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    Recent Issues with Chickens/Turkeys

    We haven't seen the yellow droppings yet, but we haven't been looking closely at those until now. We have one more that is seeming lethargic. We are going to track down some medicines this morning and will keep an eye on the birds droppings.
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    Recent Issues with Chickens/Turkeys

    What does having blackhead mean for the long term protection of my flocks? Is it going to be on my property forever now? Am I looking at having to worm at appropriate intervals forever?
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    Recent Issues with Chickens/Turkeys

    We are feeding the chickens layer pellets, and the turkeys game grower pellets. There is some milkweed that will be removed and burned tomorrow. I don't know of any toxic plants other than that. Are there some famous ones I can look for that you know of?
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    Recent Issues with Chickens/Turkeys

    We've had chickens for 3 years at our current location SE Idaho, and have about 8 years experience with them overall. We only have 2 years experience with Turkeys. We lost two chickens about a month apart a few months ago for unknown reasons, we have 16 hens left. They slowed egg production...
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    Turkeys in Mature Corn

    I figure I'd close this out. I did put the turkeys in the corn field and I have had no issues. The corn was about one week from harvest when I put them in. The younger stalks that were smaller than 1" in diameter were vulnerable to their clumsiness but other than that no damage to the ears of...
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    Turkeys in Mature Corn

    Thank you!
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    Turkeys in Mature Corn

    Hello! I've read a lot about letting chickens into a mature corn patch, it seems that there are mixed opinions/experiences of whether the chickens would leave the corn alone or not, I welcome any stories if somebody here has experience. (30'X50' Corn patch, 18 hens, corn 1-2 weeks from harvest.)...
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    Chicken Coop Modification

    A second floor. Maybe 36" off the floor. Thanks!
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    Chicken Coop Modification

    Hello! We have an 80 SF chicken coop with 8' walls. I have 6 laying boxes and 18 chickens. With egg pricing I have a lot of neighbors looking for cheaper options. We use most of our eggs to make pastas and build our food storage, but we love to give them away as well. Does anybody have...
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    Un-Brooding a Hen

    Thank you all for the advice. Sorry for my delay in responding. Wife's grandfather passed away, then hunting season, then winterizing everything, etc... I pulled the eggs and they stopped sitting in the laying boxes within a day or two. I had a friend hatch some of my eggs and it looks like I...
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    Un-Brooding a Hen

    I have two RI Red hens that have gone broody. It's our fault, we didn't collect the eggs for a few days. We've been diligent since then and had noticed them in the laying boxes only a few times, but each time they were laying on eggs, until tonight. They weren't sitting on eggs. I've also...
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    Pressure behind chicken waterer

    What are each of those green stands?
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    Pressure behind chicken waterer

    You are probably right, it just depresses me a bit because I already have everything piped and buried! Aahhhh!!!!! Oh well, should have researched more first I suppose... Thanks for everybody's help!
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    Pressure behind chicken waterer

    I can't find a reducer in stock that goes down to 1psi. Anybody know where to find one? My original plan was to install a 10 gallon bucket for the chickens, turkeys, and pigs, but decided to hard pipe since I had to run PVC to the general area anyway...
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    Pressure behind chicken waterer

    I appreciate the help! I'll look for a reducer. I didn't remember reading anything that specified water pressure, but once I installed them it became apparent something needed to change!
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