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    Epoxy balls on toenails or any other ideas?

    My Buff Orphington rooster who I needed to find a home for and haven't, is tearing the feathers off the backs of my hens. I have just trimmed his nails but it's not going to help unless I get them down to just buds which I can't because of the bleeding. I was thinking attaching epoxy balls to...
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    Dog attack

    I think that if she is eating and drinking that is a good sign. Most animals won't eat or drink if they have been seriously injured. I had a chicken this spring attacked by a dog we were babysitting and I just put her in a quite place by herself, sprayed her with antibotics and gave her food and...
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    One Free Healthy, Pretty, Buff Orphington Rooster Cooperstown NY

    He came a year ago with 6 chicks, two were roosters. They were supposed to be pullets. I just gave his brother way today and need a home for him. He is medium build, beautiful red comb and gentile. (the one in the back of the photo) He comes for food but other than that does his own thing. His...
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    Looking for Help/Advice

    If it were me, I would wait till she went to sleep and catch here. Chickens always roost at night and always in the same spot (generally) so she probably already has her favorite sleeping place. You would just have to find her, keep an eye on her (keep hidden so she doesn't know you are watching...
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    heat in brooder question

    Chicks will regulate themselves, if they are as far away from the heater than they can get, they are too hot. If they are directly under a lamp or right next to your heater, they are too cold. If they are just milling all around, they are just right because they are getting hot, then warm, then...
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    Upstate NY 2 Free Buff Orphington Twin Roosters

    Great guys, friendly but I have too many males and they are just tearing up the females. Healthy, and happy. I hate to bring them to a butcher but I have a bunch of ladies that are getting too old for this and they are just beating them up. Call 607-293-8047 Thanks!
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    Just checked on her, she won't make it though the night.

    She doesn't have mites, it must be worms. Any suggestions for wormers and where do you get them? While I'm on the subject of sick chickens, I have a Silver Sebrite who seems to always have some sort of cough. Any ideas what that is? It doesn't seem to affect him much and this has been going on...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    You can get Sevin dust at any LOWES or Home Depot in the garden section, good luck with her!
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    Sick RIR

    My one year old RIR hen is sick. She has lost weight, has diarreah, her comb is a purplish red and she is very weak. I have not been able to see her eat but usually has layer crumbles and cracked corn. Up untill a week ago, they were all running free but since the two 9 month old puppies came...
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    Comment by 'gracierooster' in item 'Rhode Island Red'

    MY RIR are wonderful. Very friendly, they even wander in the house!
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    My dog want eat my ducks

    Patience and kindness and positive reinfircement. Over and Over again. I think anay dog who loves their owner wants to please them over anything else. I would sit down with the dog and a duck, everytime the dog lunges for the duck I would firmly say no and talk to him. Then when he is sitting...
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    Any suggestions on coop security? Just lost a pullet at 4 this am.

    We think it was a fox. I forgot to lock the chicken coop up, fell asleep in the recliner chair, woke to chickens cackling. So other than get a few dogs (in the process I hope) any suggestions on automatic door closers, sesnory lights and music on automatic timers? Any other suggestions would be...
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    help in picking out a new dog

    HEChicken, Sounds like the way to go, thanks. I looked today at some websites but I feel like such a traitor, she has only been gone a week.
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    help in picking out a new dog

    Thanks for all your support. We will probably go with a rescue as all our animals are rescues but perhaps one with a lab mix.
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    help in picking out a new dog

    A great dane is probably out of our budget!! I hear they eat a lot? :)
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