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    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    Frugal, Thanks for the great Information. Looking at your 1st and 2nd pictures I wonder if you could tell me where you got that killing cone? I would have struggled with a true "cone" shape but I see the logic of your design. Did you buy it or create it yourself? Thanks
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    Broodiness - my frist experience

    Hello All, I have one 8 month old Buff O that has gone broody. I read many posts on the subject. I have her in a separate cage with just a wire bottom floor with a plastic pan underneath and a roosting bar. Plenty of food and water. This is the 4th day I have had her separated. I let her run...
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    Is there a Goat Website as wonderful as Backyardchickens.com?

    Is there a Goat Website as wonderful as Backyardchickens.com?
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    Red Cedar Chips in Coop or Run - Yes or No?

    Are Red Cedar Chips harmful to Chickens? TIA
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    Sudden Death

    I have just lost my first adult Orpington. They are 7 months old. There were 13 of them. They are all laying eggs. I cleaned the coop this afternoon. Out with the old pine shavings and in with the new. I dusted down the walls and Shop-vac ed everything. Fresh water and food. I just saw her...
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    Is Making my own Pine Chips Safe?

    Hello Group, Now that my chickens are laying regularly and I am seeing money accumulate from sales I wanted to cut back on expenses by making my own pine chips for litter. I chipped the equivalent of 2 bales yesterday and put it in the Coop. The hens seemed to love it, lots of digging and...
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    Where do I look for beginner hatch information

    I have a dozen Buff Orpingtons that I absolutely love. They are 23 weeks old. I am averaging 9 eggs a day now and they are terrific to watch and easy to take care of. So iv'e caught the hatch bug. I would love to have a next-gen of these particular Orpingtons. 1. Where do I get ONE Orpington...
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    13 Orpingtons - 1 Screamer

    Thanks Laura, et al. Shes Okay when shes out. Free ranging is quiet time and they all coo and scratch. What I really wanted to know was did someone replace her as the screamer? I thought maybe it was a queen-of-the-flock thing and if she was gone one of the others would fill that roll. Thanks...
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    13 Orpingtons - 1 Screamer

    I have 12 of the nicest Orpingtons on the planet. They are about 22 weeks old. But Number 13 is completely obnoxious..almost never shuts up and screams bloody murder. I watch her on my chicken-cam and she just walks around and yells. Pick this..dig that..then screeeeeem No..it's not a...
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    PCV Feeder with Dustpan

    I haven't seen them on the pan. I suppose an accidental crash into it from them rough-housing might be a problem but the Orps are so big now they wouldn't fit on it. I am going to try some more versions. I'll keep it updated.
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    PCV Feeder with Dustpan

    Yes..spills are a problem if you don't get the height right. I just lowered the bottom piece into the pan further. If I could find a Half-round bowl I think it would work better. Another good fix is to have the dustpan tilt upward slightly. It's amazing how a little adjustment makes a big...
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    PCV Feeder with Dustpan

    This is the larger, easier to assembly version
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    Egg 1 Egg 2 - WeePeeWee

    These must be WeePeeWee. They didn't even move the scale.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    The first egg seemed to be a difficult delivery. The wrinkle is where my wife glued it all back together after I broke it open to see if it was okay. The second is from the same chicken. I know there at least 3 others that will lay any minute. These are from big Orpingtons and these first two...
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    HELP!! Our First Egg - But a difficult delivery

    Its been 5 hours..I checked her vent the opening is smaller and I dont see any red mass like before. Any help or experience would be great at this point.
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    HELP!! Our First Egg - But a difficult delivery

    Our first egg and it couldn't have come at a worse time. We had a barbecue going on. I let the Orps out at the same time as usual and they were doing fine with the visitors except one was hanging out near the garden. My wife noticed the egg bulging out of the vent. It seemed stuck and we...
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    Feeder - 2 Dustpans and 3.5" PVC

    I am going to watch it closely to see about the feed waste. But I think height adjustment of the whole assembly would fix it.
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    Feeder - 2 Dustpans and 3.5" PVC

    SO...I got sick and tired of the Galvanized bucket-trough feeder and tried this. I removed the handle from the first dustpan so they wouldn't perch on it, then mounted it to the board with three right angle metal brackets. The PCV mounted easily to the wall above. The key to making it work is...
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    When will a particular breed will lay her first egg?

    This picture is of my most mature hen. I am surprised by the differences between the 13 hens as far as physical maturity. None of the others have as well developed waddles and combs. I was looking at the "First Egg" thread and I noticed a picture with Orpingtons at 19 weeks but mine already...
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    Orpingtons Leaping for Blueberries

    To DangerousChicken: You or anyone can post them wherever you like..it's great to share a laugh.. By the way I must give my wife credit for those action shots. I could never get them in the air like that either.
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