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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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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    All the best, for both of you. Hospital 'adventures' are no fun! May he do well, and will he be at the Sparrow inpatient rehab? Let me know, I'm not so far away to visit you if you're interested. Sparrow's Mary Freebed unit is good, my DH has been there. Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Didn't see it here. I've been 'enjoying' an upper resp. infection, so sleeping a lot. I'm getting over it, not bad, just inconvenient. And the new 'hunt them anytime' for coyotes, a very bad idea! We have them here, and without, we'd be hip deep in bunnies, at least. And I do enjy hearing...
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    Vaccination or no Vaccination that is the question

    I'm happy to pay extra for Marek's vaccination for chicks ordered from hatcheries, and isolate those chicks for two to three weeks, so they aren't exposed to our flock, and can develop immunity. Chicks we get from the farm stores, or who are hatched here, aren't vaccinated against Marek's, and...
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    4 week old porcelain d'uccles - hen or rooster?

    Welcome @nrmatth, it looks like this poster hasn't left another message since that first one in 2022. Sad, I'd like to know how they grew up also. d'Uccles are adorable! Mary
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    What hatchery has the best buckeyes?

    I too have a small number of hens from Cackle, and am very happy with them. Good size, laying well, and social, and hope to get more from cackle again. mary
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