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  1. NatJ

    Crocheters Thread

    You can test it: make something small with the yarn you are thinking of using, then wear it for a while. Maybe a strip that goes around one wrist like a bracelet. That will tell if it feels scratchy or itchy to you, which may be different than what someone else thinks.
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    Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

    I was thinking, "those poor people being fed such salty food," then I had a sudden realization: if they were marching in hot weather and sweating a lot, that much salt might actually be a good thing.
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    Rats and flock block

    You could make the flock block available only when rats will not come out to eat it. Depending on how many rats and how bold they are, that might mean you can give the flock block to the chickens in the daytime but remove it at night. Or it might mean sitting out there and watching the chickens...
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    Can I get toxoplasmosis from over easy eggs?

    https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(14)62509-X/fulltext This is from 2002 Title is "Toxoplasma gondii: transmission, diagnosis and prevention" Authors are D. Hill, J.P. Dubey Two quotes: "Infection in humans often results from ingestion of tissue cysts contained...
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    Give me your favorite chicken recipes (For tonight's dinner)

    None of these quite rises to the level of a recipe, more like a way of throwing chicken together with other things I might have in my house at the time. Any of them can use breasts or tenderloins. Most can start with the meat frozen or thawed. When I "bake" something, that's usually at 350F in a...
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    Coop Design Question

    That sounds pretty good to me. If there's anything you missed, I don't notice it, so hopefully someone else will point it out. My understanding is that wire really does work better than cinder blocks or pavers. The idea is that an animal knows it cannot dig through a paver, so it backs up and...
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    A classic surprise pack.

    I noticed the laced tail too, but wasn't sure whether it was a Sebright or a Polish, or if there might be some other laced breed I was forgetting. (I knew it wasn't Wyandotte because of the leg color and body shape.)
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    Coop Design Question

    I've got one of those pens as well, and have spent a lot of time thinking about the possibilities ;) Glad it was helpful!
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    Coop Design Question

    My understanding is that a raccoon can reach through that size mesh, but cannot climb entirely through. If you put a roost near the edge, a raccoon might reach through and grab a sleeping chicken, unless you cover the sides with hardware cloth in that area. Or if you put a roost near the...
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    Ideal 236 vs White Leghorn

    It may depend on the store, but I think the usual idea is that you can get just a few, because they get shipped with the larger order the store is placing for themselves. I've done it once, enough years ago that the details are a bit fuzzy by now, but I don't remember having to care about any...
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    Coop Design Question

    What do you think would make the main coop different from the others? In your climate, the chickens probably prefer to have it mostly open so they get plenty of air movement. I would probably put a roof on the whole thing to keep out rain and provide shade from the sun. I apparently think like...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Yes, he does look very much like her! I tried to figure out what breed he is-- no luck. There was a link to a thread with the picture https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ended-winner-announced-chicken-comb-contest-2016-strawberry.1109074/ He is in post #3 The owner listed his breed as...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Maybe that's why I can't think of it. It probably is a kind of chicken that is not available from US hatcheries. Being further north, hatcheries in Canada would have more reason to develop more chickens with cushion combs, as compared with hatcheries in the US. Maybe you could ask the store...
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    Things you wish you could say

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/apparently-you-can%E2%80%99t-die-of-embarrassment.1681015/
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Thanks! That sure does look like a cushion comb. It is wide enough I am sure it has the rose comb gene. And the small size, combined with the lack of obvious wattles, makes me pretty sure it has the pea comb gene as well. I wonder if some hatchery is developing Black Chanteclers? (I doubt it...
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    Things you wish you could say

    My understanding is that napping is not itself a problem. The main problem is if you slip into a coma and no-one notices. If you are awake, it's obvious that you are not in a coma. If you are asleep, it's not so obvious. So if there is a responsible person available, it's fine for the person...
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    Trying to understand wheaten-blue Marans Genetics.

    I see it has been many months, but there are no responses to this question, so I'll add one now. Better late than never, hopefully. If you breed a Blue Birchen rooster to a Wheaten Marans hen, you will not get any Wheaten or Blue Wheaten chicks. You will get chicks that look like some sort of a...
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    Moisture in Coop - Considering Pellets

    Pine is generally safe enough to use for chickens. By "safe enough," I mean you will probably not see any symptoms of any problems during the normal lifespan of a chicken. If you are allergic to shavings, you may be allergic to the pellets too. You might want to check that before you try...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    To revisit this, if the chick came from a store: chicks that will be solid black, and chicks that have white barring (like Barred Rocks) do look quite similar when they are young. BUT, there is a light dot on top of the head for the ones that will be barred, and not for the ones that will be...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Yes, with a rose comb (not cushion). Yes, I listed them with Silkies and Ayam Cemani as having the genes for black skin and meat and everything else. Oh, your chick came from a farm store? For some reason I thought she hatched from an egg from someone's backyard flock. Coming from a farm...
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