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I was wondering if chickens eat fleas because we have indoor dogs and a cat and some outdoor cats and I haven't seen any fleas on them.

Thanks that helps a lot!

If you do have chickens you could also cook the chicken shells and crumble them up and feed it to them. Stress could also cause the problem. If you have some cockerels you could try to separate them.Cockerels could add a lot more stress then they need. When I got my birds their backs and heads...

I just started quail and i was wondering maybe if any of you could give me some ideas for a quail hutch or post some pics of yours. Thanks.

I have the same problem I have 2 Texas a & m and 4 regular. I have to keep them separate. One has eye that is swollen shut and another that gets beat up all the time put him in with the others . I think its just best to keep one color of quail.

She has a another egg in her do you think she may have the same problems?

This morning I noticed that one of my quail had an egg about to come out. It wouldn't come out! I took my quail out and I saw that where the egg comes out there was a hole. And so I looked in the hole and there was the egg except in the intestines. She finally laid the egg but there was still a...

The judge probably doesn't care, but shouldn't all the birds be judged the same anyhow? It makes me not want to show my poultry because it makes me feel like it doesn't matter if they get first place because they weren't really judging them.

I showed my birds last year at my local fair in 4-h. I was able to observe the judge, and I noticed that the judge went by the cages pretty fast and said, "Give that one first place, second for the next and the other one a first place ribbon." and so on. (we do the danish system for showing.) Is...

I was looking for a docile pig breed, and the American Guinea Hogs look like they are a great breed! I have some question for AGH owners. Do they root? (my mom does not want to get a pig that roots a lot) Do they get along with other animal and people? Are they good meat pigs? I have a milk goat...

A poultry swap will be held July 12 at the Augusta Coop Farm Bureau in Fairfield off from route 11 and near exit 200 from interstate 81. You are welcome to swap and shop for poultry. -----------Time: 8:00am- 12:00pm in the morning. When bringing poultry *please bring healthy birds* and shade for...

I am looking for purebred *adult* chicken to buy for reasonable prices near Rockbridge County VA. Some breeds that I am looking for are: Sebrights, Dorkings, Naked Necks, (Real) Ameraucanas, Polish, Cochin, and Cornish (not rocks or mixes) or purebred friendly geese. I may be interested in other...

No she did not hatch them or raise them. But...has anyone tried to hatch out chicks with a bunny?!?! lol!

Sorry, I posted a caption and it said no captions, so I deleted it. Hopefully I wont be disqualified.