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    Cocci vac

    Here is the information from NPIP on their disease control, it is a long read but hopefully will answer all of the questions you have...
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    Question about lacing in double laced barnevelders

    Thank you so much! I was becoming discouraged!
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    Question about lacing in double laced barnevelders

    I bought some double silver laced barnevelders from someone, and the chicks are now over two months old. The person that I bought them from, said that the sub-adults she had on the side when I went to her house were unrelated to the ones I have now. Their lacing was screwed up, and it was like...
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    Slipped tendon, baby chick, cannot put back in place.

    I have a chick that just hatched. I cannot get her tendon to line up in place where the other one is. She appears unable to extend the leg, when I first started to extend her leg, it took a lot of work, slowly pushing it open a little more each time. I finally was able to get the leg fully...
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    Yes, I am aware of that. I have been in contact with my local representative. I messaged one of the companies about shipping chicks, and was told that although there are packages designed for shipping chicks, that are approved, that they were not themselves approved. However a lot of...
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    Awesome thank you!
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    I am considering converting a greenhouse into a chicken run/ coop area. Looking for feedback please

    Oh yeah, you feel my pain, I am going to have to hand dig a perimeter covering 120 feet ha ha OMG summer is too hot for this.
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    I am considering converting a greenhouse into a chicken run/ coop area. Looking for feedback please

    Okay, so I have been planning on constructing a large area for lots of chickens. I have never built anything like this, and would like feedback from you wise people regarding this idea that I have. I know some things about the important factors on keeping chickens. Plenty of space, protection...
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    Did it arrive intact? Did they all arrive healthy? Was there a heater pack that came with it?
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    Thank you for your help. Do you remember many details about it? How big was the shipping container? How big were the holes? Did it have a special covering on the ground?
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    How so do you package your chicks for shipping?

    I am looking for some advice on how to best ship baby chicks. I know that there are a lot of variables, such as, what the temperatures are going to be for where you are shipping, and how many chicks you are shipping. I would like to know, how you go about doing it. Do you add a heat pack...
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    I am going to be in the business of shipping chickens, and before I spend much money on the shipping containers, I would like to know if anyone has experience they could share about brands of shipping containers they like, ones they do not like, and the reasons behind it. Thank you for your time!
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    Help choosing a breed

    I have a Rhode Island Red, which is a good layer, and starts laying really early. Mine started laying before four months. My silkie is very pretty, very soft, and I have heard they are one of the best for kids. The other chickens respect her enough to not give her problems, even though she is...
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    Topic of the Week - Emergency/First Aid Preparedness

    What is the treatment purpose of the corn starch? I cannot find references anywhere on the internet.
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    Which shipping containers do you use for shipping chicks and why?

    I am planning on purchasing shipping containers in bulk so that I can get a good price, and I would like to know which containers are the best, and if there is a cheap option that is also effective and good at keeping the chicks alive and safe during their journey. I would also like to know...
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    Why does rate of chick purchasing decrease mid-summer? What do you to compensate?

    Hello my wise and experienced chicken raising friends, I am new to breeding chickens. In the chicken keeping I have done, I have always placed concern for the well-being of my feathered friends very highly on my list of priorities. I am careful to not expand beyond my abilities. I would...
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    Which are the rare breeds in highest demand now? Which ones will still maintain a high price tag in

    I did not do the math, nor do I know much about genetics of chickens, so I had no idea how long it would take to reach the salmon coloration. I stated that. Nor have I attempted to import a sample of a breed from a country, so I do not know how much it would cost. I did state however, that...
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    Which are the rare breeds in highest demand now? Which ones will still maintain a high price tag in

    I have read about wyndottes, and I like the breed. I looked up the salmon wyndottes, and they appear to be only available in the UK. I read the top of a salmon gene project in chickens in how the breed is made, however it long confusing genetic information that I would have to take some time...
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    Which are the rare breeds in highest demand now? Which ones will still maintain a high price tag in

    I appreciate you telling me about how you have become successful. I agree with you, you have been successful. Even with the coronation sussex, you managed to get them to lay, when others could not. That is a feat. You have had all of this success, and so much success, that you have...
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    Which are the rare breeds in highest demand now? Which ones will still maintain a high price tag in

    Thank you for your advice and your wisdom. That is a lot to think about. I really enjoy the knowledge you guys have. It has helped me out in so many ways. I may have misspoke when I stated that I was expecting to start making a lot of money after six months, I just meant that I would not be...
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