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    16 days old - and crowed

    I hatched 3 aracaunas 16 days ago and whilst I was enjoying my first coffee of the day - heard the unmistakable sound of a teeny tiny baby crow from the kitchen. 😁 None of them have owned up to which one of them did it - so I’ll have to keep an eye on them. I was always planning on keeping...
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    Anyone have multiple sclerosis?

    I’ve got RRMS and I’m hoping my foray into chicken keeping (and chicken math 😉) makes for a pleasant and rewarding hobby. I’m doing great right now - but every day is a new day with this beast.
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    Chicken island

    This is Fred, my first born. I have absolutely zip idea, but he was first out and running around like a lunatic - decidedly chatty and pushed the other 2 about - so sounds male to me. 😉 Pippa is more great and Zippy is hiding.
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    Chicken island

    The good thing about the otters is that they’re enormous - the dog otters are literally the size of my dog - and he’s not squeezing through the bars anytime soon! 😁
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    Help needed, 2nd attempt hatching chicken eggs

    Hello to another Brit! I’m up on a Scottish island and bought my eggs from eBay. So to get to me they had to go by plane AND ferry and I still managed a 50% hatch rate (beginner’s luck). I bought an Amazon cheapie which died on day 18. After a proper crying session - and the eggs in a box on...
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    Chicken island

    Hello! I’m a newbie to BYC and I’ve been reading and reading and reading as I incubated my first batch of araucanas- and on Friday welcomed 3 babies (out of 5 possibles). I live on a Scottish island and our only predator is otters, so I need to keep an eye on them! I can see this hobby...
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