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ABQ Chicken Keepers Discussions (132)

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fertile midget white turkey eggs does anyone have some fertile MW eggs? I can buy plenty of places on the internet, but before I do I was wondering if anyone here had some… Started by Celeste	0	Mar 8
HELP!!! FLEAS!!!! Natural Remedies Please! Poor Roo has fleas! I noticed he had a particularly red and irritate looking rear end and a bunch of feathers missing right around his vent… Started by Jess Erin Coulson	6	Mar 7 Reply by Marta
How do you keep your chicken's water from freezing? Having just recently acquired my chicken flock (5 hens), I haven't had to deal with the issue of frozen water yet (until this week). Does a… Started by Tracy Clark	7	Mar 3 Reply by Aly Sanchez
Urban Predators So, cats and dogs, obviously, but what else does a downtown dweller have to worry about? Raccoons? And what steps should one take to diss… Started by FitzerMan	7	Mar 1 Reply by Marta
Workshop Announcement: The Backyard Barnyard: Keeping Chickens and Goats Hey there chicken keepers (or future chicken keepers), I'm teaching a workshop on keeping chickens and goats in March. Details follow. Ch… Started by jenprosser	0	Feb 24
frizzled bantama Hi, I am looking for a couple of frizzled bantam hens. If anyone out there has such, or knows where I could find a couple or few, please le… Started by Laurie Bremel	1	Feb 23 Reply by Constance
keeping nesting boxes soft? We have 5 laying pullets and a homemade coop. There are 4 nesting boxes inside the henhouse and they have a lip to try to help keep the str… Started by Emily Holzknecht	5	Jan 26 Reply by Karen M
Creative ideas for fencing? I would like to corral my girls in my garden area but have no temporary fencing - I would rather not buy temporary fencing, but come up w… Started by Jennifer	4	Jan 22 Reply by jenprosser
Fleas on Her Face I just brought a beautiful chicken home to join my flock of three. Here I was sitting in the yard holding and petting her, welcoming her to… Started by Jodi	5	Jan 5 Reply by Jodi
tips for egg laying in the winter and broody hens I don't have a light set up in my hen house so upon a friend's suggestion, I have been serving my hens very warm water daily. Today and yes… Started by Page Coleman	0	Jan 4