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    How to Butcher a Chicken

    Butchering skinny not meat breed roosters and been feeding them meatbird 22% protein, just guessing but I don't think they'll get any fatter , true ???
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    Cochin colors

    what did she look like a chick???
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    Gurgling and sneezing in chickens

    I have many different breeds and I pulled the heat lamp off year old chickens to give to chicks in other half of my coop cause I had one of my 2 month old chicks sneezing so I put vet RX in their water and that didn't do much so I then pulled the light off others to make younger ones warmer and...
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    Sponsored Post Tips From Nutrena: The Heat is On, But is heating the coop really necessary in winter?

    I had my year old chickens here in eastern cold Montana lol, I thought it was warm enough so I took heat lamp out for other chickens in another half of my chicken coop n now we have chickens with gurgling n cold symptoms and pointers got them on meds
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    Eggs and Antibiotics (My first post)

    how young can you add tetracycline to chicks for colds or gurgling ? how long do you give them these antibiotics and how to keep all 103 chicks from getting it??? HELP
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    Eggs and Antibiotics (My first post)

    i'm in mt and my vet says 5 days on tetracycline and it's for the gurgling sneezing in them and it says on package 21 days but will do a month to be safe! What was wrong with your chickens??
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    sicilian buttercups!!!!!

    Just got 2 of these chicks and not sure if they are hens or roo's, but very cute chicks !!!
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    Chicken with cold symptoms

    get in cattle section by electrolytes at any TSC or big r or Runnings kinda stores, u mix in there water
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    Chicken with cold symptoms

    at TSC is where I got mine in small powder packages like where the electrolites for calves are its called Duramycin -10 or some number and says about amounts for poultry on day 3 of meds it mixes with water new each day. and make sure they are dry n warm
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    At what age can I move my chickens from the garage to the coop? I live in Massachusetts

    I live in MT and it's supposed to be in the 40's n 50's this week but think I will wait till these 3 week old chicks are at least 6 weeks before putting out in our addition, I only have a light bulb on them now and a sheet over top so they don't fly out lol , just got new day old chicks...
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    Americana

    my guess is hen
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    Tractor Supply Red Pullets????

    I try not to touch them much fresh food n water daily , I have a sheet over our cow tank they are in to keep out drafts but watch those heat lamps they get hot.
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    Tractor Supply Red Pullets????

    I bought 3 of these in our local TSC n all three very docile like them and hope they are sexlinks but still love them !!!
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