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[bettieacks]

Hello, my name is Bettie and I live in Western Maryland. I am a Wildlife Rehabilitator and I have a lot of rescued animals and their offspring. I have goats, donkeys, sheep, geese ducks and a pot belly pig named Pebbles. I also raise chickens and guineas. I sell my chicks to pay for my winter hay. I raise specifically Appenzeller Spitzhabens, Buff Polish, Seramas and Guineas. I have been working with wildlife for 26 years and raising chickens for over ten years. Anything I can learn from this site is a plus. I do have a tip for people who hatch out chicks and have had occasion to deal with splay leg. Go to the dollar store and buy a roll of the rubbery shelf lining. Put that in your tubs or whatever you keep your chicks in and you won't have splay leg again. I lost quite a few chick until I got this stuff and used it for my chicks to walk on. Well worth the purchase, which is about $5. Happy to be a member.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[New2chicluv]

Hi and welcome Bettie. Sounds like you'll have a lot of knoweledge to contribute here. Hope you enjoy BYC as much as I do.

 

[snow5164]

Welcome ,
And yes I have a roll ,
I hope you enjoy hearing all the stories , I have a feeling you’ll have a few stories of your own

 

[Jase The Butcher]

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Bettie and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us.

You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Bettie, hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do.