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    How much to feed market broilers?

    I feed my Cornish Rocks with full feeders of 20% protein until 3 weeks old; then feed 18% protein free access for 12 hours/day (removing the feeder for 12 hours). I’m not super controlling about it — sometimes I get home late & it’s more like 8 hours without. Before I started doing this (full...
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    Losing the garden war with your chickens?

    Does anybody grow pumpkins? We want to try growing a couple of giant ones - will my birds eat the plants?
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    What breed is this barred baby?

    Thanks. The legs are blue, not yellow (oops). If this is an EE it's probably the extra chick as I counted 15 EEs not including this one. Last order I only got 2 breeds, this time I counted 6 breeds in the 11 ADOPT-ME babies! Driving myself batty trying to figure them out LOL.
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    What breed is this barred baby?

    Nowhere can I find a pic of a bright yellow chick with black "chipmunk" striping, which is turning to black & white barring. Legs are orange, no feathering, 3 toes. No comb growth yet. It's a two-week-old "adopt me" from Meyer Hatchery. TIA!
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    What breed of barred is this baby??

    Nowhere can I find a pic of a yellow chick with black "chipmunk" striping, which is now turning to black & white barring on the wings. Meyer Hatchery chick, 2 weeks old. TIA
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    Just bumping this great idea...
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    Brooding Outside in the Heat

    Thanks. I know the symptoms of overheating but I was trying to avoid running out to check on them ten times a day. Although I probably will anyway LOL!
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    Brooding Outside in the Heat

    I need to move my 2 week old chicks to a small, secure, shaded, well-ventilated outside coop with perches. Our highs are in the mid to upper 90sF ( heat index can get as high as 110F with humidity) and lows around 80F. Do I need to put the heating pad cave in there, even if it's off? What...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I tried this in a plastic tub. It holds heat so well that I have the heating pad set on "1" !! I have way too many peeps in there (16) so I'm going to move them to a small coop in the run. It's for 4 birds and when they outgrow it they will be moved to a more open but fenced off area. Today's...
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    Removing Duck Oil Gland?

    I searched for this but was given 8378 pages!! Could someone tell me or, preferably show me where the gland is on a Pekin drake? And the best way to remove it? Thanks.
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    Broody BO on peewee eggs?!

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    Broody BO on peewee eggs?!

    I have a 20 week old BO who has been laying peewees (her first eggs) for about 2 weeks now - at least, I think it's her because yesterday she went broody! Today I checked and there are at least 5 eggs under her, all peewees, including a green one from my Ameracauna pullet who only started laying...
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    can someone list the symptoms of Coccidiosis?

    Dead link...
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    can someone list the symptoms of Coccidiosis?

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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    RE: horizontal nipples. ebinion, Ali707, visit rcdavis20, or https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/773584/side-mounted-spring-loaded-chicken-small-animal-water-drinker-10-pack for the horizontal nipples. I noticed that the day-old CXshad a bit of trouble pecking them hard enough to get water, so...
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