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  1. Skys The Limit Chicken Coop

    Skys The Limit Chicken Coop

    Brewmiss96's Sky's the Limit Coop and Run Build (if you have a better name I'm all ears! I fell in love with the blue color) The idea of having a 'backyard homestead' has been slowly growing in my mind for some years. So, in early spring when I went the store and saw the price of eggs, I kinda...
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    catching wild baby turkeys?

    Don't know what state you are in but you usually need a license to partake in hunting (usually defined as the act of taking, pursuing, capturing, harassing, and/or killing, or the intent to take, pursue, capture, harass, and/or kill. Note this covers pursuit to just take pictures too). There...
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    It was just so sudden. He was eating and drinking then when I woke up he was gone, rigored so it's only been a couple hours.
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    He died last night, what do I do for the rest of my birds?
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    I just checked his poop again and there is blood in it, not much but it's there, along with the shed intestinal lining, unfortunately BigR just closed so I will have to wait until morning. He is drinking AVC water, has eaten some yogurt and did show interest in the chick starter crumble (thought...
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    he is about a year old
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    I got off work early today and went out to check on him. I found him standing still in one spot while the other birds pecked around... he let me catch him easily, his keel is more pronounced so I'm worried he's dehydrated and not eating now. When I put him down for a bit he stood, then started...
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    Hmm, looks like what I saw can go under the 'normal' category. I will keep an eye on him. Thank you!
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    Rooster has abnormal poop, lethargic *Edit with update*

    So I noticed my splash BLRW roo has dark greenish runny poop with stringy 'egg drop' looking white instead of the normal looking poop. Any idea what it is and what I should do? I will start giving them medicated feed and water but if you know what it is would you recommend a directed treatment...
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    Rooster with sour crop died, did I do something wrong?

    Big Red died in my arms as he was vomiting up his crop contents. For a couple days he was listless, just sitting on the ground or not roosting and his crop was doughy and he burped a couple times, really yeasty smell. When I was checking out his feet he vomited on my leg. So I isolated him in a...
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    Looking for brooder page?

    It was a box made out of wood that hung from the ceiling and you could raise as the chicks got bigger, it let the chicks run in and out of underneath so they could determine how warm they wanted to be, was a really cool design and I would like to make one, but can't find the thread, please help!
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    Automatic Waterer

    For $21.99!! I tried to make an auto waterer from a 5 gallon bucket and a tank filler valve, could never get the seal to be tight enough to hold the suction. I found one of these at my local feed store and it worked wonderfully. I would not recommend it for ducks, they love to dabble and the...
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    chicken toys and treats

    I've done the tetherball cabbage thing before, I like the idea of the greens treat ball... has anyone tried putting treat holders up on roosts? Like they have to fly/climb to get it?
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    Heating for nest boxes?

    I just put out more bedding and am planning on changing the nest boxes. The coop is not my design, it was in place when I moved in and I've been trying to make improvements to it. I think it needs more insulation and different nest boxes. Right now they are metal boxes and I don't think there...
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    Heating for nest boxes?

    I am experiencing my first freezing winter in Oregon with my chickens... they are fine in the coop, but the eggs are freezing and I'm wondering if anyone has tried putting heating pads in the nest boxes to prevent this, or should I be investing in a heater or more heat lamps to prevent my eggs...
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    N00bie Quail questions

    Hi there! I want to start raising quail for releasing. Do you have any recommendations for books or threads for this purpose? I am going to be setting up a brooder/pen for my dad and his friend so they can release and then hunt and I'm looking for information about housing and pen requirements...
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    Small Hatchery setup on Ebay in FL, FYI

    I'm in CA and would love to get this, but it's only local pickup so I thought someone in FL might be interested. Looks like it has everything but the feed, meds, and eggs to get started. Ebay link to auction is...
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    Homemade auto-egg turners?

    Hi there! Getting ready to build my own incubator and I'm wondering what some of you have done for an automatic egg turner. I've seen pics of manual turners in bators, but I know there will be a day where I can't get there in time, or I'll forget, so I'm wondering how to go about building a auto...
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    Oregon Fall Chicken Swap!! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10!!

    I would like to come from Redmond (if anyone wants to carpool!), I will see how my Oct shapes up. I'll be looking to get laying hens and turkeys. I have two mutt roosters that are nice (BR/Aus cross and RIR/Aus cross) but I need the room for my new BLRW cockerels. I'm looking for BLRW, SLW, GLW...
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    Bend OR, need chickens!

    Hi Doug, I'm in Redmond. If you get this info would you please let me know too, I'm in need of some layers as well, though I will probably be doing hatching eggs instead of big'uns.
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