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    My 5 month old runner ducks are like a little gang!

    2 boys and 2 girls and when I let them out to run the fenced 2 areas with the chickens, the firt thing I hear is squawks from the or chickens. My fawn and white runners, who I just adore because they are hilarious, are bullies! They try to grab the chickens tails or their tophats and try to...
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    Need some worming info please.....IVER ON QUESTION

    I have about 80 chickens all ages the oldest being 2 years old. The first time that I ever wormed them was a week ago with wazine because I saw a roundworm in a girls poop. They range 2 acres everyday. Everyone seems healthy so now I'm wondering how to follow up This is what I bought IVER ON...
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    Free mottled houdan roosters and silver laced tophat 9 weeks old.

    Well my husband doesn't want to have to send these guys to chicken heaven so I'm trying my hand to see if anyone out the wants a darn good looking rooster. They are 9 weeks old and I have 3 mottled houdans which are beautiful. I think I'm going to keep one. I also have a silver laced tophat...
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    How is your flock holding up in this heat. Any tips for me I have a lot of very feathered breeds.

    All my chickens roam around 3 acres I have so many different kinds and I gotta see this is my first summer with chickens and I'm worried. My Cochins are about 10 months olds now and they are sooooooo feathered that I worry they won't make it when the temps are continuously in the 90s and 90...
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    What gender is my half blind turkey? 8 weeks old. Lots of pics. I have no clue

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    Boy or Girl??? 8 week old half blind turkey. I have no clue if its a boy or girl?

    I received this turkey for free at 2 days old because it was spinning in circles peeping very loudly and was all alone. SO of course I felt awful and the farm store gave it to me if I gave it a good home :) I decided to throw it in with the chicks and see what happened. It found food and...
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    My 6 month old ee's are laying an egg every single day. Is this normal?

    Ok so I only have 4 EE girls and they were a bit delayed in laying because they were stressed in a coop with my other layers who were picking on them. So I didn't see an egg except maybe one on the floor of the coop occasionally. They are just at 6 months old now and since I moved them to the...
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    Need to get rid of FLYS!!! they are constantly on the chickens and ducks food. Any ideas?

    Ok since it got so hot out I have had tons and tons of flys and they aren't on the poop they are all over the feed. It's awful. The ducks area has like 200 flys and I try to keep fans blowing in the chickens coop to keep the flys away a bit. Anyone have any ideas what I can do to rid myself of...
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    NEWBIE here! My salmon faverelle decided to go broody. I dont even know the eggs are fertile??

    MY girl decided to sit and there was only 1 egg in there. I worried something was wrong with her and then my BYC friends said seems broody to me and so I stuffed some more eggs under her on Saturday. OK so How the heck do I know if they are fertile eggs or not? I have a tophat rooster with 40...
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    First time broody faverelle!!! To move her or not?

    Ok Im a first timer here! I have a broody I'm convinced and she is laying in a low box and she is the only One who lays in this box. Always has been. SOOOO should I move her into a seated area or just leave her as she is? None of my other girls want to lay in that box. They like the higher ones...
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    Can anyone tell me the diffence between broody and egg bound?

    I have a salmon favorelle who has been sitting in the nest box for 2 days and doesn't seem to move much. When I pulled her out of the box she threw a fit but no pecking she just didn't want to be picked up. I have one hen who is really dehydrated so I wanted to make sure this one wasn't going...
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    why would people rather argue than try and help?

    I see people asking questions about their chickens daily and a lot of times they get no response from anyone! I have posted about legitimate issues and just need a helping hand and there is no one out there who even attempts to respond but they will always respond if it isto arghe about how this...
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    Possible dehydration? Advice needed hen not walking.

    Last night I found one of my 6 month old ee's laying on the nest box with her head propped up on roost. A little history is these 4 girls were slowly introduced over the last month to my laying girls and they are sharing the coop with them. I noticed that they never leave the coop so each...
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    Need advice on prevention and treatment of mites!

    I have used a garden dust to treat mites previously. I treated each chicken and also the coop and nest boxes. Well I just took a look and they are back. I am using the deep litter method currently ( not sure if I'm doing it right or not???) . So what is the best advice on treatment and...
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    free silkie roosters and gold laced tophat roo

    I have several roosters to rehome. They are 16 Weeks old and very sweet. I have only 3 young hens with seven roosters so this is a problem. 3 black silkies 2 buff silkies they work as a team and the gold laced tophat who I just love Pics coming soon
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    Are my ducks ok to sleep outside tonight? Almost 4 weeks old??

    We built a big insulated dog house with attached outside cage. Completely safe with 1/2 inch welded wire covering the outside part. The inside of the house is filled with straw and my duckies are starting to feather. They were panting in the garage and I'm scared they will be scared outside. I...
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    One of my speckled Sussex hens is FAT!!

    She is the first to flop down off her roost and out the coop door every morning when I let all the chickens out! She has been named the pecker because she is always pecking someone's leg to let them know she is there and wants treats. She is fattttttt! How does this happen to a chicken? I...
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    baby turkey possibly blind in one eye?? advice needed

    I have a week old baby black Spanish turkey who was given to me because he was wobbling around and they didn't know if he would make it. So I took it home. Well he seems to be doing well, still wobbly but eating and Drinkin and runnin with the chicks. I noticed today a little film on one eye. I...
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    Ok experienced turkey folk I need your wisdom I'm new and ended up with a turkey!!

    Ok so I was at rural king getting some ducks (I'm new to ducks also but have 70 chickens) and there was some lady took all the turkeys except for one lonely lil one. He is bobbing his head funny but otherwise looks healthy. I said to the guy working there do u have any idea what is wrong with...
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    New to ducks and will have some 4 weekers soon. Advice needed

    A lady is selling some 4 week old hatchery ducks. I need to know where to start for duck care. I have 71 free range chickens and they have 2 very large coops . I have a medium sized pond in a fenced 3 acres. I thought the ducks when they are full size would really be a good fit here?? What do...
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