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    Why are my chickens sneezing a lot?

    I have 58 chickens and I live in Minnesota and we've had some really cold past few days, from 0 to ten below. The chickens have a heated coop with us kept around 55-65 degrees. They have an outdoor run which is blocked off with tarps from the wind. I'm not sure why my girls are sneezing. I took...
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    4H / FFA rules for meat bird classes

    So will someone explain to me how 4h and FFA poultry classes work. I want to have meat birds and show them at the fair but do meat birds have to be males or can they be females?
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    Watering my hens?

    I have a 8 by 10 coop. I will have about 17 chickens in there. I live in Minnesota so I would bring the waterer in during the winter
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    Table scraps for chickens and ducks

    What kind of table scraps can chickens and ducks have? Vs. what kind of table scraps can chickens and ducks absolutely not have?
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    Watering my hens?

    Should I use a large waterer and keep in in the coop. Or should I use two smaller waterers and have one outside in the run and one in the coop. They are let out in the run during the day and kept in the coop at night.
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    Ducks + chickens

    I plan on purchases Rhode Island chickens and Khaki Campbell ducks. Will they be fine if they're in the same chicken coop? Also when they're little chicks and ducklings can they be together?
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