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    RATS!

    I resorted to coyote urine from bass pro shop. I sparingly sprinkled it around the coop. They left.
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    Feral cats

    My neighbor has cats, and since he will not spay or neuter what he has we have a constant growth of cats. And they feral. Plus he insists on feeding any outside cats in the neighborhood. Normally it is not a problem as my dogs run our yard and they are not stupid enough to come into the yard...
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    Poss sick hen

    Not sure but I think that I have a hen with coccidiosis. I was told that corrid is medicine to treat them with. They all seem to be okay, but I've got a boy going through puberty that won't leave one girl alone. I have lost one recently and I thought it was him picking on her but now I don't...
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    Big boy

    My boy is 1 year old. He's a Brahma and is not small. He's picking on my girls, and today when I was working in the coop he charged me. Usually he just hits with his chest, but today he kinda spurred me. I think he's feeling his big boy pants. How do I correct him? I want to keep him as he...
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    What is going on?

    I have 2 girls that I don't know what's going on with them. Is my rooster bothering them? They are the only ones who seem to be bothered.
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    Feather care

    I am in Southern Iowa just 145 miles north of Kansas City MO. We are just getting into spring.
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    Feather care

    My rooster is a Brahama, and I think that these two are not very assertive. They are very sweet and docile.
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    Feather care

    I have 2 girls that are either molting or my rooster is being aggressive. It's just those 2. So what can I do to help them get better? Are there supplements?
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    Fermenting feed

    I was wondering how to make fermented feed. I only want to make a small amount nothing bigger than about 3 gallons, and how to make in in Southern Iowa in the winter.
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    How do you feed your chickens red pepper flakes?

    My girlfriends son made my girls a little picnic table. I put their treats in that. It's not on the ground, and they can get around it.
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    Feed waste

    It seems that my girls are being wasteful with their feed. How do I cut it down. Right now I use hanging feeders. Are there any feeders that are better? Plus how hard is it to get them switched over to the new feeder?
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    Feathers

    My 2 grey girls used to be a dark grey but now they are getting lighter in color and light in feathers. Any ideas?
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    Missing feathers

    I have a couple of girls that are a year old and they are losing their feathers from the chest down. I have dusted them. My Cinnamon Queen is okay. They don't seem to be sitting on the nest for an extreme amount of time. They go out and run around outside, in fact they get upset if its too cold...
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    Ground hog

    I was just mowing my backyard and saw the biggest grounding in my coop. He chewed a hole in the building to get in there. How do I get rid of him?
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    Avian influenza found in South Carolina

    It was in our local paper that it's in SE Iowa now. 5 commercial flocks have been hit. I only have 6 birds, what can I do to protect them? And what are the symptoms? The only birds mine are exposed to are finches and robins.
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