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    Topic of the Week - Keeping the flock safe from mishaps, injuries, etc.

    Any advice on how to keep a cat from killing chicks? I love my xmcat but I've lost 8 babies in the last month and im not sure what to do about it.
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    Crooked neck in ducklings possibly getting worse

    Hi thank you so much for your advice I will go get them vitamens this evening! I was wondering if you had any advice on how much to give them and how often? Also should I give it to both of them or just the lil crooked one?
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    Crooked neck in ducklings possibly getting worse

    Thank you so much for the advice! Do you have any recommendations on how much should be given daily? And also should I give it to both of them or just the one
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    Crooked neck in ducklings possibly getting worse

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    Crooked neck in ducklings possibly getting worse

    hi everyone! So this is my first year with ducklings, I brought home two lil ducklings (which I believe are pekin) who are about a month old now, maybe a little less. They are currently living inside still in my make shift brooder area for them because it has been dumping rain and snow where I...
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    I think that may be my problem. When I was building my coop i didn't know much about keeping chickens. I was just beginning to learn and i still am learning but i realize now i shouldve put a roost in their coop. Once it gets a little closer towards spring i plan on building a new coop in a...
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    This is my coop i know there are alot of improvements to be made, it was the first time ive ever built anything but i know it isnt ths best ive been making improvements here and there. They have an attached run that they spend 90 percent of their timr in
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    Update: I tried to close them in last night but it didnt go so well. I managed to get four of them inside before i decided to give up. The ones inside were sort of freaking out, and the ones outside were running because they were stressed out. They havent ever been locked up before and i didnt...
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    Oh awesome! Thank you for showing me how to do that i didnt know I could. I will do that asap! As well as post pictures when i get home.
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    It's a little on the smaller side, i used 5ft by 5ft boards when i built it. Its got 3 nest spots and a bottom level thats big enough for all of them to rest comfortably, as well as a feeder and waterer. I was on the fence about using heat for them but we got about 7 inchs of snow and its been...
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    Thank you for the advice!
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    Yes i will take a picture and post it as soon as i get home!
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    Leghorns in below freezing temps

    Hello everyone I am new to raising chickens this has been my first year with my own flock. I have six white leghorn hens who will be a year old in May as well as a black Copper Maran rooster who's almost two. They have been outside in their own coop since June but I have never locked them in at...
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    late bloomer?

    all of my hens look almost identical. pretty white feathers, bright red combs and wattles. they are all born thw same day. They look so identical that I cannot even tell them apart enough to name them, I have been working on it though so give me a couple of minutes and I will go take pictures of...
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    late bloomer?

    So this is my first year with chickens and I'm still trying to figure this whole thing out. I got six chickens 2 days old on May 14th they are now 4 months old, and about three and a half weeks ago we got our first egg, then three or four days later we started getting two eggs a day and then...
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