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    How to cover run to protect from aerial predators?

    Could u send me more info on ur system bc my turkeys are in the orchard & although the trees are semi dwarf they are really tall and I have a massive pole for the center of the orchard and I was thinking about ordering strong double knotted netting & no way will one do it but was going to weave...
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    Silkies and Single Combs

    I have 2 little white roos that look just like this and the odd thing is the male parent has a lg comb and is a satin white and the mom is also a satin silkie ! How did I end up with single comb baby with feathers ??? What in the world happened here ??? Gonna keep the baby as a pet for sure bc...
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    What breed PlZ

    The adult hen is several yrs old ! The bantam hen beside her is also several yrs old but is her baby ! The daddy is also a bantam but baby has exact marking and sounds just like her mama ! They eat tog , sleep tog and they are very bonded tog ! I think this is precious and have never seen this...
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    Mama hen, still has sour crop or something else?

    Or we are infested with black starlings & their poop is toxic ! Could our girls have pecked some of these nasty birds drippings and gotten sick from that? If outside & a huge flock flies over its bombs away or like at my place they think they can come in and build nest in gutters, inside my...
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    Mama hen, still has sour crop or something else?

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    Mama hen, still has sour crop or something else?

    Wow I am so sorry u are having such a hard time with ur little girl! I just lost one from gleet & today found my oldest cuckoo with same !! It is so depressing & stressing so I feel ur pain!! Ur sound much more educated than me when it comes to chickens but here is one thought process I have...
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    New Chicken parents with loads to learn

    Hello and yes welcome ! U will find this is a helpful site and everyone has their own experience!! Yes the 1/2 inch hardware cloth is the only way to go for protection!! Especially if u plan to keep out predators that can eat thru wire - chicken wire is no match for a raccoon or opossum...
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    Sick/ lethargic hen

    There are wonderful people on this site with so much knowledge! I am so so sorry u are having problems and know my heart goes out to u bc my birds are like my children! I sure her comb red or pale , what color are her gums , what color is her tongue , is her mouth moist or dry? She could have...
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    Fecal confirmed gapeworm resistance to fenbendazole

    have you ever tried rolling up the hair of a horses tail -3 or 4 strands of hair and putting a small loop on the end, twisting the rest of the hair together very tightly and then taking this and running down your chickens trachea when you suspect gapeworms and pulling out the worm? it works...
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    Guinea nesting

    I too have chickens and guineas living tog. but have not had the problems of them mating tog. My question is this...I have a guinea in the hay field next to the house sitting on a pile of eggs! she has NOT been off that nest in 14 days I know of. I have been watching her closely and today...
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    change in feather color - royal purple guineas

    Thanks for ans !!! They are beautiful birds
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    change in feather color - royal purple guineas

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    Modified Hoop Coop Design Development

    Love this !! In process of building a guinea house and will be attaching a run to it ! I had a greenhouse style coop run for chickens and guinea and the snow collapsed it bc of the weight !! The metal was not strong enough to handle several feet of snow on top of it and crumpled the steel poles...
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    change in feather color - royal purple guineas

    Do u sell the Royal guinea ?? I am looking for some !! I had a lot of pearl guineas and 2 white and a neighbors pit bull came in my yard and killed numerous of my babies !! I was sick about it and cried for days I took her to court as well!! I want to get more !! I want the different colored...
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    Pigeon help

    I have a pigeon that suddenly appeared! I can can feed it, it flies all over me, it is absolutely beautiful! I treat it monthly just as I do the chickens with Ivermectin but it has crossed toes on the left foot that I have not popsicle tapped bc I have not caged it! It free ranges with chickens...
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