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    sick chicken

    just c hecked. stuff only comes out when rubed and it is mostly clear.
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    sick chicken

    so i felt around her crop really well and it feels empty. also her breathing is kinda ragged. going to go check bird flu symtoms
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    sick chicken

    I have a white jersey hen that has been acting very lethargic today and when she makes noise it is almost like she is choking. I looked down her throat and could not see anything. also when i held her by her feet and rubbed her chest/neck food and saliva came out. I have never see a chicken do...
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    Goose Keeping?

    I had a couple of geese once. The best part was when they would follow you around the yard. They were great watch dogs and would bluff charge ppl or dogs but never me. ( I charged back) We finally go rid of them because of the mess and they could really scare visitors. We gave them to a neighbor...
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    What Kinds Of Flowers Do Chickens Eat?

    My birds love appricot blossoms. They eat them as fast as they fall to the ground.
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    Feeder (and waterer) question

    I made feeder out of a 3' long 6'' metal vent pipe and a small plant pot holder. It cost me a total of like 8 bucks at home depot and holds 10-20 lbs of feed. For water i got a pastic 55 gallon drum and plan on hooking it up to an evap cooler float valve and trough.
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    putting chicks together

    I had 10 2 week old chicks and I added 2 more with out anyproblem. I think they are all still small enough.
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    New baby chicks...

    I think most hatcheries wont ship ducks and chicks together. Plus if your feed is medicated it is bad for the ducks. ( I think I read that some where)
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    dual purpose

    UMMMMMMMM steak. To bad I ran out of elk steaks acouple months ago. if you can wait until they are 5-6 months, you will have a lot more meat on them. This type of bird will do best with moist heat preparation, such as crockpot or stews, pressure cooking, etc I was hoping to find a happy...
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    dual purpose

    Hello, does any have much experiance with eathing 12-16 week old dual purpose birds. I have acouple barred rocks a extra black australorp and would like to get some more new hampshire reds to try. I am keeping 2 of each breed I ordered as a test flock. I currenlty have 5 br, 2 nhr, 2 ba, 2 white...
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    I Love MONTANA!

    Hello, we used to liv in bozeman but now live in AZ. I much perfer mt and plan my escape everyday.:d
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    cats

    Well I let a couple peeps out in the grass with the pup today. It went very well. I put her on a down stay comand and then put a chick on her head and back. At first she was shaking and wanted to chase but after a while of sitting with her and the chickens running around she calmed down and just...
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    Hen versus incubator

    I am saving eggs now So I am new to chickens. How do u save fertile eggs? I find this facintating (I have a college degree and cant spell lol ) as the hatheries must be really good at it.
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    Ordering some chicks

    I dont know about there birds but there prices are good and include shipping. http://www.privetthatchery.com/cat/Default.htmhttp://www.privetthatchery.com/cat/Default.htm
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    Is this a white giant

    Are they any good at laying eggs? I plan on reducing my flock to 8-10 birds this spring and am not sure which ones to eat (besides and roosters).
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