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There are many others that can answer better than me but it is testing you do on your flock to have them designated disease free. They have to have been tested and cleared to be in shows.
Also an NPIP certified bird usually brings more when being sold.
Is it a blood test? And what is...
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RIR Barred Rock, and buff orp.
Well there ya go, put a BR rooster over a RIR hen and make red sex-links.
sorry, explain this sex-links. My three breeds are seperated but what is the deal with sex-links?
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Sounds like you don't have enough ventilation, even though you are trying to keep them warm there still has to be airflow in the brooder. Try drilling a few small holes both top and bottom and see if that helps the holes can be covered with cloth squares to prevent drafts from blowing...
hello everyone!
I'm trying to find information on sexing chicks. How soon can you tell and how. If you could please lead me to the information. My first babies are 4 weeks old and my second set hatched yesterday.
I have not had time to chat for awhile. I have been remodeling my chicken...
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Have you got them under a red heat lamp? If not change it out.
Good Morning everyone! I got the lights changed out to red and was affraid that I would find a pile of feathers in the brooder this am. They seam to be doing well.
I am going to buy BluKote today. Are there any other...
Thanks. Im calling walmart to see if they have them. they were out for last 2 weeks, but Great they have them. I will seperate and change bulb tonite and treat wounds tomorrow. Thanks for the support and info.
Tim
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Have you got them under a red heat lamp? If not change it out.
No I will have to run to town and get one. This seams serious time wise, should I cut the light down until i get back? Do I seperate the wounded? Do I treat them with some ointment?
Hey i just got home to find a bad case of cannibal babies. I have about (60) 12 day old birds that I moved into a bigger brooder today and 8 birds are bleeding at the tail feathers which were just comming in. I see others that they are starting to pick on . Any suggestions?
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I'm sure glad! I was rollin in the floor. But a slow response had me worried that I crashed and burned? Thought maybe since I hadn"t met everyone in person- that maybe you are all BLOND and it would sink in later??
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I'm ElkHunter for a reason. I could have been the Redneck Elkhunter. So here's my first attempt at the Redneck Elkhunter.!
You might be a Redneck If: You tell your children that your cull rooster is a pinata' and it's the roosters birthday!
You might be a Redneck if: You leave your...
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I'm ElkHunter for a reason. I could have been the Redneck Elkhunter. So here's my first attempt at the Redneck Elkhunter.!
You might be a Redneck If: You tell your children that your cull rooster is a pinata' and it's the roosters birthday!
You might be a Redneck if: You leave your...
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I'm going to look even though I think your pullin my leg!
See?
Found you!! I got side tracked then a phonecall later, i was two pages behind again.
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I'm in Geronimo but no longer designate it. It just confuses the foreigners.
Cement is actually closer to Lawton than OKC.
I'm going to look even though I think your pullin my leg!
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Cement & Blanchard would be along haul for you Elk. It is up around OKC
roughly 3 hrs one way.
No prob . I found them on mapq. but good thing you gave web address for chupp. I thought that was a town.lol I would still be looking!
silkie- sorry, it takes me so long to post, that...
As a newbe it takes me awhile to mapquest cement, blanchard ect. but its is even harder to find those of you who omit your hometown. If it happens that your affraid of crazy redneck chicken people then make up a crazy home town for me to look up. lol