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One of those days :(
Well, the dog got & dragged a dead rooster around. It died of something that I'm not fully sure of, but I know enough that I don't want it spread to anyone else. It was quarantined. Also this morning, one of my 2 blue copper hens was found flat in her coop, possibly smothered. They are a project of mine. Unfortunately,…
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Call Ducklings!
Well I was out helping pick peas in the kids' garden when an announcement tang out from the bird pens, "There's a duckling!" Well everything stopped and all attention went to removing the drake (male) and setting up a small waterer & feed for the tiny new "duckling." After a bit, 6 babies were spotted. I am not sure if…
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Using a Chicken Plucking Machine
We raise and sell meat birds a couple times a year. This year we bought a chicken plucker. Have never used one and will be butchering the first of them this weekend. Can't wait to see if it lives up to the hype. Box says it will do 2 birds up to 8 pounds in 15 seconds. A friend told me it actually takes about 30 seconds.…
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Your Conditions of Sale & Bad Customers
@COWLOVINGIRL Be careful when you do any sales. Make sure you don't "pay" to sell any eggs & birds. Your price plus, if needed, is what you charge. Convenience for your buyer should cost them, not you. "Pullets only" also costs the buyer more because you aren't a hatchery and then you are stuck with roosters. I only sell…
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Splayed leg
I have a wonderful chipmunk patterned silkie, which is very desirable for my purposes. It will be partridge colored when it matures. I haven't seen one of these from my birds in years. Considering, I was extremely disappointed when I saw that it had splayed leg (a leg sticking out to the side...like the splits) last night…
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Very weird chicken experience.......
So today I noticed that one of my hens was just standing in the corner of the run and not looking great. It has been VERY hot the past two days and I figured it was just that. Then I though that maybe she was plugged up. So I checked and she was not plugged up. So then I thought that maybe she had an egg in there that…
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Exciting News.....WE HAVE A BROODY!!!
Yay! One our hens is finally going broody. She's been on the nest for about a week now and I am carefully tracking progress. If anyone has any experience with this, tips/stories/advice are welcome!
