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    RELOCATING CHICKENS TO NEW BUILDING ON PROPERTY

    THANK you for taking time to answer; I think a week sounds reasonable; maybe if they at least stop flying over the fence (2 hens and 1 rooster) then I will know they have accepted their new home!
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    RELOCATING CHICKENS TO NEW BUILDING ON PROPERTY

    wE have 2 coops open during spring, summer and fall. ...we just moved our recent chicks that are 6 months old from " summer" house to other building (so we only have ONE building to snow shovel during the winter months) where 11 existing birds are. Been there 2 days with no free-ranging; which...
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    Turkey, female, upper respitory sneezing, making noises

    My 2 yr female turkey is . . . sounds like, congested, sneezing, making noises . . little while phlem around her mouth . how can I help her? I do holistic work with people. .what if I gave her a tincture for cold/flu?? and antibiotic, Sage?
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    Galvenized water feeder suddenly starting to "look" like rusting - what is problem?

    I can use plastic in warmer weather but in winter we put it on a heat base thus needing metal. Good points :)
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    Galvenized water feeder suddenly starting to "look" like rusting - what is problem?

    I have a galvenized watering container for our birds, I do add OACV to it each time we refresh water. Is the vinegar interacting with the container and putting forth the Rust color? I have scrubbed it and the rust color comes right off but then comes back . . never did this when we first...
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    1 1/2 yo turkey hen "beaten up" by tom Help

    This morning our hen was laying on the ground outside and the tom was pecking on her, as I came out he moved away, she couldn't stand up so I got a blanket and brought her in the shed where water/food are set up. I inspected her body and the back of her neck was raw in places; she had some...
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    Cedric the Rooster can't walk HELP, what else can I do? what happened? 6 months old

    thank you :)
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    Cedric the Rooster can't walk HELP, what else can I do? what happened? 6 months old

    thank you for your reply, since i posted this almost 5 days ago, you are the only ones who have responded. He died yesterday, but thank you anyway for your concern. He ended up have maggots in his butt and his belly was being eaten away! So we had him ut down
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    Cedric the Rooster can't walk HELP, what else can I do? what happened? 6 months old

    Over a week ago my rooster started sitting down more, for a couple days. Then one night he couldn't jump into the chicken coop and went under the house. the next morning I looked under house and brought him out and when I set him down he couldn't stand. I put him in a nesting box for two days...
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    Sick Rooster

    *run WITH the girls
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    Sick Rooster

    This exact same thing is happening to my bantam rooster, 6 months old. Used to run with the "girls", then sat a couple days, 3rd day couldn't get into coop on his own, so brought him in and put him in nesting box on bottom that none of girls use. After 2 days decided to bring him in house...
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    What's YOUR chickens' favorite treat?

    I have done my research and I also take DE but it MUST be food grade and mixed in food or water; not good to breath it in.
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    Hen found almost uncounscious with bloody head

    One month ago we found our female turkey knocked out and with bloody head; thinking it was the rooster we separated the chickens from the two turkeys -- tom and female. Just tonight my husband found our female turkey, Trudy, on her back and a little blood on her head, she came to as he rubbed...
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    TURKEY RATIO

    Thank you!
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    TURKEY RATIO

    Hi! Appreciate knowing if one Tom and one turkey hen is okay or will that be too much for our female turkey. We originally were going to have them for the holidays but fell in love with them. We want to raise their offspring for food instead. Thanks!
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