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    Polish?

    Hatchery Mixed bantam bin chick - as a chick I thought I had picked up a buff polish chick (see pics below, he is the very back left white/yellow chick in the group shot…) Very early on knew it was a cockerel but was surprised at the absence of buff coloring. He now resembles a Tolbunt Polish...
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    Turkey Behavior

    I recently picked up a turkey poult in my latest impulse chick buy. (Most of you know what I mean - siren’s call of feed store chicks was too strong and you give in… happens at least once a year for most of us. The rest of you are Zen masters if you can resist.) I added 1 poult to my box of...
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    War has been Declared (Graphic Pictures)

    I didn't realize ferrets were wild? I thought they were only domesticated.
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    Dead Hen

    Thank you! We’ve got a local livestock vet. After further research and reading symptoms on gapeworm I have a feeling that’s what this might be :/ I just realized this is the bird I heard grunt a little while back. It struck me as odd at the time but seemed relatively harmless. Now I wish I had...
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    Dead Hen

    Poop - diarrhea
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    Dead Hen

    I found one of my 10 month old laying hens dead in the coop this AM. Late last night my brother was in the coop (trying to eradicate a rodent problem) around 11 pm and said she seemed very lethargic. She passed sometime during the night. I’ve noticed I’ve got a few with dirty butts so obviously...
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    She did it!!

    She is! I just candled them they look to be somewhere between 18-21 days in comparing them to the chart I found. Disclaimer that I am incredibly new to candling eggs! So I’m hopeful.
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    She did it!!

    Chick has four toes, feathered legs, pink skin Dad is definitely my Buff Cochin LF (other roo is a Patridge Silkie) The two possibilities judging by chick and the egg it hatched from is either Buff Brahma bantam x Buff cochin LF Or straight Buff Cochin LF - egg was a little small to be a...
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    She did it!!

    After a few failures (eggs pushed out and cracked, one accidentally stepped on etc...) my Silkie hen hatched out “her” first baby! I’m so proud of her. She is the family favorite and this only endears her even more. Any tips would be appreciated. I’ve moved mama and baby to a brooder as I fear...
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    Reply to review by 'Ashb0429' on item 'Porcelain d'Uccle Bantam'

    Thank you!
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    Hen or cock and what colour is that called?

    I think that’s a hen, I believe that is considered Partridge coloring but I’m not that familiar with Silkie coloration.
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    Must Have List

    I’ve got a few Buff Orps and they’re pretty pleasant girls. Mine aren’t as affectionate as some people report but I’ve got very few complaints about them. I think the only thing they do that annoys me sometimes is they tend to wander quite far when free ranging. They do seem to be the most...
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    Must Have List

    I love it! I am jealous of all the colorful egg pics I see. Might have to consider some colorful egg laying breeds
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    Must Have List

    So I know we are barely in to fall but I know I’m not the only one who is already thinking about their must have chick list for next year! What breeds are on your list and why? Mine So Far Are: Porcelain D’Uccles - We have one and she has been an excellent pet for the kids. Considering having a...
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    Review by 'Ashb0429' on item 'Porcelain d'Uccle Bantam'

    I’ve got one Porcelain D’Uccle girl. She is quirky and odd but it makes her fun to watch. She can typically be found away from the rest of the group, scratching up dirt to get some treats. For her small size she can reach some of the highest spots in the coop. Bottom of the pecking order but...
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    Material for Run Floor

    Same here. Florida is always very humid even when it’s not raining. It will be a few months before things dry up and I’m not wanting to wait that long.
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    Material for Run Floor

    It’s time for me to do some maintenance on the run floor. It’s been a wet summer here in South Florida and I’d like to do a refresh on the muck that has become the coop floor. I saw on a Carolina Coops video that they use a composted mulch like material but every thing I can find is chemically...
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    Mice

    I’ve got a family of mice that have moved in under the coop and chewed a hole through the floor boards. What have you found works best for mouse control? Have any of you found cats helpful for maintenance after getting rid of the problem?
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    Picky Mama

    lol! I like my Orps, although they seem to be my most free spirited free rangers and love to wander much farther than the rest of the flock. They often need retrieving. @OneHappyRooster do buff Orpington cockerels take a while to develop pronounced saddle feathers? I’ve got some 20 wk old...
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    Picky Mama

    I thought about that but then I realized she’s sitting on ceramic eggs which are bigger than the Orpington eggs and definitely not fertile? But you’re right, only she knows.
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