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    Trapping a Fox Legally?

    We have a fox that has been getting our chickens one by one, right in the middle of the day when we're home and the dogs are outside. A friend has offered to trap and kill the fox for us. But does anyone know what the laws are about that? It's not trapping season, but the fox is definitely a...
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    Ameracauna...Hen or Roo?

    This is flopsy (the black one, not the barred rock rooster). She was sold to me as an ameracauna. The reason I'm questioning her sexuality is because she's bigger than all the other hens, and she makes weird noises. It's not quite a crow, just a longer bok, if that makes sense. She was hatched...
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    How young is too young to free range?

    My chickens are 2 months old. I'd like to let them out to free range a little bit. There's no grass left in their run and I think they might enjoy it. Is that a good idea now? Will they want to go back home after a couple hours, or is it going to be hard to get them in before bedtime? Maybe I...
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    Newbie questions, just moved chicks into their first coop

    Our coop is finally done! Well done enough to live in. The coop is 8x8 with an 8x16 run for 7 chickens, 3 turkeys and 2 ducks. They seem very happy so far. I hope it's big enough. Anyway to the questions. We still need to paint. Is there a certain kind of paint I should buy, are there kinds...
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    Help! Hurt Chickie!

    My chicks have been spending their days in the run and coming back to the brooder every night. The ducks are out there too and they have a little swimming pool. I just went out to check on them and my little buff orphington (5 weeks old) was in the pool and not moving. She's inside now wrapped...
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    Chicks outside?

    I know people come on here all the time to ask this question. But I'm not sure. My chicks are almost 4 weeks old. The two brown leghorns look completely feathered, but the americaunas and buff orphingtons still have a little bit of fluff. They're starting to stink in the brooder, and I'm...
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    New to ducks, have a few questions

    Hey everyone! When we ordered our chicks this year my husband just added a couple ducks to the order because he thought they would be fun. We didn't know anything about them. Well now they're living in the brooder with our chicks. Everyone seems to be getting along fine. But by now the ducks (2...
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    Taking my chicks outside

    I keep reading about people taking their chicks outside to play, and I want to try it. I let them run around the living room once while I was cleaning their brooder and they loved it, they tried flying and just ran back and forth. I have 12 chicks altogether and I'm worried that if I let them go...
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    Our first loss

    We lost our first chick last night. He was only 4 days old. Our kitty got into our brooder. When I woke up she had a duck, and the chick was already gone. The duck seems fine, just tired. Not sure what to do now, either find a better cover or lock the kitty in the basement at night. I think it's...
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    My turkey's are trying to escape

    I just got my first baby turkeys day before yesterday. They're living in a plastic tote right now. They keep pecking at the side of the tote like they're trying to get out. Are they trying to tell me somethings wrong, or are they just being silly? They're eating and drinking and seem healthy.
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    Paper towels/Chick bedding

    just got my first chicks yesterday, so I have a lot to learn. I put paper towels over my new chicks wood shavings so they wouldn't eat the shavings. I read I was supposed to somewhere. I was wondering how long should I keep them there? I've changed it twice already today and it's all covered...
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    Baby Chicks, silly question

    Hi! This is a kind of silly question, but I'm worried about my baby chicks. They're our first ones and we're very excited. They are coming in tomorrow at the farm store, and I had planned to be home all day so I could go pick them up as soon as I got the call. But now I need to work for a...
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    Raising Turkeys with Children

    We are getting turkeys for the first time this year. It will be the first time we've raised animals to eat. We have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. How do I tell them? My 5 year old gets very attached to pets. We had a dead mouse in the house and he cried because I had to throw it out. I'm...
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