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    A GOAT WITH A BAD ATTITUDE.

    I have been having serious issues with my goat. She is about 5 years of age and as she gets older, she seams to keep getting meaner. She is our only goat so I'm not sure if loneliness is this issue, but she has bonded with my border collie and I visit her daily to let her run around. We...
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    Haha i'll try that! XD
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    Yep we sure do use a shotgun , but I don't want snakes getting in when we're not around.
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    How do I cure open wounds on a chicken?

    I have been spraying her wounds with Bannixx ( a disinfectant) and It has healed a lot! She looks a lot better and I think she will be alright. I might try neosporin. Thanks for the tips!!
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    Best Food?

    I am going to start with Dumor right now and if I have any problems I will switch to Purina. Thanks for the advice guys!
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    Thanks for all of the advice! The chicks are staying locked in the coop now and we put screen over the vent to keep snakes out. The older birds are being free ranged right now, but when they go back into the coop, we will snake proof the outdoor part too.
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    Snakes Kill Chickens!

    A rat snake got into my coop and started constricting my 8 week old hen too! I saw her flapping around and my brother mangaged to shoot it without hurting the chicken. I think that snakes will attack bigger hens if the hens try to hurt the snake. My chicken is still living, but the other one's...
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    The chicks are staying inside of the coop right now, but I want to secure the outside for my older chickens too. Another king snake got inside of a vent in my coop today, but I heard the chicks and got to them in time. We are going to put some smaller wire on the vents (since it got through the...
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    No a king snake attempted to constrict a 2 month old chick. We got to her in time though and the chick is recovering.
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    Best Food?

    What is the best brand of chicken food that I can give my 2 month old chickens?
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    How do you keep snakes out of the coop?

    I want to make my chicken coop safer for my baby chickens because a snake attacked one of them and now I am concerned. What is the best way to keep snakes out of the coop. My main coop is snake proof, but the outside is a chicken wire cage where snakes can get in and out easily. What's to best...
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    Aspen shavings/respiratory failure

    There have been other reports of respiratory failure due to Aspen exposure so I would not take any chances. Try using pine shavings, sand, and hay as bedding. It works great in my coop.
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    Adding chicks to coop.

    I introduced my baby chickens to the flock when they where a month and a half old. Maybe introduce them slowly to the other chickens and monitor them to make sure the other chickens don't really hurt them. A peck or two is normal to show the pecking order, but after a little while, the other...
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    Hen Looks Not Well?

    Low egg production and a nasty butt are both signs of old age. This happened to all of my hens before they died of old age (they were 6 years old.) It could also be vent gleet or possibly a parasite. Examine her closely and maybe contact the place you got her from to verify her age.
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    First Crow

    I'm sorry to say that you probably have a rooster on your hands. I thought I had 2 hens a few years ago, but then they both started crowing like that and they turned out to be roosters. If you can keep him, roosters make great free rangers, but if not I wish you and you chicken the very best.
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