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    Need help figuring out the predator

    We have turkeys, chickens, and ducks that roam a large fenced in area during the day (without aviary netting) and are locked up in their coop at night. Today, around noon, I went out to the chicken yard to find four of our chickens and two of our ducks dead inside their run. Two of them were...
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    ISO a pied peacock

    Hello. I am searching for a pied peacock for sale near Lillington, NC. I would prefer that he is at least two years old. Does anyone have a pied peacock for sale near Lillington, NC? Thanks!
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    Egg flats in NC

    Get ready for Spring laying! If you're like me and have a lot of hens, you probably commonly find yourself overrun with eggs and out of egg cartons. Well I've got lots of egg flats for sale to fix this problem. Each holds two and a half dozen eggs. I have at least 100 for sale. They are $0.50...
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    Silkies and Showgirls in NC

    I need to downsize my chickens. I'm located in Lillington, NC. I'll be able to meet locally but I can't ship at this time. I can provide pictures of the parents to these chickens upon request. I have the following chickens for sale: A first generation blue Showgirl hen $20 She will be two years...
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    Blue and Lavender Silkies for Sale in NC!

    I have two Silkie chicks that I need to sell. They are both three weeks old. One is lavender and one is blue. Both are straight run. The blue Silkie is $8 and the lavender Silkie is $10 or buy them both for $15. I can provide pictures of their parents upon request. I'm located in Lillington, NC...
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    When is a peacock too old to breed?

    At what age is a peacock to old to breed? Will a 7 year old peacock still breed the hens? Thanks in advance.
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    Silkies, Smooth Silkies, and Sultans in NC

    I have chicks for sale in Lillington, North Carolina. I can provide pictures upon request. The chicks are local pickup only, no shipping available at this time. You can find more poultry for sale from me on my Facebook page called "Smooth as Silk Sales." 1 pet quality white Silkie chick $5...
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    Skin color is sex linked in mixes?

    Hello everyone! I have a couple questions for the genetic experts here. I bred my Silkie rooster (dark skin) to my cinnamon queen hens (light skin) and the offspring was sex linked. The boys had light skin and the girls had dark skin. I then bred my Silkie rooster (dark skin) to my Turken hen...
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    Silkie hen loosing weight quickly

    Hi everyone. I have a white silkie hen that is an indoor pet. She has untreatable wry neck. I have tried giving her vitamin E but it never helps it so I think it is a genetic issue. Anyway, she lives inside the house because all my other birds pick on her, step on her, run her away from the food...
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    Chick is lethargic and "throwing up"

    Hello everyone. I have two chicks that are almost two months old. They went outside a week ago into a growout pen that has a heatlamp so they didn't get to cold. Well today I found them laying around and not moving much. The pullet was being lethargic, the cockeral was "throwing up" clear liquid...
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    Eggs developing really slow

    Hello everyone. I have sveral eggs in the incubator right now and they were due to hatch on March 21. It is now March 31 and I am finally seeing one internal pip. I have hatched a lot of chicks before but I have never seen eggs develop this slow. Does anyone know what causes eggs to develop this...
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    Turkey with weird lump under jaw

    Hello everyone. Can someone please help me? My tom turkey has a long, hard lump right under his beak. It moves around a little. It has been there for a couple days now and he seems to have a hard time swallowing. I posted a picture of it but I can get better pictures if it would help. Please...
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    Pied peafowl breeding

    Hello I have a question for peafowl breeders. I have a pied peacock and an indian blue hen. If I breed them together, would the chicks be considered pied? Thanks
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    Tom turkey being weird

    Has anyone had a turkey do this? He extends his neck for a moment then returns to normal. He has done it every since he was a poult and I can't find any information on the subject. Does anyone know why he does this? Thanks.
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    The drake that thinks he is a chicken

    Hello everyone. I have a pekin drake named Bill. Bill was raised with chickens. When Bill came of age and was ready to breed there were no female ducks so he started trying to breed hens. We made a seperate pen just for ducks. Bill now lives in the pen with 6 other female ducks. The females are...
  16. KarateHorse

    Wild bird treats for chickens?

    We found these treats at Walmart for a dollar. Does anyone know if these are ok for chickens?
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    Chick born with prolapsed vent

    We hatched our first bantam egg today but it is born with what I think is prolapsed vent. The chick hasn't opened its eyes and it has a large red "bubble" hanging out of the vent. The easiest way to explain it is it looks like a prolapsed vent. What to do? What caused this?
  18. KarateHorse

    Young cockeral.....

    We have some chicks that are a month old. I noticed that one of the chicks tries to breed the other chicks.... He will run over and grab them by the back of the head and if he can he will get on and do the movements of a full grown rooster. I have only noticed him doing it today. Has anyone else...
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    Turkey poult not doing well

    My young turkey poult has been acting off and is not as energetic as she usually is. We have a bully chick that was picking on her and gave her a good peck above the eye on her eyelid. She also has a couple places on her beak where the bully chick was picking on her. I took her and my other...
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    What color of silkie is this considered?

    What color of silkie would this be considered? What color would her babies be if she was crossed with a white silkie rooster?
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