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    Ways to Improve Health?

    I make the oatmeal mash with flaxseed, yogurt, cottage cheese a little layer feed, sunflower seeds, peas, white northern beans but like you I live in Northern Indiana and our wind chills are in the negatives and if they won't eat that mash within a hour it freezes and is useless. so...
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    Cheryl

    I have a 8 week old Auracana cockeral. I already have a few roosters and this one was in my April 5th. pullet batch. He is black and white and I have been holding him since day one. I live in Chesterton and would be happy to deliver to a GOOD home.
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    new pecking order - how long does it take to establish??

    HELLO does anyone have any ideas - should I try peepers??
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    Why do my chickens put bedding on their backs?

    Hi Timber, They usually do that after laying an egg and I think they are trying to make a nest for their beautiful egg..
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    new pecking order - how long does it take to establish??

    Hi everyone, It has been 1 week since I mixed 3 australorps and 1 amerucana that are about 26 weeks old to 3 golden comets that are 1 1/2 yrs. old. The australorps are just awful to the GC chasing away from the feed, pecking and fighting. This is the worst I have experienced in the 4 years I...
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    Is it possible to die from molt?

    Same thing happened to in Januarey with one of my hens she was a freedom ranger I had kept from the spring to see how she would lay and plus she was super friendly..Didn't really lose a lot of feathers but after numerous inspections saw the new feathers coming in and major lack of appetite with...
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    ??? Blood in poop, 2 year old hen, mid-winter molt ????

    My hen is about 8 months old and I have been giving her the yogurt and extra protien plus asp (vitamins ) in their water. When I have wormed with wazine in the past have not had any problems afterward.. What my concern is her lack of eating she used to be such a glutten now its very little and...
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    ??? Blood in poop, 2 year old hen, mid-winter molt ????

    I have the same problem.. I treated with wazine and did see a few round worms passed so this week I'll treat with a broad spectrum wormer. My blood in the poop looked more like lining than that of cocci blood. But like you I don't understand the feather loss?? I even dusted for external...
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    when to worm ?

    If they free range and are not in a controlled run area they WILL have worms.. Any animal that lives outside eat bugs and worms, bugs and worms have worm eggs and the cycle continues. The problem is different meds take care of different worms, so there is no preventative measures. My...
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    questions about laying freedom rangers???

    Hey thanks for your response you are right on with your thoughts...At least with my thoughts...HA-HA........
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    questions about laying freedom rangers???

    I kept 2 out of my 26 FR's due to their kind disposition..They are now 24 weeks old and laying and mixed in with my other layers. I have watched them lay more than one egg a day. The problem is that they are rubber eggs at least the first one is and then right away lay another egg with hardly no...
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    Freedom Rangers

    I kept 2 freedom rangers from my spring flock just because they were so friendly so far they are laying an egg every other day. Was just wondering if anyone has done this and if so has had luck in keeping the FR for a year or so with no health issues?? And how was the laying??
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    soft shelled eggs - help...

    My pullets are 20 weeks and have been wormed and treated with amproline. So i am pretty confident that there is no internal parasite problem also have checked for external - none. The problem I'm having is they are laying eggs in the nite off of their roost and the egg shells are soft but then...
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    How long can I keep my colored rangers?

    How true. Mine are 8.5 weeks and the I had to process 3 cockerals due to leg issues their live weight ranged from 6 - 7 lbs. I raised them in a fenced in coop area the size of 15 x 40 for 26 FR. and I can see major issues with the legs starting at about 8 weeks. Not so much with the pullets.
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    hen acting like rooster

    I re-homed my RI rooster back in April due to his over aggressive mating to my 10 hens. They had barred backs and wing damage. Some have molted since then and others have just grew in some feathers in their bare spots. I now have a welsummer hen that crows and does the rooster dance around the...
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    Freedom Rangers

    I have 26 at 7 weeks and I too am thinking about keeping a few of the smaller pullets for replacement layers. How are the FR's for laying?
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    Brooder Bedding??? Newbie Question

    Do you ever change the sand during the brooder time?? Or the pine shavings?? I have raised mine on wire until they go outside 4 - 6 weeks..
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    Freedom Rangers

    Mine will be 5 weeks Wed. so far so good have not lost one. They have been outside for a week and are almost fully feathered..I notice one is walking kind of bow legging but I don't think its a big concern. They are just the friendliest chicks I have had its going to be tough come butcher day...
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    soft shelled eggs

    Thank you for your kind words..
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    soft shelled eggs

    I always have oyster shell out in a large trough I made. I recently rehomed my rooster about 6 weeks ago due to the feather damage he was doing to the hens and with even all the stress he might have caused I was still getting anywhere from 6-9 eggs a day.(no softees) Now he's gone, feathers are...
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