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  1. kellya126

    Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

    happy to find this thread! I had a couple BCM and lost my roo last fall. I collected every Marans egg I could for about a week and hatched them, hoping to replace my roo. The birds hatched and grew, but I thought they must have been mixes of another breed. initially I was disappointed but they...
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    How do you reduce feed waste?

    When dealing with wasted feed, I used the hanging feeders with spokes, and placed a large round pan (steel oil pan) underneath it to catch what was scattered out of the feeder. We use organic grain feed which does contain some powder so the powder was generally what was in the pan. That powder...
  3. kellya126

    How to Break a Broody Hen

    We have a broody Wellsummer who has been sitting on a wooden egg for the past week. She had been trying to collect a few, but I kept collecting them, despite her protests. After she continued to sit there on that wooden egg, I decided to let her hatch a couple and break her of it naturally, in...
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    Processing Guineas~

    Thank you for the replies! A neighbor came over and we took care of the birds this morning. Instead of scalding them and plucking the feathers, we ended up just skinning the birds. Probably a wise decision on his part, from what I read plucking the Guineas is harder than plucking the chickens...
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    Processing Guineas~

    I have two Guineas that I am planning to process tomorrow. I have only processed one chicken broiler previously, but hoping processing a Guinea is similiar. Any helpful information about processing guineas would be very appreciated! Thank You!
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    Comment by 'kellya126' in article 'How To Process A Chicken At Home'

    Just processed our first broiler!! Used this article for step by step directions and thank you so much for making it almost easier than expected!! Great article!!
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    Comment by 'kellya126' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    Here's a strange question, what about grains that have been steeped to make beer? We made a batch of beer today and rather than throwing the steeped grains in the compost, thought they looked like something the chicks might enjoy. They are not fermented, just steeped in water, no hops (heard...
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    Comment by 'kellya126' in article 'How To Process A Chicken At Home'

    Just what we needed to help us prepare for processing our first bird(s)! Thanks!!
  9. kellya126

    Rediscovering Traditional Meats from Historic Chicken Breeds

    My flock has gotten bigger than ever anticipated. I am soo happy to have read this article. My sister in law has discouraged us from eating our dual purpose birds, but now I am excited to have some GOOD chicken again! Been a long time since I can say I actually had good chicken, Mostly the...
  10. kellya126

    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    Thanks for the responses! Always appreciated!!
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    We converted the kids (now in their 20's) old play house into the hen house. They roost is up in the play house and the run is underneath, in the old sandbox area. We secured the area with fencing and it works well for our backyard chicks! They freerange all day in the yard (about .7 acres)...
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    I have a ladder type roost set up with roosts at 2, 3.5, and 5 foot high. But I used 1x2 on edge, so narrow roost.... I guess I will try 2x4's. Just checked out the house and noted that the birds love sitting on the railing of the deck around the house, whick is a 2x4... so that solves it. I...
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    The Welsummer Thread!!!!

    Hi All, I have a question. I have 3 Beautiful Wellsummer Hens. One is about 9 months and the other two are about 18weeks. I also have 20 other birds. The question is do Wellsummers need a larger roost than other birds? My 3 are sleeping on the floor of the hen house. The 9 month old has...
  14. kellya126

    North Carolina

    Quote: wow, now that is a nice stash!! LOL My egg production has been down lately as well. I have searched the yard several times to make sure there were no new hiding places and haven't found any eggs.... yet! What are you going to do with all those eggs?
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    North Carolina

    oops, still figuring out how to post ignore this one...
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    Babies played outside for 3 hours!

    I let my chicks out into an area around their coop with a fence. They absolutely loved it, and just like the adult hens, they made their way back into the coop when ever scared, or as it got dark or rainy. Pretty smart! They range from 7weeks to almost 10 weeks old. They are funny to watch...
  17. kellya126

    What treat did your chickies get today?

    blueberry Muesli cereal mmm mmm mmm
  18. kellya126

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Quote: Those are Easter Eggers, not Ameraucanas. The chipmunk striped one will either grow to be a black/white or black/red male or it will be a brown and black female like the hen pictured. You were right, the chipmunk striped one "Gris" grew into a blackish/white male. This morning, at 8...
  19. kellya126

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Those are Easter Eggers, not Ameraucanas. The chipmunk striped one will either grow to be a black/white or black/red male or it will be a brown and black female like the hen pictured What is the difference and how can you/I tell? The feed store had them as Ameraucana's...
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    North Carolina

    Southern Wake Co!
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