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    Feeding mixed age flock.....

    I know this is covered somewhere and I'm probably just not searching right, but I need some suggestions on feeding a mixed age flock. I can't keep them all separated so I have to find something that works for all ages. I've been feeding Purina Layena crumbles to the adults, Purina Medicated...
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    Flock massacre, what now......

    I have very large runs attached to my coops, roughly 1200 sq.ft. run for each 128 sq.ft. coop. My birds are on lock-down now. I integrated them today with no visible issues, they've been together so much already, and they're all pretty ragged, the ones that didn't get physically assaulted...
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    Flock massacre, what now......

    I'm in Creek, Texas.......about 23 miles East of Madisonville, Texas.
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    Flock massacre, what now......

    Don't know who owns them, it's pretty remote here. I'm on 6 acres myself......I've never had anything good come out of a stray dog. I don't like to kill animals willy-nilly either, that's why I ran them off........but I have free-range birds and have to consider any animal a threat to them at...
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    Flock massacre, what now......

    Thanks MG, I'm kicking myself in the ass over the dogs....I ran them off Saturday against my better judgment, shoulda killed them then. My policy forward is ANY dog on my place that ain't mine gets killed.
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    Flock massacre, what now......

    I lost 17 hens and pullets today to dogs, my girls free-range. I'm pretty deflated right now but not defeated, I had 16 laying hens (HyLine Browns and Production Reds), 6 of those are gone and I'll probably lose a couple more. I had 34 pullets that just turned 3 months old last Wednesday and...
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    Fowl Pox transmission

    I know this has probably been covered and I just don't know how to search for the specific answer I want......so a new thread. Can mosquitoes spread fowl pox to my chicks if they feed on one of my hens that had it last year? My older girls finished up pox last October, I've not vaccinated the...
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    Ideal Poultry failed to vaccinate for Marek's....now what?

    Ideal replied to my email this morning and have taken care of the issue...........good folks to work with. Anyone can make a mistake, how it's fixed speaks volumes and Ideal came through with flying colors. I'll buy from them again when I'm ready for my next batch of chicks. I'm going to...
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    Ideal Poultry failed to vaccinate for Marek's....now what?

    I ordered 35 chicks from Ideal and drove over (2 hours one way) to get my chicks, one of them had died overnight and they refunded my money, dealing with that I forgot to look at my receipt........I had already paid with credit card and wasn't too worried about it. I glanced at it on the way...
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    ⠀ Cannibalism/bullying link to nutritional deficiency...

    Sorry if this has been covered somewhere else and I missed it, I intend to research it more after I get back from church. I have one girl that is bullying, but she's also eating feathers. She's in time out now, and has been for 2 days... wanted to try getting her away from the flock and...
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    Something stringy coming out of vent

    Howdy all, stone cold newb here, I was hoping some of you experienced hands could help with this..........I opened the coop this morning and the gals were still on the roosts, I was looking at my rooster's tail since I've had a bully hen (now in time out) pecking his tail and pulling feathers...
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    Sick Chicken from Trade Days at Canton, TX

    I know this is old, but I bought chickens from a guy in Kaufman a few weeks back.....terrible mistake!! I say that because Kaufman and Canton are close and I'd not be a bit surprised if he doesn't sell at Canton.
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