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    Pox or Pecking scabs? (See Picture)

    Thoughts? I think it is just pecking scabs as it seemed to appear rather quickly, and I did recently bring some new hens in from quarintine that could have caused a slight royal rumble. This Buff O ruled the roost before the newbies showed up, so she might have been trying to claim her turf...
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    Oxytetracycline Egg Withdrawl

    I have read that most recommend 2 week with drawl from eggs if treating with Oxytetracycline. Does the 2 week with drawl start after the last dosage of Oxytetracycline is complete? Or does 1 week count while they are one the antibiotics? Also, can/should any other supplements (Electrolytes...
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    Urgent Reminder-PLEASE Quarantine Newly Acquired Birds!

    Thank you for the insight. I do not have any intentions of hatching any. I was just wondering in regards to my omelet consumption concerns!
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    Urgent Reminder-PLEASE Quarantine Newly Acquired Birds!

    After searching BYC through and through in regards to quarantining I would say this thread is the motherload of info. So I will add my question here and hopefully you all will be able to help me out! Yesterday I brought home 3 new hens all of which are approximately 1 year old. I have...
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    Chickens under the Rabbit Hutch

    I recently built a raised rabbit hutch. The droppings from the rabbits fall through underneath and I have noticed that my chickens like to peck and scratch around in that area now. Is there anything I should be concerned about with the chickens and rabbit poo? The chickens dont seem to be...
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    Please show me your rabbit hutches!

    Here is my first hutch. I am new to rabbits and building rabbit hutches, so I am sure over time I fill find things that I don't like in this design. It needs a coat of paint on the outside, but I will cross that bridge when the weather warms up. Its a 10' long x 5' wide hutch. 5 sections so...
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    Building first rabbit hutch - having problem finding right kind of wire fencing

    Ok... I am going to bring this topic back from the dead. I too am having trouble finding a solution for the wire floor of my hutch. I can get exactly the size I need at a great price on Amazon, but it is 19 gauge 1/2x1/2 hardware cloth. I see comments in the product page from folks who have...
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    Rabbit hutch questions

    Does anyone know if it is ok to paint a hutch? I am going to build my own, and was wondering if there is anything to worry about when it comes to the rabbits possibly chewing on the lumber/plywood.
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    Freezing temps - should I keep chickens in coop?

    We are experiencing below freezing temps here in MD and got a decent snow fall yesterday. I noticed mine all chose to come out of the coop, but they didnt care much for walking on the snow. They stayed under the coop where it was dry and laid in the dust. This is also where their food is...
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    Rabbit hutch questions

    I am thinking about getting some rabbits this spring and I would like to get some suggestions in regards to rabbit hutches. My plan is to get 1 buck and 2 does. So obviously I will need at least 3 pens in the hutch. However, I would imagine I will need at least 1 extra pen for babies once...
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    Dogs vs. birds

    Its really not that hard. I have coonhounds, and they are bred to chase, track and kill if need be. They do not hurt my chickens. Buy an Ecollar for the dog and give them a correction each time they show interest in the birds. At my house the chickens chase the dogs, not the dogs chasing the...
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    Crazy thing happened yesterday. Need Advice

    Yesterday I went to fetch the eggs from the box and freshen up the coop. I let the girls out as I do on most evenings to range in the back yard. As I was walking to the shed to get some more straw for the nest boxes I walked past my most seasoned hen. She is not afraid of me, but when I...
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    Pullets starting to lay this week- Few questions

    Ok, here are a few pics of the chickens. Let me know if you think they look of age The Buff O. is 2 years old and has been giving me about 4-5 eggs a week. The WL in the background just started a couple of weeks ago and is laying an egg a day. And recently very large eggs! The RIR has...
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    Pullets starting to lay this week- Few questions

    Here is another question I just thought of. One of my WL's always comes up into the coop and watches me pull the eggs from the nest box. She is out in the run and when I go to the box she jumps up in the coop and comes right over to the box and squawks quite a bit. She never pecks at me or...
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    Pullets starting to lay this week- Few questions

    That would be great. I will do that this evening. I will say the RIR's and the BSL's are much larger than the WL's. Thank you for the advice!
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