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    paranoid antisocial gooseling...............

    They sound like my teenage children, ouch!! Maybe I'm just over fretting them too much. thanks for the replies..............
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    paranoid antisocial gooseling...............

    Our paranoid gooseling is getting the royal treatment with a sea of green grass and 22% protean crumbles as well as attempts to bond with her that so far are falling on deaf ears. My main worry now is that her younger sibling is starting to show her traits and is acting paranoid as well. I'm...
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    paranoid antisocial gooseling...............

    We have raised our first 2 pairs of mixed breed gooselings. The first two are fat, friendly and well bonded on each other and us at 2 months old now. Then we got another pair from the same source, same blood lines and at 3 weeks old the larger/week older one started off paranoid and antisocial...
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    Too many treats?

    Maybe I should re word my post to ................. What is the lifespan of a free range chicken vs the lifespan of a factory fed chicken? [not counting culling for 'stewers']
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    Too many treats?

    Just wondering if we gave into our chicken's urges/pleasures and fed them a moderate amount of fresh greens that we accept their production would drop, but would their lifespans [and health] be increased?? I cut my chickens rations all day yesterday and it was so sad to see the frowns on their...
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    Too many treats?

    So, when you say '1 cup for 19 birds'..................are you speaking of 1 cup of scratch?? or 1 cup of kitchen scraps?? My birds will go on strike and I worry that their yolks will look like store bought eggs
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    newbie's 20 chickens killed by neighbors dog/moving new replacements/appreciate tips

    thanks for your input............ Unfortunately I don't have much of a paper trail re: $ spent on feed for 6 months as I just bought it on sale [Walmart's cheap junk] and not expecting the slaughter, I am a sloppy record keeper. Can I claim possible projected return on my investment [ organic...
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    newbie's 20 chickens killed by neighbors dog/moving new replacements/appreciate tips

    So far, the neighbor's are ignoring my offer to settle out of court for $750 [considering my investment which I don't have all receipts for and slight damage to my coop, as well as $450 for replacement chickens of approximate age and breeds] all in all a conservative estimate. Meanwhile the...
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    newbie's 20 chickens killed by neighbors dog/moving new replacements/appreciate tips

    Thanks for the replies and good to know that most are in agreement on night trip. And thanks for your wishes. Really sad when you raise them from day old and name them. The owner of the killer dogs gave me an 'ever so insincere' apology and a lowball offer, but I'm holding the 'trump' card...
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    newbie's 20 chickens killed by neighbors dog/moving new replacements/appreciate tips

    Hi Guys, Newbie here, altho I've been lurking for years. As my title says, my 20 [just starting to lay] chickens were slaughtered by a couple of my neighbor's dogs [separate story] and I found some replacements on CL that are about the same age but need some TLC and more space. I asked the...
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    mixing chickens and ducks same coop/ any tips please

    I started building a coop and run 16x25' for my 20 unsexed chickens and just as they moved in, a friend gave me 7 ducks [I couldn't say no] and wondering what considerations I should have. coop is raised 2 ft off the ground and was going to house chickens above and ducks down on straw covered...
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    My hens won't eat anything other than regular feed

    what about leftover cooked rice?................the wife always cooks too much!
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    New to this forum, but lots of backyard chicken experience

    Aloha from an old newbie from Hawaii!! @ 73 yrs old, I've had lots of chickens over the years and now, I'm getting back into it again because it's getting harder and harder to get decent eggs at the store and this covid monster has inspired me to get more self sufficient. I received my 30 'day...
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    Borate treated wood for coop construction??

    Home Depot has borate treated framing wood and I always use it for it's insect resistance and safety for human handling, but before I start my coop build, I thought that I should ask you experts if for some reason that poultry critters could be harmed any any way by the use of it. Not to be...
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