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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    I. Hate. Raccoons. Glad you caught him, and so sorry you lost so many of your lovelies to the *******. He does seem like a young one, but hard to tell. They are persistent, problem-solving little jerks, and if he'd found his way there once before, years ago, he'd be able to find his way back...
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    Do chickens smell illness/weakness if their humans handle a sick bird?

    My roo, Servo, has always been the gentlest beast. But last week, as I was carrying a badly injured hen out of the chicken run, he charged me aggressively. The rest of that day, he was not happy for me to be around. The next morning, he seemed back to normal, eating out of my hand, pretty happy...
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    Hen-pecked turkey poult... head injury!

    Last summer, one of our poults was scalped so badly that he had a half-dollar size hole at the back of his head. We kept him separated for a day, used Blu-Kote + Neosporin (w/o pain relief) for the first 24 hours, then just the Blu-Kote. Four weeks later, dude's scalp was good as new; you...
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    Bloodied beak, pecked eye, and in pain... help?

    At 4am this morning, we ran out to the chicken yard after being awoken by a horrible scream. There was no sign of an intruder, and 6 of the chooks were resting comfortably in the henhouse while our roo and two Ameracauna girls were out in the yard. I got one put back to bed easily, and when I...
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    3 month old turkey with blackhead

    hi and oone that hasI. if the invitation bbnn
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    Advice about processsing times

    Thanks Hummingbird! We have slaughtered turkeys before (actually, before we ever did chickens), so I'm OK with that part. We've just never done 9 at once before! No issues with brining capacity.
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    Advice about processsing times

    Hello, first time poster, longtime lurker here! I've searched a bit through the forum, but didn't find quite what I was looking for. I have 3 each red ranger, broad breasted white, and broad breasted bronze birds. They are our first meatbirds, and they are all destined for a big campout in...
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