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One day I went out to the henhouse to collect eggs and got the bejeezes scared out of me when I opened the door and this little guy was having lunch with my girls as if he lived here. I scared him and he scared me. Holy cow, how on earth did he find my place, how did he get here, and how did...

In all the 11 years I have had my chickens, this is a first. Nobody's laying right now because they're all molting. But today.... I get this and have no clue who laid it. Totally like a rubber egg. Cutting it open, looks like meat. WHAT IS IT???

I am wondering if the shells of invasive Asian Clams as they are removed from our waterways is a good source of calcium for chickens. How does it compare to oyster shells? Anyone have any idea?? Thanks!

Earlier this week I watched a great PBS nature show about raccoons. It was incredibly fascinating and worth watching to become familiar with this lethal predator. You will enjoy the show and be much wiser about how raccoons live and behave, especially in the city and urban areas. Take a...

FREE HORSES!!! 52 thoroughbred horses need homes. Will go to Sugarcreek this Sat. for slaughter. Gentleman died. His son wants nothing to do with them. Most broodmares are broke and some are in foal. Weanlings, yearlings, 2 yrs and 3 yrs old most are gelded. Friend of the deceased is trying...

On July first, since I don't have a rooster, I put one dozen Trader Joe eggs under my two broody hens just to make them happy. If they hatch, great. Anything to get them off the nest. Two eggs got stepped on which left 10. With a crummy little flashlight, I candled them on day 20. I saw...

Couldn't get a hold or "real" eggs, or day old chicks in 21 days, so I opted to cure a broody with some potential babies. Have no clue if it will work. May not need a hen since our weather is over 100° for the last several days Wish me luck, I've never attempted anything like this before...

I am being overrun with mosquitoes and fleas. I have bug-bombed my house, but I REALLY need to spray my yard. If I use a pesticide, how long before I can let the girls outside again. Two days? a week? a month? Yes, I have swallows, woodpeckers and the girls help, but there are so many they...

I wass too late. She died in my arms as I tried to save her not more than 25 minutes after posting this note. In the end, she had very labored breathing and was gurgling. When I opened her mouth to look inside, I honestly could not find her tongue. I gave her a little liquid...

I was just browsing through my Jeffer's Livestock catalog and thought maybe these colorful ear tags could work for fly and lice control if they were hung here and there in the coop and run where they couldn't be reached by the birds. Some of them last up to 5 months, and since they were made...

I can't explain it, only started a few weeks ago. All of a sudden one of my 10 hens is now at the bottom of the pecking order and she can't even be around any of the other girls. They seek her out and ALL of the gang up on her jumping on her all at once and pulling out her feathers. I can't...

I am so excited about this I just have to share this information with everyone who will listen. I just posted this information for CountryFried and am compelled to share with you, too. Go here and read. http://www.foodgrade-hydrogenperoxide.com/id30.html. In fact, Google 35% food grade...

This was posted in another area yesterday, sorry for the double post, but there were no answers. My little Rhode Island Red is on the comeback from a big molt. I know she's uncomfortable, but there is something else gong on and I can't figure it out. Over the weekend I noticed that she would...

My little Rhode Island Red is on the comeback from a big molt. I know she's uncomfortable, but there is something else gong on and I can't figure it out. Over the weekend I noticed that she would intermittently walk low to the ground (crawling), sometimes almost laying down to snack, and then...

Well, I got rid of one egg eater last week. Then this morning I found another slimy wet spot minus a yolk and without shell. Instead, I found this thing with the mess. Anyone know what it is, or isn't?

Caught that RIR red handed, or is that beak-ed?? Jumped right off the nest with a half egg in her mouth running around like she was queen. Put an identifier on her leg and now don't know what to do. For now I have changed her name to soup. Do I fatten her up, separate her, what? All I know...

Unfortunately, I have an egg eater, or maybe more than one, on my hands and I can't figure out who it is. Just graduated to losing about 3 eggs a day. I'm losing my mind. I need to know what the best kind of camera to buy might be. I would like to have a wireless motion activated...

Not sure if my BYC pages are functioning properly after that horrible malware episode. I cleaned out my computer, got rid of my bookmarks and history. What I'm missing is the "HOME" button at the top of the page. I use it regularly and it's nowhere in site. I never use the Index, but if I...

On wondered if anyone knew what this was. http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m51/K8tiecat/?action=view&current=20100403_Worm005.flv One of my hens has been sick early her short life of one year. She recovered from a bout of tapeworm when she was small and it took a while but she came back...

All, I received the following email today and am passing it along to those who may be able to help. Please forgive if this is posted in the wrong area. Thanks, KC ___________________________________________ From: Marji ([email protected]) Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:32:49...