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Avian tuberculosis: Symptoms, Treatments and PreventionIn case anyone's interested; these are necropsy photos of my 12 year old silkie bantam. She died of avian TBC. What's unusual is that only liver...
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What is the best breed for YOU?I'd like to see a bit of info on the males of these breeds. If the males of one breed tend to be aggressive then I might select one of the other...- redinator
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Chickens and SnowSome of mine during winter over the years. Some don't care how much snow or how cold it is, others prefer to stay inside. Most of my ducks stay...- wolfinator
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Cold Weather Advisory: A Detailed Look at the Question of Supplemental HeatThank you for this article. I do heat the coop when the weather is really freezing, like below zero F. We use the flat heaters that go on the...- Richie
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Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!Very thorough and amusing article!- GuineaMania
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What is the best breed for YOU?A short go-to list of great breeds. I think it's a great article, I really enjoyed it!- MamaPoult
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Treating Splay Leg in QuailI don't have quail but came upon this article and read it. I love the advice about prevention. That was neat about using the leg bands and a...- Debbie292d
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Chickens and SnowA good primer for newbies, with useful reminders for veterans. I would add that older hens, like older people, are less resilient to temperature...- cate1124
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Poult brooder box build
- Reiki Rooster
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We built this brooder box mainly for poults, (7’x4’) but will definitely be using it for chicks, keets and sometimes ducklings if hatch times work... -
How to Treat Sour Crop; Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
- Duckduckchicken32
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Sour crop is an common ailment in poultry. It is caused by a yeast infection inside the crop that produces inflammation and causes discomfort to... -
The cure for Fowl Pox
- ChristaleenSoto
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I want to share something with all of you, in hopes to cheer you up about your chickens, or to save a flock from being wrongly culled when it has... -
Reducing "flies" !
- Minister Marc C
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Flies, unfortunately love chicken poop. Flies in particular love chicken coops because of the abundance of manure, which is their favorite food... -
Water System
- Lance
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Homemade Egg Incubator - No Gas! No Electricity!
- Paterino Del Galaxia
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Contents: • Abstract (Premise) • Blueprint (Conceptual) • Step by Step Methodology (Video Included) • Purpose (Significance of the project)... -
How to care for large wounds on chickens
- Rain the house chicken
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You have four roosters that you have not got rid of yet. They keep jumping ome of your hens. You get the hen to remove her. When you see a large... -
At Home Fecal Float Test
- member 592157
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I recently found this very clear and informative webpage that gave instructions on preparing a fecal float. I was intrigued, as I had only seen... -
Bumble
- Sarahloveslulu
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The one problem I had trouble was with bumble foot. If you don't know what bumble foot is,then I will tell you. Bumble foot is a break in the skin... -
Incubating eggs to hatch females
- Sergio19Peter
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I have a different method that may help you hatch more female hands then roosters. I'm not an expert but thankfully I'm not a beginner and this...