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I live in a rural area of Maryland about 15 miles from the Mason-Dixon line My predators consist of Fox's, coyotes, I've heard Mountain lions But never seen any, bear sometimes, coons, skunk, and some others. I have over 100 birds. Between chicken's, ducks, and guinea fowl. I have a...

I feed my chickens everything. I hate that chicken feed say's vegetarian. Who ever heard of a vegetarian chicken. I feed turkey carcass's, left over steak, live mealworms, crickets, sorry to say chicken, yogurt, Any kind of greens. I am s I feed make them do tricks.

Hello I'm looking for a guardian dog for my flock. I want a Great Pyreneess. But I keep getting told to get a herding dog. Like a border collie. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks. Rob

Try feeding her feather fixer that's what I have been feeding my flock since August it seems to work good high in protein. But leave out the corn.

Hello I had 14 roosters up until a week ago. My hens look like yours lots of teather loss. So decided to get rid of all be 3. I have been using saddles to help my hens. Now I have more hens then you but about 50-100. So I think my roo ratio is good. Your Betty will find her way back.

I buy live cricket's for them and I use new country Organic s feed that fish meal in it.

i have duck that seems to have gape worm I gave her pour on ivermectin 2 weeks ago. I was also using vet Rx to cover repertory. she is back to shacking her head but not gaping should I give her the ivermectin again. she also has a little cough. not sure where to go. Thanks all Have a great day.

Hello all I have had chickens for the past year. just got my first broody heni don't want her like this. so I've removed her from the flock with no nesting material or nesting box. she is just in my garage in a wooden 8 square ft box with just news paper on the bottom. will this help to break...

I have 39 chickens and 11 ducks 4 of my chicken are molting and my ducks I've Been mixing my feeds a layer and flock raiser. I also throw out a handful of mealworms Everyday.

Hello all my question is about that 10% chicken treat how much is that 1/2 cup, 1 cup, and so on. I have 39 chickens and 11 ducks I can go through a 50LB bag of scratch a week I give out 35oz of scratch a day is that to much. I let them free range from 5pm until dark. they also eat about...

has anyone ever tried using Crab shells for extra calcium. I live in Maryland and summer is Crab season would just like to know. the only reason I ask is that I could get them for free. with all the Crab house around all they do is throw them out.

The run pic didn't post this is it

This is the chicken door. I may have been wrong On the heIght of the door to the ground it may only be 2 or 3 feet. [/URL] This is my run I don't have a fence yet but my chickens don't normally go that far From the coop.

Ok I have 2 questions. 1 I just got a new shed/coop would like to know how I should determine Ramp Steepness. The chicken door is 4 feet wide and I would say it's 4 feet or so off the ground. I am housing both ducks and Chickens in it. I was thinking 5 feet long but not sure. 2 I also...