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    You know you're an animal lover when _______.

    I used to have turkeys..... they would follow me everywhere, and they followed my dad to work, down the highway once.... good memories
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    Drying/preserving chicken feet.

    so, I tried to do a pair of chicken feet, just air drying them, THEY STARTED TO SMELL SOOOOO BAD... its winter and I just put them outside...how do I fix this... do you know of any way to make them smell better, or not smell at all (I don't mind if they smell a bit) we are sending them away to...
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    stress?

    he does have some meat breed in him.
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    stress?

    no, well not really. I hatched him, I do (kind of) know the breed of the parents but I'm not entirely sure. the mother I believe is Black Pearl, and the father I think is a Black Pearl/meat chicken cross Does that help?
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    stress?

    alright, I just got back from vacation, and I got my neighbours to look after one of my younger chickens for the week. I went to pick him up today, and I carried him home. when I got back I put him down so that I could set up his cage, he was all wobbly he couldn't balance! I know when they pant...
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    Made my own duck diaper *directions added*

    if you are putting a diaper on your duck, BE VERY CAREFUL FOR THE WINGS! they break extremely easy
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2014

    All other breeds, I no longer keep track of what kind of chickens we have, we have too many
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    You know you're an animal lover when _______.

    that is Elsa she is a lot bigger now and has a little sister named Anna this was her and Anna a month ago!
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    You know you're an animal lover when _______.

    when you are teaching chicks how to eat and drink.
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    chick limping

    chicks are fragile they will get hurt and die sometimes and this is sad but its the circle of life and there is not much you can do about it. but what you can do is: keep him from walking for a few days and check his legs for discoloration often which is a sign of a broken leg. it may not be a...
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    What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!

    I have 5 rabbits right now, but have had more in the past. I have a dwarf lion-head named co-co who is my oldest rabbit (don't remember how old exactly probably 5 or 6) then a few years ago my dad brought home a bin full of two week old abandoned baby meat rabbits... 8 of them. the deal...
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    Need Help

    did it look like this? (the spot above my fingernail) if it is, that is completely normal, and you have nothing to worry about!
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    Need Help

    then just keep an eye on them, they should be fine. my chicks have bald spots but that is just how there feathers grow in, keep that in mind also.
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    Need Help

    ok, when a chicken sees blood, its first thought is "eat" pretty much. so, is I have learnt, chicken sees other chickens blood starts pecking at it other chickens see this and join in, before you know it the chicken is dead. but that is with adult chickens. for chicks the best thing to do is to...
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    housing call ducks

    thanks! its good to know that they are able to survive the winter! I have rabbits, and one of them is old and might be coming inside for winter, she is alone in a large hutch do you think that would work for my calls this winter? if not we are building a new chicken coop.
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