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    Issues breathing in almost 10 year old hen

    Eddie sounds like an amazing bird. I've read your entire thread and had only one idea that I've not heard mentioned. You said you are giving her Metacam which helps relieve inflammation pain, but also has side effects and can cause renal failure. I routinely use CBD for my animals when they...
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    Common knowledge that an inexperienced person should know?

    April, thanks for asking. first-aid kit is great idea. Scratch is mostly corn, which is crack for chickens. Not much nutrition. I prefer to give them wholesome snacks: fresh fruit, melon, lettuce greens. More expensive, but very good, dried meal worms, which I mix with a wild bird seed mix...
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    See How fast a baby Turkey grows.

    Yours are very pretty. We just saved 3 of a wild turkey that nested next to our house. all 13 eggs started hatching yesterday. 2 eggs didn't and they apparently weren't fertilized (after candling). Mom took off with 8 of the babies in tow, but left 3 to fend for themselves, since they were not...
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    City limits us to 5 chickens! bah humbug.

    City limits us to 5 chickens! bah humbug.
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    War has been Declared (Graphic Pictures)

    You know that's illegal in most places. Frowned upon by the wildlife and game people.
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    Chicken Hatching Ducks Hatch A Long

    I was just thinking of doing this with Moscovy Ducks. Do you see any problems with that? Will the hen be able to manage the chicks as they grow up. I'd guess there are certain duck things that they need to learn-- like swimming!!
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    Beware Of Tunneling Skunks!!! (Graphic Pictures)

    I found if you shoot them properly in the skull, they will not spray. But if you don't get an instant kill, they squirt all over the place. Best place to put the shot is in the soft part of the skull like the temple into the center. Frontal lobe is too hard as is back of skull. I can now do it...
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    Beware Of Tunneling Skunks!!! (Graphic Pictures)

    where there is one there is more. I caught and killed 9 of them in my yard, coming from my neighbors jungle. they didn't even need bait, just walked into the trap every night. I used a live trap that has openings on both sides, so they think it's safe to walk through. put it on the most likely...
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    Disappeared without a trace

    I'm guessing it was attack from above probably a hawk or owl. Usually they will be perching on a tree nearby waiting for their next opportunity. If you don't have nothing over the top and the birds are young they can come and take them. If you've checked for holes then it can't be any of the...
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    Large BR Pullet about to be 36 weeks and hasn't laid!

    very pretty girl. I don't think she is a roo, maybe confused hormones. as long as she doesn't crow, I wouldn't worry. could there be a place she is hiding the eggs? they are tricky sometimes.
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    Buy? Or Build? Heeeeellllllppppp!!

    After purchasing a pre-fab kit, I would 2nd or 3rd the motion to build from scratch. The kit looked so cute, but I quickly realized it would last about 1 season before rotting to the ground. The wood was cheap, not treated, not redwood, too thin and allowed water to get into the side of critical...
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    What shape of roosts do you use in your chicken coop?

    I also did an experiment with round and rectangle perches, same height next to each other. They didn't seem to care much. It's not freezing here so no worries about their feet freezing. They would also fly up into the tree and prefer to go out on the skinny branches. All of my chickens can...
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    Chicken won’t go in hen house at night

    how about adding a small solar panel to keep the batteries charged? I've even seen strings of LED lights that come complete with battery and panel at Costco.
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    Chicken won’t go in hen house at night

    I see a few things I'll just mention, but experimentation is always the solution. That is a mighty nice big perch you gave them out in the run, I can see why they want to stay outside. Also, I found my chickens don't like hay, but prefer pine chips. I also ONLY use the chips in their nesting...
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    Comment by 'ReliezFarm' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    I would use a flat tweezer to carefully remove a little chunk at a time. if you don't have that shape tweezer then maybe a pair of needle-nose pliers but they need to be pretty small. Or you can try with your fingernails to wedge them between the membrane and the shell and then lift up
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    Comment by 'ReliezFarm' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    The yolk sac would be at the opposite end of the egg from where the air sac is. to see how big it is without pulling off all the shell you will have to use it bright flashlight to candle it in the dark. Perhaps you have a bright LED flashlight that works best. The LEDs don't generate a lot of...
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    Comment by 'ReliezFarm' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    It doesn't look ready to hatch to me, sure it was 24 days? did it not have heat some of those days? Hard to say what you are looking at there, i'm not sure it's a foot, might also be the beak. Keep it moist and warm and let it grow some more. I think it's too young to remove all the shell. can...
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    A hen that crows like a rooster?

    I have a hen which is about a year old that recently started crowing. She has never had a rooster to imitate, so she is making this all up. She lays eggs too, so don't tell me I can't tell the difference. I already sent all my roosters to the 'rooster farm' to live out their lives. It sounds...
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    Hen acting like Rooster

    I have a hen which is about a year old that recently started crowing. She lays eggs too, so don't tell me I can't tell the difference. I already sent all my roosters to the 'rooster farm' to live out their lives. It sounds like a rooster when they first get their voice. She also is the top...
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    Found 73 eggs!!

    Before you cook them just drop them all in a pot of water and see which ones float. Throw out the floaters and only cook the newer ones. My chickens and dog love scrambled eggs.
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