Recent content by 1idrod

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    Ravens

    Well this is to funny. I had about 14 eggs come up missing in my pen with a roof but left the door open so they could return during the day to lay if needed yesterday. Thought maybe a black snake got them. Well today I saw a Raven with something in it's mouth but didn't think anything of it. I...
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    Snake Eaters

    Who would have thought. Well at least it never crossed my mind.
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    Why aren't hens laying?

    My 13 hens just started laying a couple months ago and I was up 10 a day. Cold snap just hit us and immediately went to 3-4 a day.
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    Rooster waddle

    Thank you for your replies. I will keep an eye on him. I have two cockerels. I've kept two to see which one is the nicest before I give one away. The one in question seems to be the more dominant one at the moment. It was just so weird that when they all came running to me that he went 10ft or...
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    Rooster waddle

    I've been gone for two days and just came home and noticed my 16wk old rooster is noticeably thinner. It was also squatted down running for about 10ft to some scraps I threw out then regained normal posture. I'm new and confused. Thank you. Well one part was a false alarm. The feathers were wet...
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    Feeding chickens maggots?

    Funny I just ran across this. I was watching a show on tv this weekend where a guy had took a 5gal bucket with lid, drilled holes in the sides of bucket at bottom and hung it just off the ground maybe 16" or so. He put spoiled meat and or dead animals in the bucket. In this episode it was 3 dead...
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    Should I get a used chicken coop?

    That is really small. Look on Facebook Marketplace too. I scored a 6x8 shed where the homeowners were moving and were selling. Scored it for $250 then added some cheap windows with screens from lowes, roosts and a door.
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    Milky eyes

    So as I understand now the rest of my flock is more than likely infected also if it is Mareks. At this point is there anything that I can do or is it just going to run it's coarse? What do I have to look forward to? Thank you
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    Milky eyes

    Both eyes looked the same. Sadly we lost him overnight. None of the other chicks seemed to have this problem.
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    Milky eyes

    Maybe. I am new to chickens in general. We had them when I lived at home years ago but back then they were just chickens. You fed, watered and collected eggs. Oh and avoided the dreaded flogging the rooster tried to give you. It can see movement and find the feed in the coop. More by feeling...
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    Milky eyes

    I have a 5wk old chick that has had milky looking eyes. I noticed them when it was 3 days old. Any idea?
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    Hello from Virginia

    Just wanted to say hello. I've been doing a lot of reading here. Unexpectedly my sister in Texas sent me a 50/50 mix of 25 RIR peeps through the mail, so I took what she thought was gonna be a prank for my birthday and ran with it.
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    Sealing OSB floor

    Hello all. I'm new here to chickens but am a contractor. If you use osb I advise you to get Advantech . The stuff is great. I've had it on a deer stand untreated for over 10yrs now and it's still going strong. No roof or anything
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    Hello from Virginia

    Well my back story getting chickens is pretty funny. My birthday was this past Sunday and my sister who lives in Texas thought she was being funny. Called me Friday and said I had to go to Post Office for a package. I thought she had sent me some brisket on dry ice and needed me to get it before...
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