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    Help my silkie is dying

    I am sorry but he died :'( I left him in a box with a towel for about a minute and came back and he had fallen to the ground (have no idea how on earth he got out of the box) and was twitching all over. :'( my little silkie D',:
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    Help my silkie is dying

    I have a male silkie and when I went out to feed today he was out of the coop and on the ground but he would not move. I usualy can't get anywhere close to him but i walked right in an picked him up. I thought he was died but his head is moving and he is still breathing. He is only about 4...
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    hatching eggs and having trouble

    change the ratio to what? i had a 2 other boys but they got beat up. first it they only got beat up by the boy but then it was by all the birds so they had to go.
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    Oregon

    Hey is there any one out there with some rheas in oregon? or even maye an Emu? some one i could ask questions too, and possable find out were to get some of thease lovely birds
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    hatching eggs and having trouble

    ~ Backgownd: I have 3 female bobwhites and one boy, over the last 3 (maybe 4) weeks they have layed about 20 eggs. I have had the eggs in a home made incubator for about 2 1/2 weeks (depending on when they were layed it may be less or more). I trun them every day 3 times a day, they are at...
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    how to keep a chicken calm

    i sort of did but my advisor does not know much about poulty i am the first poultry student in a long time.
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    how to keep a chicken calm

    well i am in showmanship but i am not sure if they judge them in the pen or not
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    how to keep a chicken calm

    i show in FFA and i realy dont know what i do when i get there. this is my first year showing chickens. does any one know if it is any different than 4H
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    how to keep a chicken calm

    so i am showing my chickens at fair and i am trying to find a food or drink (that wont harm them) that will keep them calm. some thing that will relax them. they love new places and wold rather explore than stand on a table... i dont intend on using it at fair i just need it to help them train...
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    Rheas

    Hello all, i have been looking in to getting rheas but i cant find any thing about the laws in Oregon, if you know any info i would love to have it.
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    How do i show chickens at fair.

    Fair is coming up in August and i am in the FFA and i have never showen a chicken before. My chickens are verry friendly and handle well. But i don't know what exactly i do? Can any one help me.
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    Help Me! My Chickens Are Loosing There Feathers!?

    ya they are out side now and there cage has fresh grass, but they seem like they dont eat any of it. I have only a little bit of "starter" food left so they will be moving to game bird food soon any way. I was also wondering about when they start to lay?... do they lay continuously, or just for...
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    Help Me! My Chickens Are Loosing There Feathers!?

    lol i know they arent chickens that is so strange i didnt even notice that i said that till i went back to check it. and idk the female/male ratio. from what it looks like i have maybe one boy out of 6... but 2 of them look like boy girl mix's haha.
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    Help Me! My Chickens Are Loosing There Feathers!?

    I have 6 Bobwhite Quail, and the feathers on their head are falling off! they are loosing their mohawks. i am realy worried. most of them are just loosing the ones on their heads but 1 has some missing on its body, they were hached in april so they are still prity young... i don'n think it is...
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    Have a question about quail chicks and molting.

    thanks for the help, i was sort of confuesed.... i have raised chickens in the past and they took a few weeks to grow up... would you happen to know about what age they start to lay?
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