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    Broody hen lost her baby?

    I had some chicks disappear in the past. Momma was still sitting on eggs and chick wondered out of the nest. The other hens peck it to death and then were chasing each other trying to take away the dead chick.
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    Rooster question

    They crow at anytime they want so if you have neighbors close by, they may not like all the noise that make early in the morning. We live out in the country so we have several roosters, some free range with the flock, some are in their pens so they won't fight. We have roosters to get fertile...
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    Sick Hen? Watch or Cull?

    You can clean her butt with warm water and soap, then clip the feathers near her vent so no more poop gets stucked to them. Sometimes flies lay eggs in that stucked poop and maggots develop and will eat the flesh in that area.
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    What gender are my chicks pls help

    X3, looks like a boy.
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    Moving a broody hen

    I also have moved broody hens to a separate nest box. I found out that is easier to move once the biddies start hatching as the hens will not leave the babies or eggs. I have left hens hatch the eggs in the main coop but if a baby leaves the nest, he will disappear. I have seen other hens kill...
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    Has anyone heard of toxocity from hard wire cloth?

    No idea about the toxicity on the wire mesh, but when my chickens or turkeys loose weight is due to lice or internal parasites. Them bugs weaken the chickens a lot.
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    Roo with hole in comb (pics)

    You may need to separate him from the flock and put him in a cage where no dirt can get in that hole.
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    Muddy Run

    If the soil does not allow for good drainage, it will be moddy even if you put leaves, straw or other material.
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    Rain and the chicken run

    You could put some clear plastic 3 - 6 mi, thick, wrap the coop and fasten the plastic with strips of wood, like the 1 x 1 that HD or Lowes sales. You could cut them to fit the lengt of the 2x4 and screw the wood strips sandwiching the pastic. Leave some opening for ventilation. Wen the rains...
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    Turkeys

    You can also build a box for the nest. I found these plans for a nest box and built some for my hens
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    Mr. T (tom turkey) is getting aggressive....Help!

    I seen Toms go after the roosts in my flock. One of my game cocks got into a fight with a Tom and almost got killed. Never seen toms come aft my kids, if they did, they would be in the freezer that day.
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    Butchering Turkeys

    Slicing the jugular or choping the head will make to flap around if not secured. I put mine in a sack and hang them on a tree or sit on top of them then cut the vein so they bleed to death.
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    Turkeys for hatching eggs?

    I have turkeys that had hatched their own eggs but seem dumber than chickens when it comes to teach the babies to eat. The chickens call the babies and show them food. I have not seen that with my turkeys. I have had chickens hatch turkey eggs and raise the poult with success, with the turkey...
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    Turkey Time?

    I raised Heritage turkeys and Broad Breast Bronze and Whites. If you get BBB or BBW in spring time, they will be ready for Thanksgiving weighting anywhere from 25-40 lbs. Heritage turkeys in the other hand are smaller and take longer to grow they weight 10 to 25 lbs. they can grow with the...
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    I was sold a chicken with lice, what are my options?

    My neighbor gave me something called Piranha that he used on his horses. This summer I used in Dr Bonners Peppermint Soap, somebody recommended in one of the threads, small bottle was like $20 at Target. Killed the lice and left the chicken smelling good.
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