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    LONE Turkey

    Right now the turkey is only slightly bigger than the chicks. Do I need to worry about the size difference? I do have the wire cages touching so I suppose if disease was supposed to be a concern they are already sharing
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    LONE Turkey

    On an impulse while getting some ducklings, my son also picked up 5 turkey chicks of various breeds. Four of the 5 died within the first week. We think the reason was that he wasn't feeding them the right amount of protein. NUMBER 5 is doing very well and really growing. This is week 3 it seems...
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    Dinaschickens

    Hi, I am a returning member who has had chickens for the last 5 years. I have a combination of Rhode Island Red, Golden Comet mix. Barred Rock, and some White hens. The current bird count is 6 roosters, 25 hens, and 17... now 12, 3 month old chicks (hatched from my eggs in my classroom) I am...
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    Blood clots?

    Thanks for the link. I came on looking for an answer to a poop question and WOW I got a good education. From the looks of thing I'd say my girl is passing things normally. I originally thought it was diarrhea. Now my only other question is about the smell. Her poop looked a bit different this...
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    dog got my chicken suggestions?

    Love the idea of living in peace together. I have just discovered the harsh reality. My dog isn't taking to training. We were hoping to avoid more fencing but.. We are adding a yard divider, as well as the shock collar training. Even though I am doing more training differently now I don't think...
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    dog got my chicken suggestions?

    Thanks for the hope! Glad you girl is doing great.
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    dog got my chicken suggestions?

    This is the first time clicker and treats haven't worked for training for me. It has taken a lot for me to come to the shock collar but I can't have this. A muzzle might help at least at first. My fear is that a chicken will injured while I'm training. I'm told shock collar training goes fast in...
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    dog got my chicken suggestions?

    Well it happened. Two days ago, MY dog got one of MY chickens. I have been working with the dogs but this one just got in that prey - predator mode and .. well it's not pretty. We got the dogs up and the caught the injured chicken. I really thought she was going to die but... She has spunk and...
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    Comment by 'dinaschickens' in album 'pysanky eggs'

    WOW These are AWE inspiring.
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    Virginia

    I am on the Smyth County Washington County line.
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    wandering chickens

    Ok so the only real solution seems to be make sure the "eats" are better on our side of the fence. I didn't realize that chickens would go quarter mile from home. I am hoping our hay field has plenty of good bugs.
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    wandering chickens

    Hi, My son and I are just starting with functional pets at our place. We now have 14 hens and 1 rooster about 20 weeks old. We have a 4 x 8 house and a fenced larger run. We have been letting the all the chickens out daily for about 6 weeks now. They seem to enjoy the bugs, scratching around the...
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    Comment by 'Dinaschickens' in article 'Corona Street Coop'

    LOVE IT!!! Thanks for posting design and stage pictures. I love that it is on the side of your house.
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    chickens not using the coop at night.

    The last 2 nights I had all the coop. I had to "catch 3 girls" and physically put then in. they are all grazing a little closer to the coop. My son and I removed some of the lower tree branches to make getting up a bit harder. I also noticed that maybe I need more roosting bar space. they have...
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    chickens not using the coop at night.

    So you just keep them in all day too? Last night was better 10 out 14 went in. (There was a storm) The other 4 were so high in the trees I couldn't get them.
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