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    is this a DQ?

    yes disqualification
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    is this a DQ?

    feathers take about 12 weeks to fully come back especially wing feathers but I don't want to take the risk that they won't grow back by fair since missing feathers is a DQ since its viewed as faking
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    is this a DQ?

    This is my black OEGB hen. She will be 2 in May and she had her first molt back in Oct/Nov. I was wondering if this is a DQ on her? The tape measure is in centimeters and in real life it was 1/2 centimeter. It's 3 feathers per wing (6 feathers total/overall) and is symmetrical. The feathers I...
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    What kind of dog do you have!?

    I have a show dog, he is an NSDTR (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) His show name is RedMoon's Flick the Switch, so far he has his ATT and CGC, and has 8/15 points and 2/2 majors towards his CH. He is also my juniors and 4-H dog. He is working towards rally titles and his JH, as well as...
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    Emergency - emaciated hen

    She is one of the higher ranking birds of the flock (and still is) so im not concerned about her getting picked on or anything. I have safeguard so I will worm her with that. She is being a bit picky and not really interested in things like scrambled eggs and oatmeal which I tried giving her. So...
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    Emergency - emaciated hen

    Thank you, I will definitely worm her
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    Emergency - emaciated hen

    yes I fed her scrambled eggs today which she wasn't super into, but I did give her raw eggs which she was more excited for as well as treats like mealworms
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    Emergency - emaciated hen

    She has never been wormed before but she always has been fine no issues before this, she's the healthiest bird I've ever had (especially after silkies) how should I go about worming her?
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    Emergency - emaciated hen

    Hello, I have a 6 year old barred rock hen who is currently 4 lbs. Her keel is down to the bone at this point and she feels quite skinny. Her abdomen/belly is not abnormal (so no ascites). She has always been on the lighter side. Her comb is not as big as it usually would be this time of year...
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    Extending a run

    This is the type of metal the run is.
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    Extending a run

    How should I try to extend my run? I have a producers pride coop and I want to lengthen the run out. I would use some wood to lengthen the run, but how should I go about attaching wood to the metal frame and making sure there are no holes for predators to get into?
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    I am going to extend the metal run with wood, do you think that would work? And by extend, I mean make it longer but not wider.
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    I really do wish I had bought a bigger coop in the first place. I am either going to end up extending the run or buying a smaller coop for 2 of the birds.
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    I am not free ranging them. They will fly off and have done it before. I 'm probably going to just build a run extension.
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    It's been over a year at this point I have had 6 birds in that coop. If it really does get worse I'll get a small coop and move a couple birds in it. I do not have the space on my property for a 60 foot run.
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    I am not going to get any more bantams. I am going to give a flock block (about 20 lbs) and see how that works out for them. I do have large fowl in a bigger coop (about 9 x 5) that I was considering moving into the bantam coop and moving bantams to the larger coop as the large fowl get to free...
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    They have lots of shavings in the run so they can dust bathe, "forage", etc and its only 2 chickens that are getting the tips of their feathers (not even the full feathers) eaten. They don't rip each others feathers out, they just kind of eat the tips of the feathers on the 2 chickens backs. I...
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    Would this coop be big enough for 6 bantams?

    I currently have 6 bantams (4 OEGB 2 D'Uccle) They never come out of their runs to free range (I have tried it and I have had 1 fly away and a cat got it, so they stay in their run full time) and they are pretty happy and there isn't any bullying or anything, just some feather picking, so I was...
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    Do not have only ONE nest box!

    Yes I understand. I could see some new people taking it as fact.
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    Do not have only ONE nest box!

    I was making a joke by the way, in no way would I ever have more than 5 nesting boxes.
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