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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Chickens , duck, and turkeys oh my ! Still into it and expanding every year. Predation is an ongoing issue but that's just put of raising free range birds out in ag country.
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    Can raccoons catch chickens in the open ?

    Had a couple chickens get picked off , thinking it was a fox but with no repeat attacks and only raccoons getting caught, I'm thinking it may have been a coon. Both attacks happened about 10 am in the morning only the wood line while birds were free rangeing in the open. Not a hawk because both...
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    "Hatch to Hen" feed for layer chickens ?

    My pullets are almost 9 weeks old and ready to move out with the rest of the free range adult birds. Since they can't have the layer pellets for at least 6 more weeks can I feed all the birds a "Hatch to Hen" starter crumble ? The reason I ask is the All Flock type feeds I usually use is running...
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    Hen being lethargic ?

    My Silver Wyandotte is being very lethargic, just sitting around the yard all day. She hasn't been running with the flock on our 2 acre property in the last 3 or 4 days. Head is up, alert and sitting like on a nest. Acting very calm and mellow. Comb is red, eating and drinking, no signs of...
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    Crooked neck turkey ?

    Nutrena All Flock feed with 20% protein.
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    My ducks ate a pool noodle , now what ?

    They are all fine. Thanks for all the input.
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    Crooked neck turkey ?

    One of my 19 week BBB turkey can't/ won't extend his neck. It rests it's head on his back with his neck down like a "J" shape. No sign of damage or feather loss and his been in the 20x20 pen with 3 other turkeys the whole time. I appears he is eating and drinking okay, but what's wrong and what...
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    My ducks ate a pool noodle , now what ?

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    My ducks ate a pool noodle , now what ?

    My free range ducks found a green pool noodle left out by grand kid, and it looks like swiss cheese now. They act fine, anything I need to do or be worried about ? -Thanks
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    Chickens, ducks, and turkeys in planted fields ?

    Farmer got the soybeans in a few weeks ago and the sprouts are about 2" to 3" high. Mainly in the evening the birds like to go out in the field to scratch and peck like birds do. I don't want to cause any crop damage, but it's hard to tell if they are just looking for bugs are scratching up last...
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    Khaki Campbell , male or female ?

    I have 3 straight run KC ducks that are almost 3 months old . Two have blackish colored bills, and one has a yellow/olive colored bill. Does the bill color at this age indicate male or female ? -Thanks
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    Adding new chicks to coop with nest boxes ?

    Because the chickens I have now use to when they first were put in the coop and I had to block them off until they started laying and broke them of the habit..
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    Adding new chicks to coop with nest boxes ?

    In a few more weeks my chicks will be ready to join the adult chickens in the coop. I can't block off the nest boxes because the other hens use them, so how do I keep the new ones from sleeping/pooping in the boxes ? -thanks
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    When can ducklings be moved outside ?

    Thinking like 11am to 7pm in a wire covered 12'x24' run; gets dark about 8-8:30.
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    When can ducklings be moved outside ?

    I have 3 Indian runner, 3 kaki cambells , and 3 Cayugas that are around 4 weeks old ( I think the Cayugas are closer to2 1/2 to 3 weeks). They are rapidly out growing their 4'x4' indoor brooder. I'd like to move them to the barn in a 8'x8' pen with a heat lamp. Highs are hovering in the low to...
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