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"Very definitely a cockerel, but with ony one copy of barring, which is why his colouring is the same as a girls"
"Tjhere are a number of parasite that can come from cockroaches. They are far from the types of bugs I would prefer my chickens to eat."
"The state vet has a diagnostic lab in Tucson, but I don't think they test live animals. You will probably need to go through a vet, and it will be expensive."
"Seriously, you need to talk with the neighbors one more time and tell them to keep their chickens OUT of your yard. If it was the occasional escapee, that might be one thing, but when it happens on a frequent, regular basis, they are not being…"
"If the regular light is coming from a street light, contact the city and ask that they put a shield on the lights that fall onto your property. This won't make it as dark as if the lamp didn't exist, but it should make a big difference.
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"Pratts also carries ready-made coops. Look pretty good for the price. You can also look at ready made storage buildings and go for options that add windows and other ventilation. "
"What breed are your chickens? Some breeds tend to want to roost higher than others. Typically heavier breeds (plymouth rocks, orpingtons, etc.) want a lower roost than do lighter weight ones (leghorns)."
"Well, you can use horse or cow manure, and that shouldn't cause problems."
"The Feed Barn has older birds available as well as chicks."
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"Get some pipe insulation from Home Depot, Lowe's or a hardware store, and cover the pipe leading up to the hose bib. Also, consider planting a bush or tree nearby that will shade the hose bib, ideally all day, but at least during hte hottest…"
"There is a current thread about this on backyard chickens. The insurance agent is quoted as saying "Chickens are highly combustible, and therefore are a high fire risk." It is getting a lot of laughs, along of course with concern about FARM…"
"Many exhibitors/breeders will sell their extra birds who do not make the grade for exhibition. I also know several folks who hatch or purchase chicks to raise and sell at point of lay. There were several of these at the State Fair last week."
"Cattle are vegetarians; they are not made to eat meat. Chickens are omnivores; they will eat anything that does not first eat them, and that includes chicks, eggs and (occasionally) even other chickens; they need a diet that includes both plant and…"
"Big show in Ventura California this weekend, State Fair is next week (entry deadline was the 1st of October), the first weekend in November in Farmington New Mexico, second weekend is Ohio Nationals (HUGE show, 10,000 birds), Thanksgiving weekend in…"
"The buff is a buff brahma. At 9 weeks, they are too young to tell for certain by pointed versus rounded hackle and saddle feathers. However, the brahma does look like he might have the beginnings of saddle feathers. On males the flow downwards in…"
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My husband and I intend to take advantage of this realestate market and aquire some property. I will be finding a place to make my gardening and microlivestock dreams come true. That is part of the reason for joining the guild, to recieve information from folks like you, who know what they are doing.
My husband and I are laughing our heads off right now. His comment about blow drying chickens had to do with a beer commercial he had seen. Neither of us had any idea that you could blow dry a chicken.
Yes he did like your chickens. i did too. I hear that they make wonderful mommys.
I went to the poulty show today. My husband was nice enough to go with me. It is not his "thing" but he is very supportive. He was teasing me and did say that if he saw someone blow drying a chicken (like he has seen them do at dogs shows) he was leaving. When we got there, he took one look at the silkies and said "Well, you are lucky! I won't leave. We missed the blow drying of the chickens afterall. Ha!
I met a lovely young lady there with her black Australorp. Beautiful!
Keep having fun!