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  1. bearz

    Dill...OK for chickens and ducks?

    I have a ton left over afteright cannin. OK to give to them?
  2. bearz

    Another possible Marek's infection.

    10 months ago we had a hen that developed what we were pretty sure was Marek's. I posted the pictures back then. She had the skin lesions/postules and looked horrible! Fast forward to a couple of days ago. My son (he's 14) brought in a hen that is at least 5 years old. Our last EE hen. One...
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    Marek's pretty much confirmed. Questions about the eggs etc.

    SO, we had hen die from Marek's. Now the questions: Do we have to cull the rest of the flock? Can we use the eggs the rest of the flock is laying? From what I've been reading the Marek's virus is everywhere and if your chickens aren't vaccinated then it's quite possible they will...
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    Please look at these pictures and help us.

    OK, after looking at that picture I totally agree that it died of Marek's. We've never had a chicken die of this before, AFAIK, in the 5 years my son has been doing this. From what I'm seeing the virus lives pretty much everywhere and this may have been a chicken that we hatched here and...
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    Please look at these pictures and help us.

    Looking at the info on feather cysts, this could be what it was. They are all coming out of a horrible molt, and it's possible this one had problems with the feathers coming thru.
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    Please look at these pictures and help us.

    No predators. Locked coop. Prior to dying my son said she was just failing and he didn't know why. He has over 30 chickens so he didn't notice it until just before she died. Yes, I thought that looked like a maggot too but I don't know how since it's the middle of winter here yet and...
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    Please look at these pictures and help us.

    The pictures are from the chest, but it was all over.
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    Please look at these pictures and help us.

    One of my son's chickens died a few days ago. This is what he found when he was taking her out of the coop. We have no idea what this is and we need the experts here to diagnose it. The bumps are the size of peas.
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    What in the heck is this?

    My son found a dead chicken in the coop a couple of days ago. The bumps that you see where the feathers should have been were the size of peas. Can you tell me if this looks familiar to any of you? We don't use antibiotics in our coop and we're really hoping this isn't anything contagious...
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    Help me identify this bird!

    Fun contest in our local paper. I tried all the WI bird identification sites I could find but no luck. Anybody know what this is?
  11. bearz

    Raising goats?

    Thank you!
  12. bearz

    Raising goats?

    So my son is doing a new 4H project. He's done pigs (and will continue to do them), geese, rabbits and of course the chickens which he still does. He's earned enough money from selling the chicks and eggs to buy a couple of angora goats. I'm not having any luck finding a great forum like at...
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    CORID. Somebody help me covert this.

    So I bought a 10 oz pkg of corid powder. It makes 125 gallons. 4oz makes 50 gallons. I need to make it 1 gallon at a time. How much powder do I need, in teaspoon measure? I can't believe I can't convert this. I'm an accountant for heaven's sake. I think my brain is fried today.
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    OMG we have a pip!

    After school ds snuck in to check. One baby out and fluffy, one egg pipping! The daddy almost bit him and mama wasn't much happier but he got to hold the chick for a few seconds. Cute little bugger. Not gonna bug her again for another 24 hours.
  15. bearz

    Geese Killed Over the Weekend

    Have you tried craigslist? Post a wanted in the farm forum.
  16. bearz

    OMG we have a pip!

    Last night ds snuck in and checked and one of the eggs was pipping. Mama was making a real racket so we knew something was up. This is amazing considering what she has been thru. After the wind blew her house around and knocked around her eggs we thought sure this was a bust but she still has...
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    Nest disaster!

    Goose. OK, she gets until the end of the month. Then the eggs go. Thanks.
  18. bearz

    Nest disaster!

    So this hen has been sitting on her nest for 3+ weeks. Last week 3 tornados touched down 2 miles from here. Twice we've had tornado warnings and winds of 60+mph. All the time she has sat on her next in a calf hutch just fine. 2 nights ago we had gusty winds at night. Must have been just the...
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  19. bearz

    AAARRRRGGGGG Hova-Bator issues

    Quote: Exactly. I had to turn mine by hand this last batch. Had no problems and a 60% hatch rate without weeding out the duds or candling.
  20. bearz

    How To Mark Broody Hens Eggs?

    I use washable crayola markers. I make a circle all the way around the egg with a bright color so that no matter how they are laying I can tell its a setter.
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