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    Ny-chicken-lover chickenstock '17

    Thank you! I'll keep that in mind. There are just so many options I feel like I'm banging my head into the wall. lol
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Thank you to the few of you who have offered up chicks or roos. After a lot of talking, I think we are going to change gears from more colorful eggs to trying a few birds we can put in the freezer to see if we want to raise our own meat birds. We are thinking of dual purpose types like red...
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    Ny-chicken-lover chickenstock '17

    Thanks for the offer. After a lot of talking, I think we are going to change gears from more colorful eggs to trying a few birds we can put in the freezer to see if we want to raise our own meat birds. We are thinking of dual purpose types like red rangers, delaware, or dark cornish, but aren't...
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    Ny-chicken-lover chickenstock '17

    Just replying so I don't lose this thread! Hubby and I are currently looking for a roo to replace our mean one, and a couple of chicks to add to our flock (in a few months). Currently we have a SLW, GLW, EE, RIR, Barred Rock and Buff Orp. Our roo is a Black Australorp and unpredictable and mean...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Hi, To answer your questions he'll attack anyone including my husband. Both of us know how to act dominant/in charge due to some dog experience. We've tried teaching him manners - my husband has carried him around, he's tried holding him to the ground until Joey will just walk away when he gets...
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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    Good Morning! So last year many of you were kind enough to answer many of my questions as we started out with our first chickens. We have 1 hen each of a SLW, GLW, RIR, EE, Buff Orp, and a Barred Rock. They are all sweet and healthy girls. Then we have 1 rooster, Joey, who is a Black Australorp...
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    Adding a new chicken - disease concerns, and what meds to keep on hand?

    Thank you. Prevention is where I'm now really wondering what the best way is to replace my rooster. As I stated above, a rescue seems unwise. As for antibiotics I'm leaning towards not worrying about getting any that are being changed to Rx only and deal with it if we have an issue.
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    Adding a new chicken - disease concerns, and what meds to keep on hand?

    Thanks Coach. Good ideas. I hadn't given much thought to a new addition being a 'carrier' before so now I'm thinking we shouldn't get one from the rescue since they won't know the history and all of theirs interact. One ill bird could make them all carriers at the rescue :( The rooster is a...
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    Adding a new chicken - disease concerns, and what meds to keep on hand?

    Thank you. My one big concern is I keep reading that once they've had certain respiratory issues they are carriers for life even if they show no symptoms. I don't want to introduce something like that into my flock if that is the only way they'd catch it. Does that make sense? I just don't know...
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    Adding a new chicken - disease concerns, and what meds to keep on hand?

    We hope to let our hens hatch their own eggs next year if someone goes broody. We have all large breed, winter hardy dual purpose breeds. Our plan to try is to then use some of the chicks as meat. From what I've seen/read of meat birds I don't think we want to raise them. Also we free range...
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    Adding a new chicken - disease concerns, and what meds to keep on hand?

    The more I read about illness the more concerned I am about adding a new rooster. Our current rooster attacks us at times so we are getting ready to dispatch him and get a new rooster for our 6 hens. All were hatched in early April. A local farm rescue has roosters - I'm assuming if I adopt one...
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    Crumbles or Pellets? Problems we are having -

    I'm going to have to read the bag. It really does look more like a mash, you're right! And thank you for the pictures of other feeder styles. I'll have to see if we need to raiser their pvc tube feeders up higher too.
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    Crumbles or Pellets? Problems we are having -

    Thank you! This gives me a bit more to think about. They produce the food right where we bought it, I never even looked for a date. I really think it is just ground too small - it is like a mash, just dust mainly.
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    Crumbles or Pellets? Problems we are having -

    Thank you! Your crumble has more texture to it than the stuff we have. I swear it is WAY more dust than food. I'm going to call the place tomorrow and talk to them to see if they have it not so finely ground up. If they don't we'll need to change to something else. Thank you for the pictures...
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    Crumbles or Pellets? Problems we are having -

    Thank you! They seem to waste a LOT of the crumbles. I'm going to have to find a pellet to see if they'll eat it.
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