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    how to butcher well?

    The game taste may be from the oil gland at the tip of the tail you need to remove it.
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    sick red

    shes gone now , I'm sorry to say ! she had gotten off her safe rost and layed down next to the edge or the pin and didnt go back after dark and a racoon got her through the poulty fence. The rest of the flock look ok so far, feed them some pumkin and apples today. Thanks for giving a bump!
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    sick red

    I’ve noticed one of my 8 month old Road island reds is just very slow and isn’t active at all. she just stands in one spot , haven’t seen her eat, but know that she is drinking. I have ten other hens, and they all seem fine so I examined her and found no injuries felt to see if she was bound in...
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    Sage is sitting it out

    I have a Hen "Sage" we call her. Sage-is a year old and she has been sitting in her nesting box all week long, and I never see her out with the other chickens. she gets on the defensive when I open the box and get the eggs . I tried lifting her off the nest to get the eggs, but she would not...
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    lost feathers

    First off, thanks for the replies. I appreciate the help. My girls are almost a year old. I purchased them last march; I haven’t seen any other bare spot so far.The boredom, theory sound very feasible, I usually move the coop to give them fresh ground to scratch, but the winter has stopped that...
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    lost feathers

    Hi everyone, This is the first year I've ever raised chickens , so I know I have to learn a few things. I keep my four girls in there coop and gave them a 24x8 foot run to do there thing in . I feed and water everyday and clean or scoop everyday,. the litter on the ground in the coop is wood...
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