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    I have lost 10 chickens in 4 years

    Hi I am not a farmer by any means. My youngest daughter had a ffa class . Her then teacher raised chickens from incubated to adult. At the end of school he gave them to who ever wanted them. My daughter asked me I said yes to two hens only. I had no idea what breed. Must admit to loving them...
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    Refrigerated eggs experiment complete!

    I raise button quail when I use my incubator I get lots of males . When I let mom hatch them I get more females. Don’t know why🤷‍♀️
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    how to get rid of a hawk killing my chickens

    Hi I live in Florida and have the same problem . I personally chased a hawk away from my hen . Researched remedies and found out that some large free range poultry farms use cds tied to poles with string or rope . I use fish line . My yard has several hung from various locations. They need to...
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    Cochin injured

    hi came home and instantly new something was wrong with my hen. She wasn’t moving very good and was making a help kind of noise . I picked her up and felt a bunch of dried feathers under her chest. She was very weak. I couldn’t find anything so I took her in the house and bathed her. Washing the...
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    Traveling Pet Chicken

    Hi, I have two cochins that are very tame. My daughter was in ffa in high school and they raised them from egg to chick and then gave them to the kids in the class. My cochins are a small breed. although they are not the smallest I have seen . They are also tempermental and dont always lay...
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