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    DOGS! Anyone own a Catahoula?

    I have an eleven year old catahoula/border collie mix. He's wonderful with the kids (ages 3 and 6), and great with the chickens. He has ALWAYS been a great dog. He's very smart and took a bit of training when he was younger but he loved every minute of it. He's very much a people pleaser -...
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    I don't want my dog anymore . . .

    I just adopted a new puppy a month ago- a chihuahua/shihtzu mix. This puppy is stupid, ugly, and impossible to potty train. He pees about every 12 seconds. However, after reading this thread, I can say "Well, at least he's not a poodle."
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    what is the wierdest chicken breed that will put people in awe?

    My vote is for redcaps. Ugly nasty looking combs.
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    5 week olds

    Cute chicks! Looks like you have a great brooder set up there.
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    UPDATE 8/14: Dog training - Hope for an untrained country bumpkin?

    Others have already said it but I want to reiterate exercise, exercise, exercise. A dog that is a little worn out and calm is waaaay easier to train then a hyper one that's been cooped up in a kennel all day.
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    chick imprinted to my hand

    I would definately give it a try. I've had a lot of luck slipping chicks under broodies. I usually put them under as soon as it gets really dark out that way they have all night to peep and cluck to each other. Just make sure you get up early to see if it's working out so the chick doesn't...
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    What age do EE's lay there first eggs?

    I believe my EE laid her first egg at 27 weeks. Seemed like it took FOREVER but I was soooo happy when I finally got that pretty green egg!
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    getting the chicks to love u

    My chickens didn't really enjoy being handled too much either when they were younger but as soon as they hit laying age they calmed right down. Now I actually pretty much trip over them when I go outside.They run right to me and won't get out of the way until they get a little attention ( and...
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    when are they ready to get back to normal?

    I had a similar situation - my broody pen is right next to the larger coop. Every evening I would let my broody and her babies out to free range with the other girls for a little while just before it was time to go in and roost for the night. Usually the adults would go back to the coop to...
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    McMurray Free Rare Breed Chick?

    Buttercup roo
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    McMurray Polish Experience Anyone?

    Last summer we ordered a buff laced pullet and a white crested black pullet along with various other girls. Our WCB is great and beautiful and lays well. Stretch, the buff laced, while beautiful, was a little off? from day one. We called her our special needs chicken. She drank and ate but...
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    The chickies have landed, and boy do I have some questions!

    We had a similar problem with some young cockerals in our brooder. I put a blanket over half the brooder to keep one side semi-dark. The ones getting picked on would go in there whenever they needed to take a break. The darkness calmed everyone down a bit. We had to keep an eye on the temp...
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    Pros and cons of keeping roos

    Just adding my two cents. We have two young sons (4 and 2) and they play out where our chickens free range. As soon as our roos hormones kicked in he went after anything that came near his girls including my boys. It became impossible to play out there without keeping one eye on the rooster...
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    Do u have trouble getting rid of "mutt" chicks???

    I don't have any help for you, I just wanted to say hello to another WNC'er. We are in Black Mountain. Our australorp just became broody too and we're looking for a few fertilized easter egger eggs to put under her. Have fun with your chicks. Our other broody hatched some chicks 6 weeks ago...
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    Week old chick crowing?

    I had one that started crowing at two weeks. It was pathetic but cute nonetheless. He was in our kitchen in the brooder so every morning we were woken up to his squeak-gurgle-squack! He's 6 weeks now and is definately the man in charge.
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    does a hen change when she becomes a mother?

    My broody Opal was great while she was sitting on eggs but once her babies started getting more active she was a terror. I had to put on long pants and boots just to open her coop door in the morning or to give them fresh food and water. It was a full attack on my ankles and feet every time...
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    Too early to start crowing?

    One of mine started at two and a half weeks old. He's now four weeks old and has already drawn blood fighting with the other boys. We will definately not be keeping this one!
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    Does the golf ball trick really work?

    We put golf balls in our nesting boxes just before our chickens started laying and it worked for us. We've never had an egg laid anywhere else that I know of. Our girls are now a year old and we still leave the golf balls in there just as a reminder to them. Some of our girls lay brown eggs...
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    Eeekkkkkkk

    We had one pullet lay an egg that was almost completely full of blood. We were concerned but her eggs have been perfectly fine ever since. We have no rooster so we guess it was just a glitch in her system. It was incredibly gross to crack that one open though.
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    I'm so clueless (lots of pics)

    My vote is for Uno being a roo and the other two pullets. In the last picture Uno's comb looked a little red and there appeared to be some wattles developing early.
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