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  1. New2TheCoop

    A Saturday on the farm

    I just wanted to share a few photos of my day on the farm. Yesterday I received 12 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte eggs from erijn5. They all survived the trip down to Louisiana. After they rested for the day, I put them under big momma I also let the chickens free range, it was the first time my...
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    Cross breed/ sex link question

    Ok I hatched out 4 out of 9 eggs under a buff Orpington hen (it was her & my first time hatching eggs). The orp hens are with a dark Brahama rooster. 3 chicks are black with a yellow belly. And 1 is buff. They aren't sex linked are they? Or do I have three boys & one girl Here they are...
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    Pesticides in the yard??

    Hey everybody, I have a question about pesticides in the yard. I'm sure it's not advisable to use it, but I live in south Louisiana, on six acres, with miles of woods on two sides and a bayou on the other. We've had less than 10 nights of freezing all winter, the bugs, the mosquitoes, the...
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    Anyone purchase Manderin Ducks from eFowl?

    I was wondering if anyone has bought Manderin Ducks from eFowl? How was your experience? Was there a minimum purchase or or were you able to just buy a pair? Any pics of your birds? How many eggs are you getting? I am very interested in getting a breeding pair, but I'm wondering if I should...
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    Turkey housing question

    I just have a quick question. I am getting 4 broad breasted whites to see how I do with the turkeys, I eventually want to get a few heritage birds if I like raising these. My question is, How big do I make the door on their coop? Would 2 foot by 2 foot work? Or bigger?
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    Broody hen question

    I have a hen that has been broody for about 10 days, my question is, if I put eggs under her now, will she hatch them out? Or should I just wait on another hen to go broody?
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    Egg turning/timing question

    Hi everyone, I have a question. Eggs should be turned 3 times a day, should they be turned in certain intervals? Like ever 8 hours or can they be turned at any time, as long as it's an odd number of turns? Also does it have to be turned at the same time everyday?
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    A few chickens, a puppy & an animal lover's dilemma

    Well it finally happened... I woke up and my wife says "umm baby, all the roosters are in the yard." so we leashed up the dogs. When we got outside their was a small beagle puppy with a reflective hunters orange collar standing by some blood and a pile of feathers. He got a rooster. In anger...
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    WTB used automatic egg turner

    I'm interested in an automatic egg turner... Anyone? I'm in Louisiana, but wouldn't mind paying shipping if the price was right
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    Brooder/bator - my recycling project

    Ok, so I want to try my hand at hatching. I have started on building a "brooder/bator" out of an entertainment center. I have everything done except I need to put the light in it, I already have it wired to a hot water heater thermostat, I just need to put it in. The side with the glass...
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    Please help! Scabs / fowl pox*pics*

    Ok... Im freaking out! One of my hens has small scabs on her waddles, and her comb. And it looks like dried blood around it's nostrils. I was wondering if it's just the rooster picking on her? Or is it fowl pox? Do any of you have any experience with it? They say on here that it comes from...
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    Do Lavender Orpingtons breed true?

    I was wondering if Lavender Orpingtons breed true? Do I need Black Orpingtons in the pen with them? Or a whole flock of Lavs? Just curious, so any advice is welcome
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    clean coops/free rangeing/dust bathing pic heavy

    I took advantage of a morning off. I started out by disinfecting the three waterers that i have in bleach water in the bath tub. After that, it was time for cleaning out the hen house, and putting new shavings in. you can see I also hung up a fan, its already in the 90's here in Louisiana...
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    Dark brahma roosters

    Hi everyone, I am new to chickens & I am having a great time raising my new chickens! I have some questions about using dark brahma roosters for meat. I received 14 roosters for warmth (one ended up being a hen) anyways, this has left me with 11 roosters that must go. I was wondering if any of...
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    Free range

    I Let my chickens free range for the whole day today! I normally let them out for an hour or 2, under close watch. But for the first time I let them out all day and checked on them from time to time. Here's a few pics... My buff Orpington & barred holland hens My dark brahma rooster & barred...
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    7 dust?

    On a few post I have seen people say that they use 7 dust to keep down on insects. My question is how should I apply this? And do I need to remove the chickens before doing it?
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    Dark Brahama question

    Ok so I have 14 dark brahma roosters and one lucky guy gets to stay. Some are mostly black, some are teal on the wing tips, some have a lot of white spots. With that being said here's my question: what is the breed standard? As far as breeding them to get better birds? Any help would be...
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    How long can....

    When you are collecting eggs to put in the incubator, how long can you hold them before putting them in? I don't know if it makes any sense, but I worded it the best I could. If you get say 6 eggs a day from your hens, but you want to put 24 in your incubator, would the other eggs still be fertile?
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    Can I shoot???

    .22 bullets are cheap... And it would be super quick, but someone told me you can't eat a chicken that you shoot because "the meat will be too tough"... Is this true?
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    My first coop!

    Well I'm mostly done! Just a little more paint & I'm finished. The coop itself is 8x6 (I recycled a roof from a cattle feeder, so it had to be this size) & my run is 10x8 and they can run under the coop as well... I burried 2 feet of wire all the way around, anyways Here's what it looks like...
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