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    Chicks from same parents died, now another one is ill

    @azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock I am sorry to bother you all on a Sunday. The end of August I lost 3 chicks. All were from the same mother and father. The parents are from my flock and look and act very healthy. The chicks were hatched together in another coop and raised by a hen. They were...
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    Bantam flock with multiple roosters and cockrels

    I started my bantam flocks last year. I currently have two flocks with multiple chicks and teens, and more on the way. (Raised by broodies) I'd like to keep some of my new male chicks. I want to know how y'all manage your flocks with multiple bantam roosters. I'm interested in knowing: 1. how...
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    Do you see two pullets?

    My 6 easter babies are nearing 5 weeks I'm sure that I have 4 males & one females (one light male not pictured) for certain. The one I'm unsure of is the dark one in the middle The other two dark ones have much bigger and redder combs. Thier bodies are quite a bit larger and they haven't...
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    Unexpected Blue chicks from a porcelain rooster

    Rooster is a porcelain oegb Mother is a black mottled cochin Just back yard mixed chicks hatched because of a broody, but I had not expected to get blue chicks. Is porcelain really just splash? The two babies in front are the ones I'm referring to. They are blue (not brown)/ not the best...
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    Mixing bantam & standard eggs in the incubator

    I put 6 bantam eggs and 3 standard eggs in my incubator. I put 5 bantam /2 standard in, then added 1 bantam/1 standard a day later. So two eggs are already behind by around 28 hours. I've only hatched standards in my incubator prior to this. I have always ran the incubator dry up until day 18...
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    What kind of comb does her mother have?

    Backyard mix, Pullet is 5 mo old. It's really hard to get a picture, she is always moving. Father is a blue partridge brahma/Easter egger mix with a pea comb. I can go back 3 generations with the fathers family (all parents had pea combs, all grandparents had pea combs except one, who had...
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    Kindle Unlimited Books

    I'm a reader and have been enjoying kindle unlimited for several years. There are several threads for readers but none just for Kindle unlimited users. I'll read pretty much anything if it's entertaining. I'm looking for recommendations for KU only. I'll list some of my favorites and I hope...
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    ISO bantam hens in East Texas/ Shreveport/western Arkansas area

    My little frizzle cochin, Maxwell Biggs, is searching for two or three little ladies to keep him company. Mr. Biggs is not choosy. Any smaller hens will do. He can offer them nice accommodations, top quality meals, recreational dust baths, and occasional treats. If you have any bantam hens or...
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    Do you dress up your pet for Halloween?

    I read that in 2019 people spent over 490 billion on pet costumes! Do you dress up your pet for Halloween or other occasions? (Photos requsted) How much do you/ have you spent on their costumes?
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    East Texas Roosters/cockerels

    I have several cockerels in need of their own flocks. Extra large standards from my own stock, 3rd and 4th generation, all docile. Bantams are from a hatchery assortment. All free porcelain old englishbuff brahma bantam porcelain buff brahma bantam Red laced white Cornish large standard Brahma...
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    How far along is this egg?

    One of my broody hens was sitting on 3 eggs. She hatched one 4 days ago. When I checked the other two eggs (both duds) today, I found an additional egg. Since I didn't give her a blue egg, I have no idea when she acquired it. It is definitely alive, but very dirty. Pictures from different...
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    http://www.adoptabirdnetwork.com/chickens-for-adoption.php

    http://www.adoptabirdnetwork.com/chickens-for-adoption.php Just in case you want to have a look
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    Winter with Bantams vs standards. Will this be too cold for them?

    1st time with bantams. I have, I believe, 4 six week + cockerels, 5 six week pullets, and one 18 months hen. At the moment I have two standards, 4 weeks and 6 weeks, housed with them. I will be rehoming two to three of the cockerels soon. The standards will move out in a couple of weeks...
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    D'Uccles or Cochins?

    Mixed bin bantams age: 6 weeks plus Chick #1 I believe Little Abner is a cochin Chick #2 Chick #3 (the black chick)
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    Converting a large travel trailer to a coop

    @aart @DobieLover @sourland I have a 30 foot, 2008 or 2011 Tundra travel trailer with one pullout. We haven’t used in around 4 years, other than as storage. The front window was broken out recently. The awning is in tatters. The floor is ok. The roof needs a new coat of waterproofing...
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    Over a year old, has never laid an egg

    This isn't an emergency. But I would like some insight, and advice. I have a legbar, who is 1.5 yo. As a chick she had pasty butt when purchased. A week later was treated for cocidosis, and then a vitamin deficiency. (She was completely immobile prior to treatment.) She is now, the size of a...
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    Bantam Identification

    This is my first bantam purchase. I brought 11 of them home this past Tuesday. They came from Ideal Poultry, by way of Atwoods. A couple may be older than others. I'm curious about this one. (White at front of photo.) Clean shanks. Pink legs. A bit bigger than the others. This one. Also clean...
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    Undecided

    I have 8 chicks 7 weeks old This is the only one I am unsure of. He or she is a backyard mix of crested cream legbar (mother) and backyard mix ( blue ee x dark brahma) father. I thought at first female, due to salmon colored chest, but now I see some rust colors coming in on the body. All over...
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    VEGETARIAN RECIPES NEEDED

    My son and daughter-in-law are visiting next week. They eat vegetarian, but are not vegan. I'm looking for menus with complete proteins. I have plenty of eggs to work with. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
  20. janiedoe

    VEGETARIAN RECIPES NEEDED

    My son and daughter-in-law are visiting next week. They eat vegetarian, but are not vegan. I'm looking for menus with complete proteins. I have plenty of eggs to work with. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
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