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    Favorite Books/Authors????

    Very sound advice.
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    Favorite Books/Authors????

    The Black Stallion books by Walter Farley if you haven't read them. I loved them as a child and wouldn't mind reading them again when I retire which won't be too much longer. They took me on adventures around the world as did the others I mentioned.
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    Favorite Books/Authors????

    I loved The Black Stallion series of books by Walter Farley as a kid in the 1960's; "The Odyssey" by Homer, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte and "The Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien were my favorite reads in college in the early 1980's. Since college I have not read as much due to work...
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    Why has my sweet hen suddenly gotten mean??

    Sounds like a light case of broodiness. I have seen it in breeds that have had the trait largely bred out of them.
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    Excellent experience with Murray McMurray Hatchery

    I got my first order of chicks from Murray McMurray in 1975 and the mail carrier actually delivered them to my home. They arrived in Lenoir, NC in two days from the hatchery in Iowa. Times sure have changed in the past 50 years.
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    Excellent experience with Murray McMurray Hatchery

    I have always had good luck with Murray McMurray chicks. Yours are very nice. And I love the quote about chickens.
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    Newbie in need of chicken ID help!

    Had gotten down to 52 but between buying and hatching chicks the past couple of months I am back at 76 along with 16 turkeys.
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    How do I feed my chickens?

    Not a feed related answer but just because the chicks you are integrating are the same size of bantams, it doesn't mean the bantams will play nice with them. They can be cantankerous.
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    I had ordered six Shetland Hen chicks from Greenfire in November 2022 and lost three a few hours after arrival. The remaining three (2 roosters and a hen) have been healthy and the hen remains a great layer. The two roosters have been healthy but are extremely ornery. I had gotten a nasty...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    I hope so as well. Speaking of Tractor Supply, I have also supplemented my flock with a few chicks (mostly bantams) from there over the years and have had good luck with them, including 14 that I bought a few weeks after the Blue Rosecomb fiasco in early April. All have done great and been...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    Sorry for your loss. As I have stated in a couple of other threads, I am no longer ordering day old poultry through the mail. This after having 9 of 18 Blue Rosecomb chicks arrive DOA earlier this spring with 5 more dying within hours afterward. Fortunately, the remaining 4 (2 pullets and 2...
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    How Many Hens?

    Interesting. In my experiences, your "missing" hens would be unlikely to return to the coop to lay eggs. They would just have a spot they prefer in the wild so to speak. As for egg color variation, I do see some of that with my Shetland Hens who lay different shades of green to blue ones with...
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    Is Ficus Branch Toxic?

    I would not risk it with those beautiful hens.
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    At the end of my rope with 3 1/2 week-old chick.

    Today I placed fresh shavings in my brooder coop and my 18 bantams that range from 5 - 8 weeks scampered around my boots being curious. But without any signs of aggression. I don’t make a habit of treating chickens or turkeys like puppies or kittens though.
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    Weed killer

    I'm going to try that plantain suggestion regarding the treatment of bug bites as I have a lot of that in my yard as well. My turkeys love to eat plantain leaves.
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