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    Doves raiding food in the coop

    Besides completely enclosing the run, you can try curtain flaps on the chicken door. I made mine out of an old shower curtain liner.
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    Is this normal?

    I agree, cut out treats and the ACV.
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    Is this normal?

    What is the feed (brand, protein percentage)? Do they get granite grit? The shape of feed is not the problem.
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    Is this normal?

    You need to separate her so you can know which poop is hers. Brown goo could be normal cecal poop.
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    Is this normal?

    If you can't feel her crop she hasn't eaten enough.
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    Is this normal?

    Check her crop in the morning to make sure it is emptying. And post a picture of her poop if you can.
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    Is this normal?

    No, that is not normal. Examine her thoroughly for any other signs of illness - things like a full crop that doesn't empty in the morning, swollen abdomen, abnormal droppings, droopy tail, discharge from nose, eyes, vent, sneezing, lack of appetite, mites/lice. Separating her into a dog crate...
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    Introducing a muscovy hen into a chicken flock?

    I agree that introducing the Silkie will be more difficult. I had very few problems introducing my Muscovy to my chickens. Muscovy are bossy birds (at least mine are) and the chickens learn to leave the Muscovy alone, but as long as the Muscovy are left alone they don't bother the chickens...
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    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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