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  1. hereachick

    hen's bare backs

    Hi, I'm looking for more information on chicken apron's.I'd like to make some but have lost my pattern for them. So if anyone has instructions on how to make them I would appreciate it. Also,I was wondering just how do the aprons help the hen. If a roo wants to get at a hen won't he do it...
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    puchicken not weight bearing.... ????

    Thank you I'll try that
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    roo damage to hen's back

    Thank you everyone:)
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    roo damage to hen's back

    My maran roo's have been over zealous with my hens and have left their backs missing feathers and red.I have seperated the hens from the roos in hopes of the feathers growing back and to give the hens some much need relief from the roos.I was wondering could I put something like a & d ointment...
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    puchicken not weight bearing.... ????

    My mille fleur hen has been limping around for the last 3 wks. We have checked to see if she has a broken bone or swelling and have found nothing out of the ordinary except that one of her 4th toe feathers has broken off.We think she either slipped in the pen off the roost with all the rain or...
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    would like to breed my chickens

    Thanks all
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    ordering chicks

    Has anybody ordeed any chicks from Ideal lately? Is it safe with all that flu stuff, I don't see why it wouldn't be but, am concerned about that and all the talk of the hatcheries having mainly male chicks. I don't want to order straight run chicks if all they have hatched is male chicks.Don't...
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    would like to breed my chickens

    Thanks, I'll have to seperate the 3 of them to a pen by themselfs.Maybe if the milles won't set my silkies will.They never seem to want to leave the eggs any of the other lay alone anymore ever since we had one that's started eating the eggs,works good for everone.Wish me luck this is the first...
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    Missing feathers

    Thanks, No the roo's aren't drawing blood or being overly aggressive just being males.... continually at the females.The hens feathers have worn away so I was concerned with the summer sun coming. A every other day turn out sounds like it will workgood and so will seperate turn out areas so...
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    Missing feathers

    Hi -Not sure if this post belongs in this catergory or not but, here goes. I have 2 maran roo's who are jumping every female in the pen.The females are all bare on their backs and their skin is to the point of being red.Some are missing feathers on their heads.I have been putting a&d ointment...
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    would like to breed my chickens

    Hi Everyone - I would like to try to breed my mille's and see if they could have babies. How would I go about doing this? Their in a pen all day with all types of other chickens.I have 1 roo and 2 female should I put all 3 in a seperate pen together and just let them do their thing? Or just the...
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    frostbite

    I'm seeing alot of posts about frostbite.I have never had a problem with frostbite but, this year it seems I do.One of my ladies has gotten it really bad I have treated her with bacitracin and brought her inside for the last month she seems to be doing well, altho misssing part of her comb.She...
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    Looking for a list of remedies (prefer natural) UPDATES

    I think a list of natural remedies is a great idea! I too like to use the natural remedies on my chickens. I use a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar mixed into a gallon of water for alot of things (worming, nasal things colds,discharge etc), I also use clear white gatorade, or...
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    Give me the dirt on turkeys

    Wow! All this info on turkeys is great! I too am thinking about gettin g some turkeys next spring.I see where some of you raise them along with your chickens you don't seem to have any problems with blackhead or other diseases? I currently have chickens and ducks who live together in the same...
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    Ducks without water overnight?

    Yes, thanks! I am finding that out the hard way! Every morning it's spilled water looks like they had a party in there or something.Guess they'll have to go nights without the extra food and water. Funny you should mention geese been thinking about getting a couple are the hard to raise? Do...
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    Ducks without water overnight?

    I find the same thing with the bedding very expensive.I close my birds in at night with a bowl of food and water because I worry about them but, it sounds as tho they would be fine with no food or water at night? I worry about them choking. I read the constantly need water.Will they be ok...
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    Why can't my ducks all get along??

    Not sure about your type of duck but, we had the same problem last fall with our mallards.We had 2 male and 2 female who were raised together and lived together all year with no problems at all until october hit then bam! The males started fighting something firece and would not stop no matter...
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    Paralysed chicken - help!

    We recently had something similar happen with our mille fleur roo. At first he was walking around with the others then he started being very quiet and staying in the coop all day.So we brought him in.He started getting worse was weak could hardly stand up we gave him baytril, a wormer,and a...
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    Cleaning your waterer

    I wash my waters once a wk with dish detergent.At least once a month I'll wash them with bleach.Then every once in awhile I'll give the chickens apple cider vinegar in their water just to keep them healthy.We've had alot of rain this year and I've noticed the waterers get green slime on them...
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    Mallard ROL?

    My mallards lay about 12 eggs and then set on them if I take the eggs away they continue to lay.Not sure exactly how many they lay a wk,month etc.But, I do know that they continue to lay until they have enough to set on.Their eggs are also very yummy! Alittle different tasting than chicken eggs...
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