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    Will they develop a little if you keep them in the fridge?

    ya petty sure when you clean them off and put em in the fridge that stops everything. i never notice anything different about my chicken eggs and i got two roosters
  2. jacksboro_red

    What cell phone service do you use...

    ive tried sprint. at&t, and verizon. the verizon has definately had the best coverage, especially in rural areas where the other two dont work at all. i think verizons overpriced, but they get service
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    To all you gun hunters out there......

    our gun deer season doesnt come in down here till saturday but im starting to get excited!! lol! Good luck to you!
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    Show off your Coops!

    I just bought my house about 6 months ago and there is a big (12x20) metal shed out back. Well it was just too tempting. I built a wall inside the shed to make a 12x15 coop and still leave me 5' up front to store feed and stuff like that. Then i put a 5x20 run up made out of a 5x10 dog kennell...
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    First dog chicken encounter

    ya i just found out the other day that my female jrt might be great with the chickens but my male isnt. he had my big rooster on the ground before i knew what happened. didnt hurt my roo, but doesnt look like im gonna be able to let my jrt male roam the yard
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    Need help choosing the best brown egg layer.

    if you really want the best brown egg layer id say go with RIR's. I like sex links. Ive had alot of red, black, and gold comets but none of them have laid as consistantly as the RIR's. Grew up in pa and theyd lay right through winter up there
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    Are big hatcheries true to their breed standards?

    Quote: Thanks! was curious about that! I mean im not raising them as "show" birds but i do want real RIR's. Ive raised hatchery RIR's for years and i guess until recently didnt realise there was anything different. I saw the heritage RIR post on here though and i dont remember any of mine ever...
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    Are big hatcheries true to their breed standards?

    u know i read the same thing about the rir's after buying 25 chicks off mt. healthy. the ones i bought were listed as rhode island reds and they had a seperate breed listed as "production reds". Some people are saying if your ordering from hatcheries its the same bird. im kinda confused as to...
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    Cracked Corn

    ive always fed mine what is more or less hog feed. its crushed corn and soybean. i feed that year round and they do great. well and ofcourse i mix some crushed oyster schells and grit in it myself
  10. jacksboro_red

    RI Red Chicks

    ya first time ive used them so im not real expierenced with them, but this time went great. i checked alot of hatcheries though and most including cackle were sold out for the year. i was kinda in the same boat. waited till late in the year to order some new chicks but really wanted some. ive...
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    Golden Comet hen - possible infection- please help :'(

    ya there you go! thats the best thing to do with extra roo's!! and your welcome! hope that patches her up
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    RI Red Chicks

    i just got 25 from mthealthy.com its a hachery in ohio. Mail ordered them to the post office here in Tn and they all arived very healthy. had them for a week and a half now and all doing great. Plus there shipping was ALOT cheaper than murray mcmurray. hope that helps!
  13. jacksboro_red

    Golden Comet hen - possible infection- please help :'(

    id put some kind of antibiotic like neosporin on it and she'll probably be fine, but your gonna have to keep her seperate from the roosters and posibly rehome one of them or continue to keep them seperate. hope that helps
  14. jacksboro_red

    Tennessee

    campbell county tn here
  15. jacksboro_red

    does any one else do this?

    crunched potato chips on mac n cheese is grt!!! also good ontop of pizza!
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    "Waste not, Want not", or "Why I Love My JRT" . . . pics

    jack russells are great arent they?! ive got two right now. ive always kept jrt's around cause theyre so good for killing pests around the property! had one years ago that would follow me to the chicken coop every time and while i was feeding shed hunt any rats out and never bothered my chickens...
  17. jacksboro_red

    Egg wait anyone???

    got a black sex link and two red sex links. i was told they were 4h birds but i dont know. not laying yet but hope soon
  18. jacksboro_red

    what happened to my eggs?

    i dont use a light at all and have 9 hens laying 6-9 eggs a day. yours arent molting are they?
  19. jacksboro_red

    Just checked out the election results...

    Quote: the only thing democrats seem to get accomplished is a growning number of americans on public assistance and a socialist heath care system. personally im getting tired of paying for everyone else. however i do agree with the fact that jobs are what we need and im honestly not sure...
  20. jacksboro_red

    Just checked out the election results...

    i personally think theyre all crooked regardless of party, but i work in the oil industry so if i had to pick id say republican. i know alot of people hate the party for the same reason, but its job security for me
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