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  1. StinkyAcres

    Central Alabama winter advice

    No heat needed. Chickens have built-in down jackets. All you need to do is make sure those down jackets don't get wet or ruffled. Most chicken breeds will need heat at around -20°F.
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    Another death please help

    I'm sorry! That is concerning. I suspect the deaths are connected somehow and the wounds on the other two were caused by the other chickens pecking them after they died. Have you checked them all for mites/lice? Do they have access to anything poisonous (berries, compost, etc)? I'd cut out...
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    Unknown deaths the past 2 days

    Could also be rats, if the coop is not 100% predator proof with hardware cloth and such.
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    Unknown deaths the past 2 days

    Have any gaps in the coop bigger than 1/2"? I'm thinking weasel, if you get them where you live.
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    Is this poop normal?

    Looks like a normal cecal poop to me.
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    A few things have been keeping me from rehoming them - 1) it will stress them out, 2) they could torment someone else's flock, and 3) my flock is infected with MG. I could butcher them, but that is hard because they are pets. This is why I've been trying to make it work for two years now. I...
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    Thanks, @Crazy Maizie. I don't have a secure run for them, just a pasture, but I don't think it would matter anyway. Even though they hurt each other they seem to want to stay with each other. It does seem like it's just a habit and there is no rhyme or reason for their bullying. One month...
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    My coop is not big enough for a drake, but I guess I could try to make room somehow. But even if I did I'd be afraid he would stress them out even more. I'd really like to hear from someone who has introduced a drake. @Crazy Maizie
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    Good for housing goats?

    Katahdins do eat leaves from bushes and trees. My Katahdins loved browsing with the goats.
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    Good for housing goats?

    I don't have experience with pigs, but I do know what's ten times better than goats - Katahdin Sheep.
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    Good for housing goats?

    Agreed and thank you. I am known as the goat hater around here, but I'm just statin' facts.
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    Good for housing goats?

    You better believe they will be! :lol:
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    Good for housing goats?

    And we were warned not to get the corner hay feeders that have tapered bars because goats get stuck in them. But this hay feeder didn't have tapered bars!
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    Good for housing goats?

    One of my goats who was disbudded got his head stuck between the bars of a hay feeder and we had to cut a metal bar in order to get him out. Goats will find a way! 🤣
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    Good for housing goats?

    The only thing I can see that concerns me is the fence panels. Goats can get their heads stuck in fences that have gaps that are too big, especially if they have horns. They make goat and sheep panels that have smaller squares.
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    Egg production is down

    The OP has production breeds - White Leghorns. I'm wondering if there is a parasite issue going on.
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    They do settle down a little for a few weeks, but they're never as chill as they were when they were ducklings.
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    Yeah, I plan to keep her there. Problem is I have three other naughty ducks...
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    Egg production is down

    Sounds like they are getting good feed. Have you checked them for mites and lice? To be honest, they look rough for only being 7-8 months old.
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    Muscovy fighting getting worse - at my wit's end!

    Thanks. I have tried separating them in the coop, but it's no use. They get up in the morning wanting to chase, drown, and hurt each other. They have a ton of room to roam outside. I have one I separated months ago and I put her in with the chickens. She leaves the chickens alone for the...
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