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    Tom tails

    Feather pecking can be a sign of vitamin deficiency or boredom. When I had turkeys I used to feed them coconuts (they were everywhere where I used to live) so they had something to peck at it also was really good for their feathers especially when they were molting. Some people also hang...
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    incubating turkey eggs

    From what I can remember hatching turkeys and hatching chickens are fairly similar only turkeys take 4 weeks to incubate instead of 3. I'm sure there are people here that are much more experienced with turkeys than I am though. Good luck with your hatch.
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    How do I keep my brooder from becoming smelly?

    I've also heard (I haven't tested it myself) that putting vinegar in chickens water will keep the smell at a minimum. But as already stated keeping the brooder clean with fresh bedding would be the best option.
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    Faverolles Thread

    Over here we have salmon, blue salmon, blue laced, buff, black, white, burgundy, ermine, cuckoo and birchen do you guys have all these colors? or any that we don't have?. There are some very dedicated breeders here putting a lot of time and effort into perfecting the existing colors, creating...
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    Anyone have any uber friendly lap chickens?

    I have two faverolles pullets that are inseparable so when one sits in my lap the other follows and then the other seven chickens think that they are getting treats so they hang around my feet and then the dogs get jealous because the chickens are getting all the attention so of course I end up...
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    Exotic Critters!Anybody own Any ?

    Are snakes considered exotic? Because we used to keep them as pets. Sadly no pictures.
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    Cats or Dogs?

    If I had to choose between the two then I'd pick dogs, I don't hate cats I'd just much rather have a dog.
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    I love my dogs!

    Just yesterday my three dogs found a fox stalking my chickens at 4pm so still broad daylight. While two chased it away the third sat with the chickens and stayed with them for the rest of the afternoon. I am so happy to have such excellent chicken guards.
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    Anyone non-religious here? Please be nice!

    I never really know what to say when someone asks whether or not I'm religious. I wasn't raised to believe in any set religion but I was raised to be open minded. I still don't follow any organized religion but I do believe in some sort of higher being or beings. If someone does choose to follow...
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    How's the Weather???

    It's only the first day of autumn and I already miss summer. We don't get snow here but the ground does tend to freeze at night and the occasional golf ball sized hail stones aren't much fun either. I can't wait for spring to come back.
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    Do you ever become obsessed over a song?

    Quote: I did that at that age, too. I spent years listening to second-hand records (Led Zeppelin, Boston, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, etc.) on a second-hand record player. (Everyone was starting to dabble with CD's, so cassettes were on the verge of dying, and records were...
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    Do you ever become obsessed over a song?

    I'm obsessed with anything from AC/DC or Janis Joplin. I'm only 19 so both Janis Joplin and Bon Scott were dead before I was even born but I just can't get enough of them.
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    never had turkeys before

    Toredano they are coconuts lots and lots and lots of coconuts. We know the local treelopper and living in the tropics means there's a lot of coconut trees around so when about 80 trees had to be denutted we got all the nuts:D The animals love them I have over 100 chooks, ducks and turkeys plus 3...
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    never had turkeys before

    The problem with measuring the beard is I think poor Cloud got his caught in a fence or something because he had one when I got him and now he doesn't. He is full grown he wieghs about 9kg (sorry don't know how much that is in pounds) yet I can still pick him up and give him a hug (with...
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    Best sign

    Is it just me or do you hear all too often about criminals trying to sue the people that they're stealing from? One of the local store got broken into and the guy tried to sue the shop owner for cutting himself on the window he broke, there sure are some crazy people out there. OK back to...
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