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    Need advice regarding my roosters

    In my experience, the more handling and tame I have had my roosters be, the more aggressive they have become. In the case of roosters, a little fear of humans translates to healthy respect. I know you can't tell cockerel from pullet for most breeds when they are young, so I am just writing...
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    Bumblefoot!!

    This gives me hope... cuz I tried the "surgery" which took me 1.5 hrs (having never done it before!) and neosporin packed and wrapped. When I took off the bandage 3 days later the scab was back and the swelling the same!! So finally the Tricide Neo I ordered arrived, and I have been soaking my...
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    What is this foot issue??!

    Thanks everybody. I'll look into bumblefoot and see what my options for treatment are!
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    What is this foot issue??!

    Wondering if anyone knows what this is, and how to treat it?! Its a hard, dark bump (like a pebble). Its on the bottom of her padded part of her foot. Causes her to limp. I want to treat it if possible, to try to make sure it doesn't get worse.
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    Placing chicks under broody hen

    A gal I know that has raised chicks for awhile now, said that the Momma "talks" to her eggs. They peep a day or 2 before hatching, so maybe she kinda gets to know them that way before hatching? Also, it's a good suggestion to wait til about the 20 day mark of her sitting on "eggs" before giving...
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    Hatching eggs under a hen for the FIRST TIME!

    My hen, Broody Judy, is a Speckled Sussex. She started acting funny this spring (I have only had chickens for one year, so still learning about them!). Finally mid-May she wouldn't leave the next box, so I figured out what I had suspected...BROODY HEN! I am excited cuz out of my 12 hens, I...
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    TRANSPORTING CHICKENS long distance.....HOW TO????

    Thanks for the reply "chicmom". I decided to make some hauling crates myself. I made them 2'x3' and 14" tall. I thought I'd leave the bottom off to use as a brooder and chick turn out, then I'll put the bottom on to use a hauling crate. I think it'll work good for hauling meat birds every...
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    Dosage for Duramycin/Tetracycline??

    Would be nice if the company would just do the math, for the smaller flocks, and put it on the bag...
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    TRANSPORTING CHICKENS long distance.....HOW TO????

    Hey everyone, Wasn't sure where to post these questions, so thought people who travel and show their chickens might be able to give me some much needed wise advice! :) We are moving mid-summer about a 24 hour drive from our current location (MN to CO). I'd like to take at least some of my...
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    Loss of back feathers...... what is going on??

    I was kind of thinking along those same lines. It started when they were kept in the coop during the few -20 days we had. I am looking into vitamin supplements currently. Feeding: A layer ration mixed at the local co-op Oyster shell supplement on the side daily treats: wheat bread scratch...
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    Loss of back feathers...... what is going on??

    a few (2 hens, 1 rooster) are losing feathers on their backs?? I have gone out to look for mites/lice at night a few times, but I just don't SEE anything. I read that you want to distinguish between Northern fowl mite and red mite before treating because the treatment is different for each...
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