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    Impacted Crop, Marek's Disease, Predator Attack or Something Else Entirely?

    Absolutely!! 😁 Raising meat birds is way different than regular chics. If we ever do that again, we will be more prepared. It was different 😏 Good luck. The folks on here have answered my questions over the years, even when I hadn’t asked!! There’s almost always someone else that has same...
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    Impacted Crop, Marek's Disease, Predator Attack or Something Else Entirely?

    Im not a professional and im not 100% sure, but from my 8 years experience, that lump looks like an over full crop. They have to have grit/sand/pebbles to help digest their food. These look like meat birds to me. They will gorge themselves. We raised some once. Scary. They grow sooo fast. They...
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    Fox attack?? (Warning- content could be considered graphic)

    so sorry about your girls 😭. Over the years,I have lost chickens and ducks. I have had fox, raccoons, eagles, hawks and a small weasel/mink. It is so hard to keep free range birds safe. I always feel when they are in their run, fenced in on all sides and top, that I'm somehow doing something...
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    Do people lie about how many eggs they get??

    I have had chickens now for about 4 years. In the beginning I barely got any. Over the years-through personal experience and lots of reading-I learned they like having lots of daylight. So I have a light on a timer for when the days are short. I get an egg a day. Love it! ❤️ I have for a few...
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