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Looking for 2-3 goslings to raise in the south metro area of Minnesota. For Pets Would love Buffs or Sebs but would be open to any breed. Thanks

Animal Swap (Rice County Fairgrounds) Saturday May 4, 2013 8am till noon. Sale will in held Indoors in Barn 2. on the Rice county fairgrounds in Faribault. All animals and Equipment are welcome. Poultry must have current papers. Testing available on site for a fee. Sellers: I have had many...

Good point, thanks for the info.

Good catch casportponey! it is plastic but the tank heater has some metal in it. Perhaps that was the cause. Will keep the ACV out of it for now. Although you would think the banty's or pigeons would die before the big cochins. Either way will have to do no ACV until it gets warm...

Thanks for the links. No other birds have died so far and they all look healthy so I hope it was the broken bulb.

Start with my question, the rest of the details below Are their any common disease that will suddenly kill healthy mature chickens in their sleep? What normally kills mature chickens quickly out of the blue? Been keeping chickens for over 20 years and never has seen this before, any...

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I bet I have kept over 100 "pet" chickens spanning over 20 years and the oldest one I had was a hen that lived until 8. Other than an eggbound hens my chickens are pretty healthy can survive for a long time. But it only takes 1 moment for a predator to ruin it all. Also need to watch for...

Thanks for the info, They are feathered out so they should be able to test. Also just to confirm, Pigeons don't need to be tested?

Anybody going to this? May 7th - Faribault MN - Rice County Fairgrounds. Swap will begin at 8am till done. All animals are welcome. All poultry must be tested, bring paper work. Testing will be available on site. Livestock equipment and supplies are also welcome. More information call...

Totally agree. Plus they don't need much of a hole to get through to cause havoc. I have had 3 mink attacks in 3 years. With one of the attacks filled up 3 garbage bags full of birds.

Like what others have said, you can but hiding spots are good and you need to keep a close eye on them. And just because they are good now, does not mean it's forever. I have had happy bliss in my flocks in the past, but then all of a sudden WW3 breaks out out I have bloody birds.

For Chickens Got to go with Mink, They can squeeze through the smallest hole and just keep killing till every bird is dead. Plus they like to pile them all up in a corner. I have a totally enclosed chicken coop and run. And still have had 3 huge losses to the Mink. Dogs would be close...

Quote: Chicken Rooster, a pigeon rooster is called a cock. Any animal that sounds an alarm will do. Growing up, I remember the turkeys would alert also and that would send the pigeons barreling to the coop.

Yeah pheasants are best to kept separate from chickens, I have heard even hen pheasants can get nasty. I inherited a pheasant, it's Swinhoe Rooster which kinda looks like a silver pheasant without the silver back. Of course all I have is my chicken pen so he is innermixed with the chickens...

Thanks for confirming.

Had an older egg bound hen and she passed away. I did not find her body for a few days and she was behind a hay bale in the coop. The strangest part was her whole insides were gone, completly gutted. She was eggbound and looked like she was going to burst earlier in the week so I am woundering...