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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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    Cochin chick sexing

    I agree with Jed, this first bird is a cockerel, the rest are too early to be sure. Three weeks is early times yet. Mary
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    Lost my favorite chicken 😢

    So sorry for your loss, it's so often a favorite who leaves first... mary
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    Two birds dead. Skunks?

    And never assume that the skunk isn't rabid! Again I'll mention that if you handled those birds bare handed, you could have been exposed to rabies, never good. Without that skunk available for rabies testing, you need to contact your doctor and public health today, for possible rabies...
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    Looking to change layer feeds - Opinions needs

    Sorry for my smart remark, you are certainly entitled to your opinions, and amazing research sources. mary
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    Advise to keep my rooster

    Human aggression has a significant genetic basis in chickens, regardless of environment or rearing practices. Consider the folks who raise chickens who are designed to kill each other, and still are polite to their human handlers. Separate traits, selected for by the jerks doing cock fights...
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    Looking to change layer feeds - Opinions needs

    And the Earth is still flat... Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Yeah, it's better. Fine? Not so much. Something else to complain about... As we get more mature, more things happen, and we are still up and moving, wonderful! Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Me too! I'm still recovering from a fall, four months ago, a shoulder injury. Bah! Humbug! Mary
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I just posted and then deleted about the Rural King chick story, and I am horrified, but not shocked, sadly. Assuming that these chicks arrived stressed, they shouldn't have been out there until better. Our local TSC stores have new chicks in brooders in back, probably to sort through these...
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    Chicken walking in water

    We've had two nice roosters with frozen toes, one had a completely frozen foot, because they got a foot wet in an open water dish in freezing weather. We lost both birds due to these injuries, and no longer use a 'dog bowl' type water dish in cold weather. I'd be very careful about any open...
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    Is all hay the same? Guinea pig hay vs horse hay

    It depends. Older horses with Cushing's disease, or insulin resistance, or very easy keepers, are best with very limited alfalfa, and are best on grass hay. And avoiding alfalfa from areas with blister beetles, very important! We feed local grass hay, terrific! Mary
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    Who got in?

    So far no dead chickens, but that will change very soon! Hope they are okay this morning, because any of the critters who invaded will kill chickens, and it's an entry point for others too. Mary
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