this point. My first flock of birds were 9 babies and a momma hen from a breeder...all different...I didnt think it mattered knowing what they were :oops:...now I know curious minds want to know these...
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    Barred rock pullets? or cockerels?

    off topic question...if I have a pure BR over "something else"....can I use the "lighter/darker" coloring to determine sex? I have 4 little ones that were hatched in july so they are about 6 weeks...3 are "darker" and 1 is "lighter" (more white barring)....however since they are not full BR I...
  16. MommaHen2Many

    Barred rock pullets? or cockerels?

    "Barring some weirdness" :lau:lau lol on that one! great pun
  17. MommaHen2Many

    Chicken Virgin

    awesome coop & great story....the things kids get us into right?! At least it is only chickens. I cant wait to hear the other names.
  18. MommaHen2Many

    Hello to everyone

    welcome to BYC....you'll learn, laugh & sometimes cry! :welcome
  19. MommaHen2Many

    neighbor's chicken coop too close?

    @aprilg17 found this thread....https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ohio-townships-and-the-ohio-revised-code-update.377980/page-2 (copy & paste into your web browser) lots of talk about what works in ohio, and what doesnt...you might want to read through it. I really get that Aprilg17 is...
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    My Chicken is not active and is opening her mouth

    how is she doing?
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