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  1. Chilebound

    Cross Country Move on tap; Bring 'em, or Start Over?

    Wow! thanks for all the good words. I never thought of needing documents! I think that I would have to start over--what a bummer! But thanks to the suggestion about the show chickens, i may take my roo and one or two hens that are special. BUT I am not certain we have to move yet--BUT the...
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    Crabs!

    Yes, I said crabs! I live in Maryland and we eat Steamed (not boiled) Blue Crab here. I have always been upset by the waist of all the stuff (shells, guts etc) that is a by product of cleaning crabs. I used to bury them in deep in the garden...... Now that I have chickens, I save the lungs...
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    Of What Quality is He?

    Here is a photo or two of my Roo; I am fairly certain that he is an Americauna......BUT I am interested to know how good he is? I worry that he is a little small(?). The reason why I ask is that next spring I hope to enlarge the flock by natural means--and let the Hens do the work of keeping...
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    Cross Country Move on tap; Bring 'em, or Start Over?

    Thanks for sharing your experince; it would make the whole moving experience a lot easier if I did start over....oh well. I guess I need to look forward to starting all over again.....
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    Cross Country Move on tap; Bring 'em, or Start Over?

    It seems that I may soon be facing a cross country--or nearly so--move soon. I just started the chicken thing this March, and I currently have one standard and one bantam rooster, five bantam hens and twenty four standard hens all different breeds. They give us tween 10-20 eggs a day. I hate...
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    Laying While Roosting at Night?

    This morning when I let the girls out, I found two eggs under thier roost on the bedding. I am certain that they were'nt there last night when I locked them in. I have 15 mixed (two of these, two of those) six month out pullets, until now they have all layed and used the nest boxes mostly...
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    Meyer Hatchery - Rainbow Pullet Assortment

    What fun! I am jealous.....
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    What is the BEST LAYING breed of Bantam?

    Great! Green and small both! What fun! I cant wait to order a bunch next spring. Thanks for the help, I hope more people respond, I'd like to hear more. I have learned so much from this forum. I just learned about 'true' bantams and miniture of laying breeds. I do have a white wynnedote...
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    How to stop the family dog from chasing my chickens?

    You could muzzle the dog while with the chickens so she cant bite. Ideally, one should never tempt the dog with easy chicken. This is just the dogs nature to be a preditor and the chicken is by nature prey. Another solution maybe to tie the dog in one area--soon the chickens will learn that...
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    What is the BEST LAYING breed of Bantam?

    My subject line says it all. I have a few Banty's and think they are fun, and I want to justify having more......hence, in your opion and experience, what breed, type of Bantam hen produces the most, best and most interesting eggs? (any excuse for more chickens!)
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    two flocks merge?

    thanks for the great advice and information!
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    Bantams laying

    OK all you experienced CHicken people now is your chance to set two New Eggs strait and help us out, what is the deal with Bantams and laying? Does it take longer for them to begin to lay? Will they lay as many/often as my standards?
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    two flocks merge?

    I have two flocks one of 10 that free ranges and sleeps in a tractor, and the other of 16 that lives in a coop and run. I am fearing that the tractor wont be warm enough as the insulated and well built coop. I am considering combing the two flocks in the coop for the winter.....what are the...
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    bantams not getting along with rest of flock

    I had the same issue this spring as my Bantam order ended up being exactly a month after my standards. I had them in and out a few times with the others, but the bigger and older stanard seemed to think that the Banty's were food that runs fast. I ended up setting up the tractor and a small...
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    Bantams laying

    I have a mixed flock of 25 of various breeds of standards (one roo) and a roo BEGC-black, and two golden Seabright bantam hens, a white wynndote bantam hen and one what i beleive to be a porclin D'unclle. Any way--the standards have been laying for well over a month--they all came on March 1st...
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    Meyers: Positives and Negitives--what's your experience?

    Wow! I started this tread sometime ago, and I am suprised it is still going. But, I must say that i am a little disapointed by the mixed bag of stories that i read here so far. I am not any kind of expert at all, but as far as the quality of the birds themselves that I have--I am very pleased...
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    missing only the head, in broad daylight!

    Well it has rained a lot--AND it was raining all day today! I have seen foxes, last year I saw a mangy one not far from my home. But in sixteen years here I have never seen a fox within a half mile of my land. But who knows what happens when i am not looking. we also have a Rat Terrior and...
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    missing only the head, in broad daylight!

    Yes, it was near the fence, and she was the most curious and friendly of the flock---BUT the fence/net is hot and they NEVER go closer than a foot to the fence--so I really, really doubt that she stuck her head through.... and because she was under the bushy marigolds, I cant see a bird of prey...
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    missing only the head, in broad daylight!

    I have searched this and found some hits--but I just dont get it! I went out this afternoon to collect eggs and found my only Welsumer hen missing her head. These chickens are in a tractor that is surrounded by a "Poultry Net" that shocks me hard when I forget to unplug it...... They free...
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    boil fresh eggs?

    Thanks for the information and the tricks--we have a few days worth of eggs just sitting for now, but I am sure we will also try a few other things you all mention too
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