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    Choked to Death(?)

    In the past 5 days I've had 3 chicks die they were going on 4 weeks old....I believe it's from choking on slivers found in my wood shavings/sawdust Has anyone experienced this problem before?
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    Black Australorp 3 wks old SUDDEN DEATH!!!

    I ordered (6) day-old hatchlings from Ideal Hatchery...and they've been doing great for these past 3 weeks. However, a couple of days ago a chick died suddenly...I just saw it no more than 10 minutes earlier and they all were doing great! Then today (3 days later)...I was watching the chicks...
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    8x14 coop large enough...

    EDITED: I'd like to raise 7-8 commercial white turkeys for home consumption in a 8x25' coop with bird netting atop. Since I cannot have them free-range...I'll be providing them with commercial feed and letting them have access to a yard-waste only compost area adjoining their coop which is rich...
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    Dust/Health Issues?...Raising my (6) Day-Old Hatchlings In House

    Now that they're a week old I'll be removing them from the plastic tote and placing them in a larger brooder that I made using three LARGE cardboard boxes...(6 ft long x 3 ft wide x 3 ft high). The floor is 1" wood shavings. I'm hoping dust will not be a MAJOR/MAJOR issue based on just (6)...
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    Our Lilttle Hatchlings Arrived...

    Our little day-old Black Australorp hatchlings arrived from Ideal Hatchery (Texas) to Hawaii. Temps here are 65*/75* and have them in the house ;-) I was thinking of using the Mama Heating Pad method for a week or two... My question is... Is it really necessary to use it considering our...
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    Welsummers vs Production Reds

    I have 4 Production Reds and at 5+ months of age they are prolific layers and everything I wanted as a noob to chickens, i.e., easy-going, very friendly, great foragers and of course beautiful brown eggs every day! However, I'm seriously interested in getting a few Welsummer hens... #1...
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    Lemongrass?

    Anyone have Lemongrass growing around their chickens? I want to plant some in my garden around my coop/run in order to help repel the FLIES....thinking I can break off a few stems/leaves every now and then, to let out the fragrance... Lemongrass is not toxic to humans but just checking if...
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    MUTTS Gone Wild?

    How many of you just let your chickens "Go Wild"??? Let them ALL free-range together and let them produce as they will...with no concern about BREED/BLOODLINES? Say I was to do this with all brown-egglayers....RIR, Production Reds, Welsummers, Barred-Rocks, etc.... would this multi-breed...
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    Layer Feed and Water...

    My 4 Production Red hens are 20 weeks old and laying... We're very happy Their appetites have gotten much bigger this past week and they are doing great! They have Layer Crumbles and water available 24/7...they also have access to a large enclosure to free-range morning and late-afternoon...
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    Production Red/Hyrbrids and Heritage Breeds?

    I have 4- Production Reds that are all starting to lay now @ 20 weeks....beautiful birds and friendly. I've read that PR/Hybrid birds produce early-on but will burn-out in 2 yrs or so... I can understand this and it's not a problem. But I've been thinking of starting another coop/run to raise...
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    Got our first egg...Now what?

    Got our first egg from our Production Reds... Now will she keep laying progressively larger eggs over the next month? This one was about the size of eggs labeled 'small' in the supermarket; but I thought it would be smaller from stuff I've read here...Anyways, we're happy for sure! Do we...
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    BEST breed(s) of chicken for rotisserie?

    Need your opinions/recommendations...please Looking to raise a dozen meat chickens for home consumption... BEST breed(s) of chicken for the rotisserie? Best way to raise/care for FULL-FLAVOR? What age to slaughter?
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    Switch 'r Roo?

    I ordered (4) one-month old Production Reds hens from a hatchery. Two weeks later... one of my hens is looking a bit different... Is my hen a Roo
  14. 1hawaiian

    Sweet Potato?

    Anyone feeding their chckens sweet potato? Do you cook the leaves and tubers before feeding?
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    Curious... Why do Pheasants, Chukars, etc. require....

    Why do Game Birds such as pheasants, chukars, etc. require higher protein feed than chickens? I'm new to raising chickens for home egg-consumption but was just curious... I live in a rural area where these wild game birds thrive in abundance. They are frequent visitors in my backyard and...
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    Chickens eating less feed and more...

    My 5 week old RIR hens are eating less Starter Feed nowadays but MORE natural food, i.e., grasses/weeds, insects and bugs, etc. I provide them every morning with enough fresh Starter Feed in their trough to last them through day...they do eat it and want it. But, I'm noticing everday they...
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    Pink-ish/Blood-like stool... ?

    Just acquired my first 4 RIR hens five days ago and they are about a month old says breeder. I noticed a couple days ago a couple pinkish/red droppings in the coop and thought maybe one of the girls were maybe eating earthworms or something. However, three days later I'm suspecting something...
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    Starter Feed... ?

    I have 4 Production Reds...only a month-old says breeder. They do spend time outdoors and free-range for an hour or two daily. My local store only had Broiler Starter.... 22% protein My questions are... #1- Can I feed this to my girls til I put them on "Layer Feed"... right now I feed...
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    They're hooome....

    Hope it's OK to post this here.... My one month old 4 Production Reds are home and they're loving it. They must have been given alot of attention from the breeder because these young ones just love to be cuddled by my 7 yr old daughter. It's gonna be fun! Been asking alot of questions here...
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    Production Reds?

    What can I expect from Production Reds? I'm new to schikens I ordered RIR's but farm told me that their actually Production Reds....COOL I'd like to hear of your take on these birds... Are they calm, friendly, noisy, good-layers, kind of stuff? Thank you for sharing!
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