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    Chicken and Turkey Theft

    Has anyone had an issue with human predators? About 5 or so years ago, one of my heritage Tom turkeys was very likely (with almost no doubt) stolen by a human. Now we've found that of our 19 layer hens from about 2 months ago have been reduced to 14...with no sign of an animal predator - no...
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    White Polish Rooster Needs New Home in or near Kittery, Maine

    A friend of mine has a rooster that was attacked by a dog and is recovering nicely but she can't have roosters in her new place so he needs a new home. He is friendly. Anyone out there who can take him in or knows someone who can? Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
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    Hey Northerners: What is the absolute coldest air temps your chickens have experienced happily!

    This is the first year we have used no artificial heating in our coops, and temps have reached below 0 and they seem to be doing fine. We use the deep litter method of managing them in the winter, which helps to keep them sufficiently warm. Neither coop is insulated. Also, when we have deep...
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    Hurricane Irene

    Thanks for the best wishes, Patricia. We're battening down the hatches and praying for mercy. Chicks in the shed, chickens in the coops, turkeys in the coops...
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    Chicken attacked by hawk - badly wounded

    Quote: I wonder if it was a raccoon...we thought since the rest of the hens in the run were unscathed and there wasn't netting over the top at the time that it was a hawk but who knows? We didn't witness the attack but it must have been quite a horror scene. Thank you for your response, I...
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    Chicken attacked by hawk - badly wounded

    Quote: Thanks so much for your advice. This is very helpful!
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    Chicken attacked by hawk - badly wounded

    We have a hen that we think was most likely attacked by a hawk. Her tail was almost completely severed at the base and she has a severe puncture wound under her left wing that we didn't even discover until we brought her inside to flush out the wound. We aren't practiced in chicken medicine and...
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    Lost our first hen....

    She might be "just missing" for a night. If you were there all day and evening and didn't hear a commotion, she may be roosting in a near-by tree, bush, or something. When it gets dark, those chickens can't see and if dusk creeps up on them, they'll go to the nearest sheltered site and roost...
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    Snakes Kill Chickens!

    How terrible for you! There are just some things you can't be sure of, and one of them is the safety of your livestock chickens (or pet chickens) with so many predators lying in patient wait. It's all part of the cycle of life and we're all part of the food chain and unfortunately, there are...
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    Should I Start To Introduce Laying Feed To My 17 Week Old Pullets?

    I transition mine from starter to grower at around 8 weeks, then from grower to layer at around 12 weeks. Some of the flock always starts laying around 16 weeks, then one or two start laying every week until they all are. They've always been hale and healthy, and their eggs are great. First...
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    what to mix with my feed? totally confused here!

    I would think adding all that to your feed might upset the balance of essential nutrients in their main source of food. It's mixed to a particular percentage of calcium/protein/fiber/etc to be the ideal for whatever their purpose. You might consider mixing your own feed instead of buying it, if...
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    Gasping chick - but she is still eating and drinking

    put a couple of teaspoons of Avia Charge 2000 in her water and change the water every few hours. Keep her away from what's pecking her. Stop stressing and just do what you need to do to keep her alive.
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    Hen or roo?

    Looks like a pullet to me.
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    Treats question...anyone else have picky chickens???

    We have two separate flocks of chickens - 22 hens and a rooster two years old, and a new flock we keep separate from the older ones, 24 pullets one suspected rooster 10 weeks old. The older flock will not eat COOKED CARROTS no matter how I try to disguise them - whether I put them in stew, mixed...
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    What are your rooster's names?

    We have one two-year old NH Red rooster, he's a nasty little b***ard and his name is "Bob" b/c he struts around all day saying "bobobobobob bobobob bobobobobobob" And 10-week old White Crested Black Polish we think may be a rooster named "Elvis"...b/c of (his/her) splashy 'do.
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    All of our Black Sex Links are "Geraldine" and then there's the NH Red Rooster, Bob...because he says "bobobobobobobobobobobob" all the time, and there's "Sledgehammer" because she's tough, and then there's "Little Wing" b/c her wing went "gimpy" for a while but healed nicely and she's still...
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    Taxing farm animals in MA?

    The ultimate goal is complete government control over the food supply. As Henry Kissinger said: "If you control the money, you control the government; control the food supply and you control the people." It's all about control - just as is the "health care" illegitimate law and every other...
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    how much do you charge for your eggs?

    I charge $2.50/dz for both fertile and unfertile eggs. People are happy to pay it, and if someone has really discriminating tastes, they'll pay more for eggs from free-ranged, cage-free, or organically and humanely bred chickens.
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    Does anyone else...

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