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    Surprise hatch of 9 baby Barred Rocks

    I am a fairly new flock mama, and we got a delightful surprise on Father's day this year ... one of our Barred Rock hens that had been missing for a few weeks, and assumed to be a goner due to predator, reappeared with 9 babies that looked to be a couple of days old. Her secret location was the...
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    Do Turkeys need to roost at night?

    Thanks for the feedback. She is a heritage. Time has kind of taken care of the roosting issue. She now pretty much stays on the pine chips in a little shallow nest she digs out on the floor, and lays in. She still looks a mess with her feathers, but she seems fine otherwise. We do not have...
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    Questions on mixing Guineas with chickens

    Hi R2. I am not really holding the Guinea's accountable for the tick situation. I had been cautioned after one of my early posts that Guinea's will do best in their own environment with their own culture. But we had them, by that time, and when they were younger, everything seemed peaceful...
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    Questions on mixing Guineas with chickens

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    Questions on mixing Guineas with chickens

    Hi Grace, I am pretty new, as well, but can share some experience. We live in northern michigan in a forested area. We have lots of ticks and other bugs in our property. So we heard from neighbors that Guineas would be part of a bug-out solution. Therefore, when we ordered our first batch of...
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    Do Turkeys need to roost at night?

    Hi all, Apologies if this has been dealt with previously. I have a mixed flock that includes one turkey hen, 9 months old. She is the leader of the pack, mostly based on size. She has always hopped up onto the top roost plank but recently is showing signs that the roost is wrong for her...
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    Questions on mixing Guineas with chickens

    Hi all, Although I am pretty new to the forum, I did want to comment on the issue of Guineas and Chickens. I have a young flock(6 months) and we have 11 hens, 2 female Guineas and 1 female turkey (the boss) and 1 5 year old rooster. Everyone gets along. They were all raised together, other...
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    Is it time to free range my pullets?

    I'm pretty new to being a chicken mom, but I don't have the segregation issue you described. I have a small, diverse flock -- 2 Guineas, 1 Turkey, 6 Amber Link Pullets and 5 Barred Rock pullets. All the above are female. They were all born on the same day, and I got them all together. They...
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    Has anyone ever seen an albino chicken?

    Hey Tater-fluffy-etc. I think I have an albino chicken. Took me awhile to put it together. I thought one of our Amber Links was really a different breed, by accident, in our order. I called the vendor and they pretty much did not know what I was talking about. As our babies got older I was...
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