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    Anyone house rabbits and chickens in same building?

    We are remodeling a shed into a chicken coop, but my husband would like to put our rabbits/cages in there as well. They would have separate spaces but would be side-by-side. I didn’t know if that posed any health risks to either species? If you have this setup I would like e to see pictures!
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    Chew proof options for coop

    We are remodeling a shed into a coop. Rats chewed through the wood of our old coop once, so was looking at options to place on the floor and partially up sidewalls to prevent that from happening again. Any ideas? Since rats can chew through so many things I wasn’t sure what would be good. I was...
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    Sexing Deathlayer Chicks

    I have a couple 8 week old Deathlayers. I have been thinking they are pullets but would like someone else’s opinion. 1st 3 pics are chick 1, last 3 pics are chick 2.
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    Help with breed identification please

    I received my first order of chicks from McMurrays today and was wondering what some of the breeds are? I have been studying pics for hours and I think maybe I have a couple barred rocks, black star, buff Orpingtons, but I am not sure what else. Especially the "free rare exotic chick", I can't...
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    Blood in poop?

    Thanks for your reply. I am just not sure if it actually is blood, or an intestinal lining shed that I have also read about. Didn't know if it would hurt to treat them for cocci if perhaps they don't have it?
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    Blood in poop?

    This is my first time raising baby chicks. We got 6 of them a little over 2 weeks ago from Theisens, which in turn get them from Hoover's Hatchery. They have all been growing and doing good. Then suddenly yesterday 1 was dead. I had checked on them all less than an hour before and they were all...
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    IA here

    Hi! I am from over by Gilman/Marshalltown area. We just got our hens in August. Really loving having chickens and fresh eggs!
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