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    chickens lost feathers

    K thx
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    chickens lost feathers

    I have 5 RIR Hens 1RIR rooster n 3 ISA hens. Since the beginning of summer all of my hens have bare backs. I thought they were molting but wouldn't they have thier features by now? Plus I discovered one has an open wound by her wing. Is my rooster doing this? I got them all 11/2 yrs. ago at the...
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    Rooster/ Guinea

    K Thx u for info
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    Rooster/ Guinea

    My RIR Rooster is mounting my Guineas. Should I b concerned with this?:ep
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    bird not walking

    I looked at her legs n claws today. Her rt. leg seems to b OK. But she is not gripping my fingers with her claw. I splinted her middle claw with Q- tips. ( it seemed that was the one that made her pull away when I messed with them) She is still eating n drinking n she laid an egg today so that's...
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    bird not walking

    I looked at her legs n claws today. Her rt. leg seems to b OK. But she is not gripping my fingers with her claw. I splinted her middle claw with Q- tips. ( it seemed that was the one that made her pull away when I messed with them) She is still eating n drinking n she laid an egg today so that's...
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    i bought a plastic manure shovel n drilled a bunch of holes in it. now i have a nice big scoop to sift the sand.
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    bird not walking

    my guinea has been hobbling around since friday afternoon. she is eating n drinking n i seperated her from the others. is there somthing that i should b doing for her. it seems like she cant walk.
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    LOVE this idea!! Thx!! I'm gonna make one n put it on a 2×2 5' board like a rake. I put my girls in their coop today. It was funny they were lifting their legs high n looking at the sand n cocking their heads. If they could talk I think the would've said WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!!!!
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    the sand that i bought is wet. can i put my girls n the coop with wet sand or should i wait till its dry
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    Is sweet PDZ considered a safe and organic chicken farming option?

    have u called ne carpet n vinyl layers/stores? we bought a ruminate from one for $40. Also i was told not to use cedar chips for the chickens cuz it is toxic to them. ne one else every hear this?
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    Just got our chicks - need to plan yard fencing and a run

    we r in the process of building our chx run now. it will b 12×12. there will b braces in the center to support the top with hardware cloth we plan on making 3'×6' frames n then putting the hardware cloth on them with 18 " down on the ground. we will lay the cloth on the ground n cover it with...
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    feeding guineas treats

    i have 8 wk old guineas and every time i give them ne thing other than their feed they get diarrhea. I do mix grit in with the feed. i did have one guinea die 2 wks ago. is there somthing im not giving them that they need?
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    Raising Guinea Fowl 101

    i have 5 guineas 8wks i dont think they r that loud idk mayb they get louder as they get older
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