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There is a chicken hatching in my house RIGHT NOW and I'm a terrible person because I don't have a webcam 
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trying to get some crisp and clear images of my turkey poults for you. My camera phone seems to suck what sorta cameras do you use? Information about me: Working on making a hobby farm, last year it was veggies this year it is veggies and Turkeys. Minimum order was 20 from the hatchery so I ordered 10 Narragansett and 10 Bourbon Red 19/20 were alive on arrival (1 Nar down) 1 (another Nar)is having some issues so I made a homemade incubator so he wouldn't get crushed by his friends. Situation stabilized but I've been by his side all day tossing him a drip of water and a piece of feed every little while They have a 30% survival rate after being hatched I am trying to beat those odds and have more survive. 
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May 1, 2014 22:59
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Minclark posted:trying to get some crisp and clear images of my turkey poults for you. My camera phone seems to suck what sorta cameras do you use? 30%?! What the heck? When we raised turkeys, we always stuck some marbles in the feeder & waterer--they'd peck at the shiny marbles, accidentally get a bite of food or a drink, and catch on to the location of food/water. Or place a chick or two in with them to teach them. The marbles in the waterer also helped avoid any accidental drownings. Giving shipped poults or chicks electrolyte solution to drink the first few days in place of water can also give them a boost and help them overcome the stress of shipping. Also great for sick/injured birds of any age. Here is a recipe for an electrolyte solution you can make at home, equivalent to Pedialyte. Be SURE to keep it refrigerated and to make a fresh batch every 12 hours. Mix together until all dry ingredients are dissolved: 1/2 Qt. Water 1 tsp. Sugar 1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda Offer the electrolyte solution free choice in place of the bird’s regular drinking water, handfeeding via an eyedropper at first if necessary. I've seen this stuff work miracles and be the difference between live and dead birds. I use a Canon EOS Rebel XTi digital 35mm camera. Had it for a few years and it's great for what I use it for. EDIT: Nettles, how many chicks did you end up with? PICTURES!
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May 1, 2014 23:32
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Velvet Sparrow posted:30%?! What the heck? I think the 30% number was somewhere in Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys. Initially I tried to get them to eat by dipping their heads in the food, this worked for the water but not the food. I stopped at Lowes and got some large nuts (which I washed when I got home) and put in their feed. I think this scared the birds when they got close so i switched to some vase rocks which came in a valentines day gift for my girlfriend 2 years ago. Shiny but not reflective seemed to be the key. Everyone scrables for some food and water and does a few laps around the brooder (minus scrappy hes barley able to move) I have a pack of this I am using in their water. Vital Pack Plus I am going to use your homemade remedy on the sickling maybe I over vita-mined him on arrival. Thanks for the advice time to go play mother hen again.
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May 2, 2014 00:01
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Yes! The electrolyte solution saves me when I'm sick, and just saved one of my young pullets who was having trouble with her first egg. She rent from nearly dead to a proper laying member of my flock overnight thanks to that recipe!
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May 2, 2014 01:09
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Okay, so before I go angling for permission to get a couple of chickens one concern is that they might stink up the place -- we've had to pass by a Tyson plant on trips to relatives and holy god does that entire area smell terrible on a warm night. Is that likely to be an issue? I'm thinking two to four birds max, probably starting with two. And what all is needed for the little buggers? Like how much feed and such?
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May 2, 2014 03:09
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Smell is a nonissue unless you're keeping them in a really enclosed area. 6 chickens produce less fecal matter in a day than an average dog. As far as feed goes, I have 11 full grown chickens and go through a 50lb bag every 2-3 months or so.
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May 2, 2014 03:52
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I got... A lot of chicks.  I'll take pictures later when I've nursed a camera into life. And Vivian. Giving her that stuff up there through a tiny syringe (1.0ml total)It's been like this since about day 1 and since before I gave her any water, but she makes a popping noise when she breathes. I'd think it was her lungs if she didn't SHOUT SO MUCH...
