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    What is your flock's favorite food?

    Bow tie pasta. They look so cute carrying them around. I try to sneak in garlic with the pasta. Has anyone tried pomegranate seeds. I have a bunch of pomegranates. They also like pears. I am going to try Alpahbet soup pasta. Just to see them carry the letters around.
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    What to do with a Bad Mother

    I just checked them and the chickens are doing fine. I just felt the mother's crop and it was really swishy...like a water ballon. I know she has eaten for the first time in week. Everyone is so nice here and i appreciate everyone's help.
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    What to do with a Bad Mother

    I understand silkies are good layers and bad mothers. I just don't like raising chick silkies. They never get feathers on them so i end up babying them for weeks and weeks. These are accidents just to let everyone know. I am just hoping that mother hen has had a long learning curve. I have...
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    Raising Turkens & Sultans

    Sultans are wonderful Sometimes there feet feather get broken, so don't be alarmed. Very hardy birds. Wonderful animals with great personalities. Treat them like any other chicken.
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    Dog attacked and killed more chickens.

    Not to worry. here is a solution. My brother has a dog and kept going after and killing chickens. I thought it was hopeless too. . Now she is scared to death of them. Here is what you do. You get your meanest toughest rooster or borrow one. You hold the rooster up high and let the rooster...
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    Mixing Marek's Vaccinated Chicks with Non Vaccinated Chickens

    I called the vaccine company. They stated to vaccinate the non vaccinated ones but it would do no harm but be worthless. I belive now it was a mistake because one died within two days, and two died within two months. We are having a necropsy done on the recent deaths. The idea here is the...
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    What to do with a Bad Mother

    Here is my dilemma. Usually is just let the hens raise the chicks. Then I got silkies. They are great sitters. However, the mother killed all three of her chicks in her first batch. In the 2nd batch, I removed the chicks. Now we have a third batch today. The chicks for the first time are...
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