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  1. Marcymom3

    COVERED Dust Baths

    My chickens have discovered the best dust bathing spot when they free range. We have an old metal patio set that we were going to get rid of. The soil under the table is dry 100% of the time, and the girls run for it as soon as I let them out. Sometimes there are three at a time bathing there. I...
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    Comment by 'Marcymom3' in article 'Factors that Influence & Affect Egg Laying'

    This was a good article. One of my year old hens went broody and nothing would deter her. I got 12 fertile eggs from a friend and seven hatched. I put medicated chick starter in the maternity ward feeder and mom and all the chicks ate it. When it was gone, I switched to chick starter. When the...
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    Problem: Yolks Break Easily or are Broken Inside Egg

    This weekend I had my first eggs with this problem. Three were fine, and the fourth that I broke into the bowl looked like it had been scrambled inside the shell. I was afraid it was a bad egg and had spoiled the whole bowl. So I started again, breaking each egg into a small bowl before adding...
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    Ideas on training my dog to leave the birds alone?

    ditto
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    I would love some advice! Please help - Listless hen, not eating, drinking, or pooping.

    Sorry your chicken is not doing well, and I am also anxious to see some replies. One of mine is having almost identical symptoms and I'm worried about her. She is a little over a year old and has been healthy till the last few days and seems listless. The good news is she looked a little...
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    New Diet

    Hello, everybody! Just wanted to check in and was so glad to hear that you changed centers, herfrds! The old center will not survive if they don't start being more customer service oriented. (especially given the pricey-ness of the program itself!) It is a 30 minute ride for me to mine, but...
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    Anyone else have bare bottom hens?

    I have the same problem with my flock of eight...although 2 are fine. They will be a year old in May also. It was suggested to me that they may have mites, but even though I have treated them, the coop, and run, their bottoms are still naked. They do not have scabs or wounds of any kind, just...
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    New Diet

    Just checking in with you, Herfrds. Had my fifth weigh-in on Wednesday and have lost 20.2 lbs! For me this diet is a miracle! Hurray for Ideal Protein!
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    Poor hen has most of her feathers pecked!

    Sorry you are going through this with your poor naked chicken! Are you sure that she's being plucked by her flock-mates? Two of my flock, the RIRs, showed me bare bottoms last Thursday. They each had a spot about 3" in diameter without feathers. My friend and mentor suggested that mites could...
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    Do your chickens go out in the snow?

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  11. Marcymom3

    Plastic sheds as coop Ideas

    This was a very timely topic for me. Before Christmas I found a 4x8' Rubbermaid Shed on an e-bulletin board for sale for $100, and was lucky enough to be the first person interested. The people had disassembled it and it was in really great shape. For the moment I am using it for storing the...
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    New Diet

    Hi, Herfrds (and everyone who is following this thread!)! I have been a little out of the loop lately but wanted to thank you for your suggestions and support. I am hanging onto my one cup of coffee in the morning otherwise would spend the day with only one eye open. LOL Last Wednesday I was...
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    Are people ever surprised that you own chickens?

    Yes! People are always surprised when they find out about my chickens. The folks who live in my area and those who work with me are not really surprised since I live in a semi-rural area. But my family members and friends who "knew me back when" are totally surprised. They remember me as the...
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    Marcymom3s Member Page

    Hello from Howard County, Maryland! When my husband and I moved here 31 years ago, this was a very rural community with lots of farmland behind us. Our three acres are mostly wooded and it was a great place to raise our kids. They had a big yard to play ball, a long driveway to ride bikes, and...
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    New Diet

    Herfrds, you will have lots of birthdays to celebrate. The coat rack will remind you of The Year You Got Thin. My neighbor told me that quote, "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." Happy Birthday in advance. You're giving yourself a great gift. When I went to the grocery store I saw...
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    Can someone explain "Chicken Math" to me?

    Love the comedy on this thread!
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    Can someone explain "Chicken Math" to me?

    Quote: LOL No, I suspect if I started going don the CM road that my husband would intervene. Plus I think we'll have to start small since we've never done the chicken thing before we don't (quite)want to jump into the deep end.......yet? It will not take long, believe me! We just got our...
  18. Marcymom3

    I feel AWFUL!

    Your husband must feel as bad as you do! Sorry to hear this happened to you guys. Sending good thoughts that the other two hatch for her. M
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    Woman embezzled $1.5 million. Put my husband out of job

    So sorry to hear this. Go ahead and rant all you want. tsk, tsk She will be judged, don't worry.
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    New Diet

    Hi, everybody. Herfrds, I go for my first weigh=in today! I will post my number when I get home. I think maybe 3-4 lbs below my original weight on 12/10, but I also gained a couple of pounds the week before Christmas that had to come off first. I started on Wednesday, 12/28 and it was pretty...
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