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May 2, 2014 10:29
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Here are some pictures of Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. Tisiphone (left) and Megaera (right) prepare to set off on adventures.  Or Tisiphone heads off on adventures while Megaera engages in her favourite game, Climbing On Things.  Here is Tisiphone eating some tasty grass.  Megaera doesn't have the few white patches that Tisiphone does on her chest, head, etc. She is a lighter brown.  Tisiphone also looks a little angrier, though she was incredibly friendly.  This is the current favourite spot for having dust baths. Alecto is fluffing up somewhat here but she is a bit bigger and fluffier to start with. (left to right: Megaera, Tisiphone, Alecto)  KABOOM  Alecto wanders off to get a drink. (You can see Tisiphone's white patch on the back of her head easily.) CROWS EVERYWHERE fucked around with this message at 11:39 on May 2, 2014 |
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May 2, 2014 11:25
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Anyone have a guesstimate of how long before i should start introducing things like a handful of lawnmower clippings or some dandelions? I'm concerned my poults are bored... or is this just me being too involved?
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May 2, 2014 15:02
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Minclark posted:Anyone have a guesstimate of how long before i should start introducing things like a handful of lawnmower clippings or some dandelions? I'm concerned my poults are bored... or is this just me being too involved? I give my chicks goodies the first week. Just make sure that it is something they can easily eat (nothing like grown-up bird food) and if you give out grass clipings, make sure they are short and not too much at once--you don't want a crop blockage. My chicks love a grassy dirt clod to play on and scratch in, I just trim the grass off short and plop the whole thing in. Raw corn on the cob is also good, as are thing like apple chunks (no seeds), cabbage, squash, diced grapes, tomato, melon, etc. Anything that takes time to eat is great entertainment for birds. If they don't pay attention to it at first don't worry--they will. 
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May 2, 2014 23:28
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The emulsified apple i delivered this morning was a hit got to watch them all run around and pile ontop of eachother to get some. Going to try some cabbage in a day or two once this apple is sure to have passed through their systems.
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May 3, 2014 23:59
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Hell in a bucket. This beak was made for bawking.  Him sso shiny   That eye is full of derp. 
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May 4, 2014 00:07
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Chido posted:Hell in a bucket. Did you get a new camera, Chido? Love the photos, especially the first two! Please post more chicken pics! 
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May 4, 2014 02:02
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I took them with my phone camera. I was ssurprised at how nice they came out .
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May 4, 2014 02:07
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I'm trying to figure out what kind of bushes I can plant in my chicken run to give the birds some extra shade/places to hide during the day. I've got some dwarf evergreens I'm going to transplant in, and I've got a ton of rhododendron in the yard (the previous homeowner loved them I guess; I'm not really a fan). Initial research tells me rhododendron is one of many plants and shrubs that are poisonous to chickens. But then, so are avocados, and I remember someone here has a big avocado tree that her chickens like to roost in at bedtime for the fun of frustrating her. Is rhododendron safe to plant where the chickens have constant access to it? Are they smart enough to sit under it without trying to eat it, or are they going to nibble at it and make themselves sick?
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May 4, 2014 13:49
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2 weeks old, Jesus is getting some feathering coming through. Current suspects for the mother are a RIR, a gold-laced Wyandotte, a cuckoo Maran, an Easter Egger and a Welsummer. Anyone have a guess? 
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May 4, 2014 15:22
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So one of my year old Marans has decided the weather is right to go broody. The noises she makes are hysterical. http://youtu.be/pH5dLxVHhGU
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May 4, 2014 19:20
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^^^^^ Love the 'Bu-COW!' sound.  I have 9 broodies of varying degrees at the moment. The d'Uccle banty girls come out and angrily peck your foot, like 'Look at me, I'm broody! Are you watching? Watch meeee, watch meeee....'snakecharmer posted:I'm trying to figure out what kind of bushes I can plant in my chicken run to give the birds some extra shade/places to hide during the day. I've got some dwarf evergreens I'm going to transplant in, and I've got a ton of rhododendron in the yard (the previous homeowner loved them I guess; I'm not really a fan). Initial research tells me rhododendron is one of many plants and shrubs that are poisonous to chickens. But then, so are avocados, and I remember someone here has a big avocado tree that her chickens like to roost in at bedtime for the fun of frustrating her. Is rhododendron safe to plant where the chickens have constant access to it? Are they smart enough to sit under it without trying to eat it, or are they going to nibble at it and make themselves sick? I wouldn't take the chance. I used to have a bay plant that grew quickly and made a nice shrub for my birds to sit under. I'm planning on planting some gray dogwood and train it as a shrub, and some hawthorne and arrowwood viburnum for my chickens. I've also had roses-the floribundas grow quickly into large, bushy shrubs, the 'Iceberg' variety is great. My chickens loved to eat the rose petals and didn't kill the plants. The thorns were never an issue.
