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    Feeding surplus to broilers?

    Ok, so we want to raise meat chickens for the family this year. The Cornish x scares me so we’ll go with the freedom rangers or red broilers and pasture them. My question is; Do you have to keep them solely on processed feed? I figure pasturing them is going to unbalance their carefully...
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    Pullet can't walk

    Well, it has been a month and a half and I thought I would let you all know what happened with my puillet. I isolated her in another part of the barn just in case she had something infectious. I gave her a few treats occasionally; spinach, yoghurt, garlic, ceyenne and vinegar. She ate most of...
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    Pullet can't walk

    Thanks for your reply. I am still hoping that she will recover, but I am also very concerned that she might have something contagious. Her condition is the same today. I just went out to check her and she laid an egg. It is extremely thin shelled and fragile, almost white when she usually...
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    Pullet can't walk

    Yesterday I found my white rock pullet sitting on the floor not able to walk. She would try to stand but her right leg seemed hurt, she tried to brace herself with her wings but just toppled down. I checked both legs, no sign of injury or pain in them that I could find. Her crop was empty so...
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    Nutrena Nature Wise Chick Starter/Grower

    I use this feed and yes, it is medicated with Amprolium.
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    What are my 6 week old chickens?

    Quote: This is the best pic I could get of her comb, very small, flat and bumpy. A pea comb? Thanks everyone for helping me to ID these girls!
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    What are my 6 week old chickens?

    Thanks barred-rocks-rock, I would never have guessed at some of them.
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    What are my 6 week old chickens?

    I think #7 has a little fuzz on its face, just noticed today.
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    What are my 6 week old chickens?

    This is a Murray McMurray Rainbow Layers Assortment. My first flock so I am having trouble making positive IDs. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Is this a rooster? It is one of the smallest but its comb appeared real fast and it is a little aggressive. #6 #7 #8 #9 This one has a fuzzy face.
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