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    Where can I buy Pullorum Antigen in 100 dose bottles?

    Nope - we used a friend's leftover antigen for that year, and after that I didn't show anymore.
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    Can a molt really start to get bad this time of year?

    In addition, molts are supposed to be orderly and timely, starting at the head and working backwards. If new feathers aren't readily or consistently replacing the old, It probably isn't a molt. However, your BR appears to have shiny, well colored, and full neck feathers, and the rest of her...
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    Can a molt really start to get bad this time of year?

    My first guess would be the rooster, simply because of the location of the feather loss. My second guess would be lice or mites. Even if you think they don't have lice or mites, I would dust of spray anyway to be sure. It can't hurt. I doubt they would be molting this time of year, unless the...
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    What diseases should I worry about in my small flock?

    I think they most important factors for health and feed and housing. Feeding a more expensive, higher protein feed is worth it. The housing should be disinfected yearly (usually in the spring), and ample room should be given to the birds. Keep your coop well ventilated in the winter, even if it...
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    Feeding chickens

    I think it is pretty hard to over feed chickens... I suppose if they start feeling fat you can hold off. I have heard that Buff Orpingtons can get fat, but I doubt it. But if you are letting them get outside for some exercise, give them as many table scraps as you want. If you sprinkle to table...
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    New to meat ducks - what do I need to know?

    Thanks for all the responses! I am planning on providing a kiddy pool for swimming, but I was going to use chicken waterers as their main drinking water source. 1) Can they use regular chicken waters? Ok, so what I hear is that Pekins have the best feed conversion but still will forage. That...
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    New to meat ducks - what do I need to know?

    I am thinking about getting 30 meat ducks this summer instead of getting meat chickens, like I usually do. 1) How are they going to compare to raising meat chickens like the cornish cross and JM hatchery's Freedom Rangers? What feeding/shelter/management will be different? 2) I would like a...
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    Looking for a hatchery to buy Muscovies

    I want to buy about 30 Muscovies for meat, but I can only find JM hatchery at 6 dollars a bird. Any one know a hatchery that is any cheaper that could deliver in mid June?
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    Just cuz they are SO CUTE!

    WOW! you take AMAZING photos! Your ducks are so cute! You should enter those pics in a photo contest!
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    Sick hen (update: now dead) part of a 6 month death party PICS Page 2

    Hey guys, So, we figured a lot out over the last few months, and I just have been too busy to post anything. I will post the necropsy results soon. Basically, we had these two bacteria go wild and infect the flock. (Pasturella and Galibacteria, forgive the spelling.) We got a drug that works...
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    Is it ok to vaccinate meat birds for Marek's?

    If mine were only going to be raised to 9 weeks, i don't think I would do anything, but I am concerned because I am raising Freedom Rangers to 13 weeks. I am afraid that the extra weeks might do some harm.
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    17 week old pullet laying

    Quote: SWEETEST oyster shell feeder ever!!!!!!
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    17 week old pullet laying

    Quote: Like Celtic Druid said, I would just mix the two together. That way you use that starter that you have, but they start to get the nutrients they need for laying.
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    how long is chick starter good for?

    I don't know about August... That seems awfully long ago. Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens says that feed should be used within 4 weeks of being milled for optimal nutritional value. I've noticed that this book is always a bit conservative when giving numbers, but I think August is too far...
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    Is it possible to buy feed online inexpensively?

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