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    2014 Hatch Waterfowl

    I'll check. I have a game permit so I'll check with the state to double check. Where are you located at in minn I live in South Dakota.
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    2014 Hatch Waterfowl

    So do I need a game permit for them?
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    2014 Hatch Waterfowl

    Do you raise any cinnamon teal? Or Canada geese?
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    wild goose thread...

    I am looking for some Canada geese or the great Canada goose. if anyone is hatching some send me a pm with location and price. Thanks
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    Someone please sex my geese!

    You sex them similar as you would sex a rabbit. If you know how to do that? Find the vent and with a finger on each side press down. If nothing happens it's a girl if something sticks out of the vent it's a boy! Otherwise if you don't want to do that watch them closely and you can kinda tell...
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    Blue laced red Wyandotte's are sick!

    To keep you updated: they are doing much better, there diarrhea has stopped and they all have there appetite back and looking well! I put baking soda and electrolytes in warm water for them. Took most of the corn out of the ration and feed them layer and grower crumbles . And our temps have been...
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    Thanks!
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    Blue laced red Wyandotte's are sick!

    Our hatch this year was amazing, the most percent hatch we've ever had and very strong healthy chicks until they hit about 2 months old they really started to slow down. They just didn't look healthy and now they have this happening. So thanks for the info!
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    Blue laced red Wyandotte's are sick!

    Thanks a lot! I'm 40 yrs old and raised chickens my whole life and I have never had our chickens look like this! So I'm a bit embarrassed about them but I halfto get them healthy hate seeing them this way. So thanks for all your help! Do I use medicated laying crumbles?
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    Blue laced red Wyandotte's are sick!

    My daughter takes care of them and she does a great job. But she said that they were coughing and so she started treating them for respiratory. She had her wisdom teeth cut out today so I did her chores and yes she has a problem. For some reason she has them on a cracked corn feed with laying...
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    Thanks!
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    From avon South Dakota! And yes it's cold! We have a flock of about a hundred hens or so with a mix of ducks and geese. A few Guinneas. And anytime I need info about our flock I always search backyard chickens!
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    Blue laced red Wyandotte's are sick!

    Our flock is sick! Some are getting so run down with our cold temps they are dying! They are wormed regularly and we have been putting Terramycin in there water. It appears they have diarrhea and it's been going on for about a week and it's only getting worse!
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