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    Hope This Saves A Turkey From Blackhead

    Safeguard makes a goat wormer with Fenbendazole. That's used to worm the turkeys/chickens/etc. There's another wormer, more effective against Blackhead, called Valbazen. First State Veterinary Supply has it and you can mail order. The owner is GREAT with poultry and goes out of his way to help...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    I made nestboxes out of office crates. We turned them sideways and cut a piece of wood to put across the bottom of the opening so as to keep hay in there. I got some "nest pads" from online for the bottom, otherwise hay and eggs fall out the holes in the crate but it works great! We screwed them...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Hi all my fellow NYers. I am not truly *new* to BYC, but my life is so busy, I've hardly been on. I live about half an hour from Albany and raise Welsummers, B/B/S Ameracaunas, Speckled Sussex and Silkie chickens, Red Bourbon Turkeys and Buff Orpington and Welsh Harlequin ducks. We will have...
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    Confused.......how can you afford to feed your chickens

    Another tip to cut feed costs is to look for a local grain farm. I pay $9 per 50# of layer feed. It's important to remember that corn alone does not provide nearly enough of what chickens need to thrive. If you have good range for them to eat, then corn's probably an ok supplement, but...
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    Temperature Spikes: Stories Wanted

    Quote: Ok, so if I try BCM's again, I will go with the lower temp range. Hmm, I wonder if I can convince my husband to let me do this all over again . . . I wouldn't necessarily try the lower temp with the BCMs. They invariably hatch later than my other eggs, even Welsummer. I think they...
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    Best EVER quail feeder *UPDATE #46*

    I emailed Jim two or so months ago with no reply either. Is he still doing business making these feeders? I just put some food in with 15 quail (half an hour ago) and most of it's on the tray under the wire now. The higher protein feed is so expensive too...if these feeders work well, it would...
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    Homemade Poultry waterer under $6.00!

    This sounds amazing~ What kind of glue did you use to glue the caps on?
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