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    To worm or not to worm

    I deworm every 3 months to keep my chickens from having a problem. I use Safeguard horse wormer and it does great!
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    Another dog attack -,-

    Call animal control or fish and game and have them trap it and remove it or just do like everyone else and "hope" it comes up dead and if it does some how just mysteriously die burn it and dont tell anyone.
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    Double breasted turkeys?

    Thank you! Ill be probably getting heratiage birds. I may raise a few double breasted birds just for meat tho.
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    Mystery Chicken!

    It looks like a mixed breed but its a very good looking chicken!
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    Help High Temps!!!

    Good Im GLAD that they will be ok. Im just hoping for no curled toes or messed up legs.
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    Help High Temps!!!

    Ok I set some eggs in the incubator on december25 and had the temp at 102 (according to the stick theomometer that came with the still air incubator) and I bought a digital one tonight and put it in there. I went and checked it and it said 106 which is awful! I candled all the eggs and it looked...
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    Bobcats- Please share your bobcat stories and mishaps and run-ins with bobcats

    Thats very interesting! I'm definitely gonna try it the next chance that I get?
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    Bobcats- Please share your bobcat stories and mishaps and run-ins with bobcats

    Well I don't have a story about my chickens and a bobcat but I was turkey hunting last spring and as I was sitting there 30 yards from my decoy and 10-15 hens just scratching around eating acorns I had a big nice gobbler about 60 yards coming in at a full strut gobbeling like crazy. I see some...
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    Another dog attack -,-

    Time to start killing a dog sounds like to me! I'd probably figure out who's dog is doing it, get proof that the dog is doing it, then charge them for the birds. If that doesn't work either kill the dog or take it to the humain shelter.
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    Double breasted turkeys?

    I am trying to raise healthier more satisfying food for me and my family and make a little money to pay for feed and the birds. I'll be raising big stock chickens, gamefowl, hopefully turkeys, and a couple hogs. All of them will be non-gmo and no growth hormones. I'll also be raising a big nice...
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    Double breasted turkeys?

    I love turkey any way that it can be cooked. I love it!!!
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    Double breasted turkeys?

    I have a few questions for you good folks that might know more about turkeys then myself which won't be hard seeing that I don't know anything about them lol. 1. How much compared to a chicken, how much do they eat? 2. Are turkeys are susceptible to disease? 3. Are they cold/heat harty? 4. Are...
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    Candeling eggs?

    Yea I knew hens get off the nest I just heard that if you candle eggs early then it will kill them so I wanted to clear it up before I candle lol.
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    Candeling eggs?

    @annabellaknits thank you! I'm gonna wait till day 7 and then candle. I'm also gonna buy a better thermometer that way I can keep my incubator at exact temp.
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    Candeling eggs?

    I normally don't candle eggs but I'm tired of rotting eggs in my incubator. What days are the best to candle your eggs without hurting them?
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