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    Jumbo Coturnix vs. Texas A&M & Coturnix

    I've had standard coutournix and like the ability to visually sex em. I hate vent sexing: is that lil bit of foam from a roo or a freshly bred hen? Do Texas A&Ms require vent sexing? Also, If I understand it correctly Jumbo Browns are just standard that that have been selected/breed for...
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    Worming with Valbazen

    Ok, I keep learning. Lice vs mites. I read about mites but lice?
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    Worming with Valbazen

    Ok, my understanding is I can use ivermectin topically to treat worms and mites. Could someone comment/discuss this please.
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    I'm looking into a misting system both for chickens and quail. Can you talk a bit about your system? # of misting nipples/area. Frequency of on time and # of times/a you run it.
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

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    Egg bound

    Just had a pioneer hen die from what I'm sure was egg bound condition. Other pressing issues precluded taking time to address her issue. Now in researching treating this condition I see the potential solution, calcium, is a potential easy fix. My question to the experienced is how do you...
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    barnacles?

    Thanks. Never seen that. Have about 80 and only been at it for 6 years so still kinda green
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    barnacles?

    Hope this uploads
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    barnacles?

    I have 5 australorp hens and a roo in a tractor for fertile collection. Recently 1 is laying eggs with light brown specks on the outside of the egg. These "barnacles" easily scrape off with fingernail but I've never seen this. Anybody else?
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    Molting rooster still fertile?

    This project involves black australorps. This enterprising young man has a buyer for up to 150 straight run chicks. We plan to build 2 small (4X12) tractors with a roo and 4 or 5 hens in each tractor and incubate every 7 days. If good fertility should be able to fill the order in 3 loads...
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    Molting rooster still fertile?

    Wasn't sure how to title this one. My question is: is a molting still rooster able and interested in covering the hens...i.e. Is there any fertility loss and does molting make a chicken or just kinda feel crappy. I know I'm not interested when I feel crappy. And while I'm asking of this...
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    hot pepper for rat controll

    Well, increased egg production? Really? Sounds like a two-fer! Im gonna give it a whirl. Ill report back if it seems to reduce my rat feed losses. Will also set up some game cameras to see if I can document rat response to the new HOT feed. As far as egg production anything would be helpful...
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    hot pepper for rat controll

    I had a thought and wondered if anyone here had experienced with using cayene powder in chicken feed to repels rats. It is a common technique in backyard bird feeders to keep squirrels at bay. The birds seem unaffected and I suspect its a mammal issue thus rats would be repeled but the birds...
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    hay vs straw in the coop/run

    Seems I read somewhere that hay was a bad thing as the chickens can gorge on it and get impacted. Can find that now so im asking here. Reason is that 3 or 4 times a year I till the run and bust a bale of straw over the freshly tilled earth. Chickens have a grand time for 4 or 5 days and it...
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    How to grow your own mealworms instructions

    Hey lovemealworms - Thanks for the response. Ive employed the DE and its working wonders. Thanks Steve
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