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    And the chick saga continues..

    Well, a few days ago, we had our first chick pip and we were all excited. I left it in with mamma and the rest of the flock, only for uber curious chickens to peck and eat the chick and 2 other eggs. We found one.. I was gonna put him in the incubator but when I looked at him he had died. My...
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    What Happened? :(

    We had our first chick hatching yesterday.. we let it be because we wanted the mamma to raise the babies. This morning we go out and the other chickens are carrying around a now dead chck and they are fighting over it. Did mamma lose interest or did the other ones over power her grumpyness? Is...
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    Our VERY first chick is pipping!

    How exciting! Our little silkie we got in february is hatching her first clutch of 4 eggs. One pipped this morning.. and it will either be a pure silkie or a cross with Eagle, our Light Brahma. How neat is that!!!
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    Any Ideas?

    We have 2 silkie hens and a LB (standard) rooster, amongst other birds. Well the silkies are setting on eggs, we checked and they are fertile some as far as about 7/8 days. Has anyone ever gotten this cross before? It would be neat to get a brhama colored silikie!! lol . Also one we opened...
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    Bye Bye Birdie

    My Black Australorop rooster had to go today.. My hubby took my 16month old out to see the chickens and he jumped on her and started pulling her hair!! Hubby rang his neck, now no more rooster.. I only have my Brahma left. I guess its okay though, since the 'Lorp kept pulling the Brahmas tail...
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    First eggs... help?

    I have started getting my first eggs in already!! they oldest ones were hatched on 2-4-09, making them only 4 months old on the 4th. The eggs ai am getting are smaller bantam sized, brown with ever so slight dark speckles. If its from my bantams, it would only be from white silkies or a little...
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    I got 4 new babies ;)

    I went to the feed store today and well, my girls HAD to spend their allowance on a new baby chicken.. each. Then I learned they had 4 varieties so I HAD to get two more.. Now I got me A RIR, a BR, an EE, and a Sicilian buttercup. She is awful pretty.. they are already about 2/3 weeks old so at...
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    confused..

    I have a pygmy thats a FF.. I have NO idea when she was bred, as we suppposedly bought her bred to kid at any time and that was Jan 14th ish or so.. she has just started to get the tinest udder that is obviously fuller than normal (she was FLAT empty), and lays down more than usual etc...
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    Herding rottweilers?

    Has anyone ever done this with their rottie? I have one and some goats. He seems very keen, yet curious. I was wondering if there might be hope for him in this field. I know they used to do it "way back when". Besides I can't use my cattle dog. My cattle dog is hopeless, she doesn't even blink...
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    Polish Chickens *PICS now on 1st post*!!

    I have some polish bantams (Black Crested White) I am thinking about putting pics up, but you may be able to answer my question. I have seen lots of pics of BCW's and the females don't have wattles. Do they and I just don't see them? I have 4 I want to sex and maybe I can determine it by...
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    Partridge cochin pair (please!!) sex me!

    These two little bantams are 4 weeks old today (hatched 2-4-08) Please tell me they are a boy/girl! They were a "grab bag" so to speak when I got 10 little bantams Hopeful Boy Ha Ha hes got a white stripe on his chest! Hopeful Girl Her eye is fine, the sun is hitting it funny
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    First attempt *0*

    Well, my first attempt at incubating eggs was a wash. None made it. My last little survivor tried valiantly but he too succumbed. He was a NN cross that when I pulled him out to see why he died was indeed a NN x with no feathers But I learned alot. None of them at 24 days has asorbed the...
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    What are these packing peanuts?

    I got these with an ideal order on the 11th of february. What are they? I was thinking Buff orpington but they are older now and starting to get darker stripes on their wing feathers.
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    Hatching egg not at right date? WARNING GRAPHIC PICS!!

    Okay, we are hatching eggs for both to add to our flock and as a science experiment for our science lessons. We have done eggs at 3, 7, 14 and 18. The chick doesn't look to be at day 18 though from all the pics we use for a refrence. That seems to be an awful lot of yolk and a bit of blood. We...
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    Pygmy doe pregnant or just coming off babies?

    Either way, its cool with me. We got a doe from a lady to replace my daughters pygmy that died. She says that she is preganant. 4 or 5 months pregnant. I know for a fact this isn't true, there are no babies to be palpated and no bulges. She is now in with our other doe and buck, who tries but...
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    Veggie pulp out of a juicer?

    Is it okay to feed the vegetable/fruit pulp out of a juicer to 1 to 2 week old chicks? We juice on a regular basis, and seems like they like it, just hope its okay. Nothing weird in it, just carrots, apples, melon and some celery. Also, I am making my trip to the feed store for my next 50 lb...
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    Our very FIRST incubator project DUE 2/27/09

    I am so excited, I was gonna wait to post this, but I can't. We got some eggs from onthespot, who shipped them to us for our homeschool project. What a lesson it has been! We started out with 18. With the infertile ones (only 3!) and sacrificed eggs to the school gods, We still had the majority...
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    Are they scrambled?

    We are doing a project for school, and I got 18 eggs from Onthespot (thanks so much!). When you look at this website, http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology/embryophotos.shtml Day 2 looks like the egg yolk is "scrambled". Its all yellowish white and stuff. Does they yolk break down like that...
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    Can I put everyone in one place?

    I got my brown leghorns in today from Ideal!! All but one made it:( and I got 3 cornish crosses in there for P.P's. They are big for one day old!! Can I put them in there with my other guys? They are only a week old, and there is plenty of room in the brooder, with 2 heat lamps and what not...
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    The last of my flock is on its way..

    After a less than fabulous turn out from Belt hatchery (Excellent birds, terrible C.S), I ordered from Ideal the last of my fledgling flock. I have 10/3 Danish Brown Leghorns on thier way. Yes I am aware of the rooster issue, (2 australorps/3 DBL) but I want to be able to pick the best one of...
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