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    barley fodder pros and cons??

    I just posted a How-to on sprouting and I think the end result is similar. you greatly expand the food source and increase the nutrition.
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    barley fodder pros and cons??

    How would you do it?
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    Sprouts to supplement feed (how-to with pics)

    Sprouted grains, legumes and seeds are thought to be more digestible and more nutritional than dried grains, legumes and seeds. You can't trust all the literature out there, but do a search and you will see a predominance of advantages to eating sprouts. And wouldn't you rather eat hydrated fesh...
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    ANOTHER salmonella outbreak at Mt. Healthy Hatchery

    This is from a CDC posting. Obviously Mt. Healthy has a problem that is just not getting corrected. What can we do to get the word out? "Findings of multiple traceback investigations of live baby poultry from homes of ill persons have identified Mt. Healthy Hatcheries in Ohio as the source...
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    Update to "Mystery Predator-

    Have you tried a game cam? We have found them to be VERY interesting. Pretty amazing what creeps around your yard all night. Including the human type.....
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    Many hens have bare backs, lost feathers

    thank you Sugartree! that makes sense. She hasnt gone through a molt since she lost those feathers. So i will wait and see.
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    Will they ever use the nesting boxes?

    Ha! Looks like perfect nesting areas. The little dopes. I dont know. I've had hens that just wanted to be contrary. No matter what I did to get them to nest. they insisted on finding their own place. And I think that when one does it, others tend to follow. Good luck.
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    Will they ever use the nesting boxes?

    I've found that my girls must have privacy. My nesting boxes are open to the front. We happened to have a small chicken tractor that I used for a broody. when we let her and her chicks out, we propped it up with bricks. Now my 20 other hens go into the little tractor which has a secluded nesting...
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    Giant rat snake

    I have no problem grabbing a black snake, provided I have a leather glove on. grab it by the tail or the neck. Black snakes are fabulous predators and will keep the rodent population down so I do hate to kill them. You can get bird netting (really cheap from Tractor Supply or online) and...
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    Hen partially paralyzed by lice infestation, will she return to normal?

    Wow. She doesnt look good at all. looks neurological. I wonder if she has an underlying issue and the mites were a secondary opportunistic infection. I am not an expert but my suggestion would be to put her out of her misery. So sorry. Anyone else have an idea?
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    Hen partially paralyzed by lice infestation, will she return to normal?

    can you post a pic or 2?
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    Questions about Turken's death

    how big is the coop? are they crowded? do they have shade? maybe something got in the coop and scared them to the point that they piled on top of each other and got heat stroke? A disease, parasite, vitamin deficiency should not kill that fast. you would see her getting sick. Maybe a fowl can...
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    Injured? Neuro? HELP!

    video is private. we cant see it.
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    Guinea with a hurt leg

    You could try a splint. Give it some stability so she can use it like a crutch. Use something like a popsicle stick wound with medical tape? She may be able to hobble along. It sounds like a bone break, tendonitis or muscle strain. It may heal, who knows. if she's young, shes got a better...
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    Many hens have bare backs, lost feathers

    Hello friends! Hoping for some advice or observations on this problem: In May, I had a flock of 25 hens and one very large roo. A few (3-4 out of 19) of my hens have missing feathers on their backs. The one in the pic is the worst. Her other feathers are normal. Vent looks fine. Eyes bright...
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    Giant rat snake

    you are so right. for tonight we put the cage on top of a metal 55 gal drum. Im hoping a snake cant scale that.
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    Giant rat snake

    I have concentrated all my efforts on owls, hawks, coyote, possum because they have all taken many birds. Yesterday we put 6 3-week old chicks out. they were inside a 30x36" rabbit cage, the cage was in a 10x10x6 chain link enclosure with top. All this is within electric net fencing. This...
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    broody hen and 2 weeks old chicks in same coop?

    Thank you so much for the replies. I think to be safe I will keep them separate.
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    Can I put my 3 week olds in a coop with a broody hen?

    I have a broody with eggs that will hatch in 20 days. I also have 6 3 week olds from a class incubator project. Can I put them in with the broody? will the hen ignore them? what about when chicks hatch? Please help. thanks.
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    broody hen and 2 weeks old chicks in same coop?

    Hello all, I just set a broody in a small enclosed coop today. I happen to have six 2 week old chicks from a school project also. Do you think I can put those chicks into the coop? I'm thinking mom-to-be will ignore them during incubation, but what about when her chicks hatch? Please any...
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