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    Ol' Grey Mare's Project 365 (er, 295....)

    Wonderful pictures, and very cute critters! Thanks for the happy spring, you are way ahead of us in southern Michigan! We had snow flurries today, and we have a few little crocus blooming, that's it. We do have deer, and last week two pair of Bufflehead ducks at our pond. They were too far...
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    Supplimenting Breeder Silkie feed

    I want to mention that checking mill dates on each bag of feed is very important! Feeding within two months of the mill date gives the best, freshest vitamin %, as it will decrease over time. And I lost you all as far as your supplement and food additions were concerned, seems to me that a...
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    Large eggs

    It's best to hatch chicks from 'normal' eggs, not outliers. Smaller pullet eggs are also not best, or any eggs with less than ideal shapes. Mary
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    Sand vs Shavings?

    Same as above, in colder damp climates, like Michigan sand would be miserable, daily cleaning or not. We use shavings, haven't tried horse pellets, but shavings are less expensive here. And clean out twice a year usually. We have 30 chickens, more or less, over winter, and often more in...
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    Hands off chicken keepers: how do you manage sick chickens

    I also think that your best action, going forward, is to have a walk-in coop, so you can see and handle your birds at night. I free range my birds when possible during the day, and have them in a 'nearly' predator proof coop and roofed run otherwise. Mice can get in, blast it! About breeds and...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Big roof overhangs help a lot, and because most wind come from the west and north, less openings on those sides. We have a house type louvered vent (forget what it's called) on the west side, high up, and need another one there. We also have a hardware cloth covered window on the other part of...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I do love 'up north' in summer! Mary
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    Sussex hen behavior

    Something is really wrong, can you get her to a veterinarian? Often by the time the bird acts 'off', things are pretty bad. Hope she's going to be okay. Anything she might have eaten? Fresh food and water always available? No puncture wounds under those feathers? Breathing rate the same as...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    We just had rain, nothing more. Mary
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    Help! What are these babies?!

    I agree that they both look like Belgian d'Uccles, wonderful birds! Some can be sexed at three to four weeks of age, so post more pictures then! Also, find out what hatchery they came from, look up their website, and sort out who you have from that information. Mary
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    Murray McMurray Fayoumi quality?

    Many of us have kept that first evil rooster too long! And then we try to 'retrain' the next awful jerk, and eventually we learn to only keep the good ones! I haven't ordered from MMcM is several years, but they would send an extra who was always a cockerel of a different breed. That's how we...
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    All but one gone😔

    I'm so sorry for your losses, it's awful, and getting more birds is a good idea. However, make sure you've repaired your coop and run, so nobody else can get in there. No openings larger than 1/2 " anywhere, good locks on doors, every opening covered in well attached hardware cloth, at least...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Everyone okay? No hail here, but heavy rain and continuous lightning. Very impressive, and it's not even spring yet! I was hoping to take a few birds to the auction tomorrow, but not in the rain... Mary
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    Easter egger Roo or Hen?

    Very handsome cockerel! Mary
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    Help! Pullet or Roo?

    I agree, looks 'girly' still. Mary
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