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May 4, 2014 20:02
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We have some weird poplar looking trees around our coop. They grew 9 feet in one year. It was stupid.
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May 4, 2014 20:32
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Errant Gin Monks posted:So one of my year old Marans has decided the weather is right to go broody. The noises she makes are hysterical. Thank you for sharing that video! Sooo very funny. It looks like she didn't take part of your arm off! Your other video in slo-mo, the hen with the floppy comb was FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing!
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May 4, 2014 21:05
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The A/U/G thread had a post about chickens! Have some lovely chickens with their awkward human friends: 1  2  3  4  5  6I want #6's jumper  Here are the rest of the pictures.
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May 5, 2014 05:39
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Fun pictures! Although a lot of those people look like they had no idea their pictures were being taken, it's odd. Smile, people! That said, I WANT this gray Cochin (holy crap it's only 6 months old!) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/3mEukr1-RCs/Enthusiasts+Participate+National+Poultry+Show/DYmZwD1NQEH
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May 5, 2014 06:14
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This chicken doesn't even look real.
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May 5, 2014 06:49
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None of the chickens in those photos were named.
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May 5, 2014 10:44
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WHY is it the same breed of chicken in the US is so different from the UK? Have the Americans diluted or in-bred the bloodlines too much? Gorgeous, 6 months old! WOW I can't imagine holding that HUGE ball o'feathers!
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May 5, 2014 11:41
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http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/3mEukr1-RCs/Enthusiasts+Participate+National+Poultry+Show/_sjr3z9DjD7 This kid's not real. Nobody can rock a pompadour like that at a chicken show, it simply defies the rules of reality.
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May 5, 2014 13:30
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Suspect Bucket posted:http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/3mEukr1-RCs/Enthusiasts+Participate+National+Poultry+Show/_sjr3z9DjD7 This is England we are talking about. Reality is different there.
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May 5, 2014 13:46
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Errant Gin Monks posted:This is England we are talking about. Reality is different there. Brit here, can confirm reality is very much different here. Going to see my Fianceé's dad again in a few weeks. Since we last saw him he has gained 21 hens. Poor guy got hit hard with Moorehens it seems.
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May 5, 2014 14:03
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Have some chicks. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4ljbq2f2ulhxrhm/Dzzk0da-YT Dunno why one of them is bald, I think he's the chick that had the shell stuck to him in the incubator, he seems healthy enough. You'll notice no Vivian.
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May 5, 2014 16:22
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Nettle Soup posted:You'll notice no Vivian.
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May 5, 2014 19:31
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When do I get someone to name a rooster chick the Gin Monk?
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May 5, 2014 20:58
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I WANT IRONFEATHER. Such a proper little fatball. 
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May 5, 2014 21:17
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Nambroth on deviantART made an art celebrating 10 years with her husband. I suggest you use it for all future anniversaries with your loved ones.
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May 6, 2014 12:32
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Here's my current flock. I have a set of polish, olive-eggers, and silkies in a brooder right now to add 3 more chickens for a total of 9 once they're grown. From left to right: Foghorn Leghorn, Tilapia, Kevin, Dagda, Waffles, and just out of frame is a black silkie named Fluffybutt. 
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May 6, 2014 17:33
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An extract from my late grandfather's memoirs:quote:
So when I moved out of town and acquired the space to keep chickens, picking the breed was a simple choice.  I found a local breeder with Buff Orpingtons and a few Lavender Orpingtons. They seem to be settling in well, although I'm kinda nervous about leaving them alone tonight. One horribly nooby question, however. I picked up one of these waterers. How on earth do I fill the jar without dumping water all over the place when I flip it over?
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May 7, 2014 02:04
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saint gerald posted:An extract from my late grandfather's memoirs: That's a feeder, for food.
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May 7, 2014 02:43
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Shifty Nipples posted:That's a feeder, for food. Yep, for water you want this one http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/harris-farms-screw-on-fount-base-1-qt?cm_vc=-10005
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May 7, 2014 03:22
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I said it was horribly nooby. No wonder. Any suggestions for a water source I can jury-rig to get me through the next day or so?
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May 7, 2014 03:23
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saint gerald posted:I said it was horribly nooby. No wonder. Get a small dish, fill it with marbles/rocks whatever and fill it with water. Make sure they can't drown in not.
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