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    Mother Hen abandoned all 5 chicks-Do I put the chicks back?

    Is mom hen "clucking?" Mom hens tend to continuously "talk" to their babies by emitting a low, semi quiet "cluck cluck cluck" to them. If she's not clucking to them, that may be a bad sign. Like the others have said, try putting mom and babies back together. If she tries to call them over for...
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    Cayenne pepper and now all blackhead symptoms are gone!

    I'm kinda trying to figure out a schedule with the cayenne. I don't put any other "herbal" additives in to my poultry's feed. Now that I've read studies that show birds don't feel the spicy capsaicin like mammals do I don't feel hesitant about putting it in their food as a supplement. I'm...
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    Cayenne pepper and now all blackhead symptoms are gone!

    Nah. I live in rural Humboldt county. Sometimes it feels like another country though! Haha! I really did think that PetCo would have it (we don't have a petsmart) but when I drove there (I surely thought Eureka would have SOMETHING... which is like a 45 minute drive) they told me they had...
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    Help!!!! Neighbor says guineas are swarming everyone at her house (except her).

    This. Although your guineas are afraid of strangers, you said they are reported as going after small children. I've witnessed, on many occasions, my guineas ganging up and going after housecats, bobcats, and even large dogs (75lb+). A small child may fit in to that category in their heads...
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    Cayenne pepper and now all blackhead symptoms are gone!

    I understand what you are trying to say but shipping would have taken too long and he would have died if I didn't do anything. So I did something. Anything. And as we all know, acting fast is the most important part of treatment. The local fish store ordered it in for me but it wasn't there...
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    Cayenne pepper and now all blackhead symptoms are gone!

    I live somewhere where Fish Zole is unavailable, and every other metronidazole product! Oh lord did I try to find it... It seemed like my only hope. But since I couldn't get it locally that is why I tried the cayenne. And I did treat with Valbazen after the turkey was strong enough to take it...
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    Cayenne pepper and now all blackhead symptoms are gone!

    I wanted to share this with all other turkey owners because I am genuinely shocked it worked. One day one of my young males looked "under the weather." The next day, the dreaded sulfur yellow poop. I panicked. Now I know it is in my soil. I could see the dreaded blackhead spreading through...
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    Araucana cockerel

    One double tufted rumpless Araucana cockerel. He is approx 5 months. He is double tufted but his tufts are asymmetrical. He has a very long back so that is good for breeding, but he does have what appears to be a couple stray tail feathers growing in at this point. He is incredibly friendly...
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    Prettiest Rooster Contest!!!

    Name: Chiani the Wonder Roo Age: Approx 3 years Breed: Araucana
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    Prettiest Rooster Contest!!!

    Chimera Roo!!! So cool! How is he with breeding? Does he produce viable offspring with each set of genes?
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    GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

    I couldn't filter through the 201 pages of this thread to find if someone has asked this yet so pardon if it is a repeat question :) I am very interested in learning to caponize. I have experience with both impacted crop and bumblefoot surgeries. What I am curious about is how the caponizing...
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    Privett hatchery Iowa Blues

    Hoping someone has some good info on the quality of Iowa Blues from Privett hatchery. My order from Ideal was cancelled, apparently due to "low hatch rates." I just found out a local farm store will have them available (they order from Privett) and want to know if Privett sells a true "Iowa...
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    TABLE SCRAPS

    I didn't feed it to them. They range on 5 acres. They found it. I heard a commotion in my flock and witnessed the disgusting! I was definitely grossed out at the time but there was very little I could do about it as the carnage lasted no more than a minute or two. Nothing awry happened...
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    TABLE SCRAPS

    I second this. I've seen my chickens tear through a dead rat with relish that had been "festering" for a couple of weeks. Some funky leftovers? Yeah, I think they've got that.
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