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    Weed killer

    I'm going to try that plantain suggestion regarding the treatment of bug bites as I have a lot of that in my yard as well. My turkeys love to eat plantain leaves.
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    Weed killer

    Folks in my little town along the central VA/NC border love them some weed killer and liberally use it on their lawns and a couple more apply it in broad circles around their trees. Then they wonder why their trees don't grow. My yard is full of dandelions, clover, buttercups, etc., and it...
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    Newly Hatched Chicks

    Are these bantam hens? Bantams are the only hens I have had that would share broods together and that has been primarily cochins,
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    How long sgould a broody hen be off the nest?

    I have always let nature take its course with setting hens and things generally work out just fine.
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    World's worst mother hen: Was taking her last chicks the right call?

    You did the right thing and I would advise being cautious about letting her set again. Just curious though, how big was the dog crate? Sometimes mother hens don’t like close quarters and get antsy.
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    Are Opossums Misunderstood?

    I suspect this situation will not end well for the OP or the opossums.
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    RIR pullets or cockerels?

    Those lads would make excellent chicken and dumplings as my older friend Dick Hines used to tell me around 50 years ago when my cockerels would get to be this age.
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    Shelf Life of Chick Feed

    The nutritional value starts going south after about 90 days. I recommend buying some newer feed and mixing it together to use it up. There is a a lot of older feed in circulation.
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    Hoover's Hatchery Rainbow 🌈 Chickens 🐔🐥

    Nice birds. In looking at your photos I did notice that rather large gap under the door which could potentially be an entry point for snakes. They have been known to kill younger fowl.
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    6 Year old hen started laying again after 3 years

    That rooster is a handsome devil; probably related to his arrival. ;)
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    Chicks won’t put themselves to bed!

    Over the years, I have put hundreds of chicks in their coops for a few nights until they get the hang of it.
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    NOT SPLAY Leg - 2 week old chick suddenly struggling to walk, hasn't grown like sisters. What is wrong with her?

    Sounds like simply a failure to thrive which is not all that uncommon. In nature, only the strong survive. It is sad though.
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    Adding 10 bantams to my regular flock

    Having a larger rooster is problematical with bantams, either roosters or hens. The larger one can injure or kill the bantam roosters while fighting and injure the bantam hens trying to mate with them. And many bantam roosters will even pick a fight with the larger roosters, usually to their...
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    What kind of chick food do you use?

    I have never used medicated starter/grower going back well over 50 years now. If using a brooder, I begin putting sods of grass or clover in with the chicks at two weeks of age to get the natural innoculation process going early.
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    USPS Priority Mail vs. Priority Express.....effects on hatching rates for hatching eggs??

    You were fortunate. I reside in Southside VA along the central NC border and had some poor Blue Rosecomb bantam chicks that came from Missouri a few weeks ago that sat in the Roanoke, VA distribution center for almost a day. Had 9 of 18 DOA and lost 5 more within hours of arrival...
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