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    Adding a compost area inside the run

    I’ve been toying with the idea of composting inside the chicken run. In the summer/fall I would occasionally toss wheel barrels full of raked leaves in the run for them to play in and every once in a while I give them leftovers along with their feed so I think I am partially there already. My...
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    All Chickens bullying same hen - Suggestions?

    I have a flock of 12 birds. 6 were from my original flock and 6 were added a year ago. I know that there is a pecking order and I let them work it out. Willow is my beautiful slate blue Ameraucana and she is from the second flock. She is relentlessly picked on by all the other girls. I mean...
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    Fainting Goats with Non Fainters?

    Does anyone have experience with fainters living with non fainters? Is there an issue or am I overthinking things? Hubby gave me the green light and a huge portion of our back yard for 2 mini goats. I have been researching African Pygmies, Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Silky Fainters. I know I...
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    Flemish Giant Hutch/Run Dimensions

    Curious to know...those of you who keep rabbits outside. Would a 4x5 or 6x3 hutch together with an 8 x 5 run plus the space under the raised hutch be enough room for a giant rabbit? I figure the entire square footage to be about 20 sq ft inside plus about 60 sq ft outside to total around 80...
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    Flemish Giants - Solitary or Social?

    Most animals are social beings. Are rabbits the same? I am looking into getting rabbits and have come to favor the Flemish Giant. Is it best to have two or are they a more solitary critter?
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    Small Goat House Cleaning - how do you do it?

    I will be building a goat shed for two dwarf goats. I was told that dog house size would work for each or at least a 4x4 for the two. I was thinking of making it 6x4 or maybe so. Do I need to make it as tall as me in order to go in to clean? I've seen small goat sheds and even old dog houses...
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    Is this enough for 2 goats?

    My hubby gave me the green light to get 2 small goats (either dwarf or pygmy). I already have 13 chickens in a 96 sq ft coop with 384 sq ft run so asking for more yard space was tough. He showed me where I could keep them. He would fence it in and build me a shelter for them. The area is...
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    Pygmy Goat Questions

    I checked with my town and learned that I do not need any special permits for goats or sheep - Yay! I already have chickens so I am used to outdoor critter care. I've been reading up on goat care as well as sheep care and I'm leaning towards goats. Here are my questions: Do goats eat grass...
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    Lazy Rooster or Normal?

    I have a 3 1/2 month old Black Copper Marans rooster. He started crowing about a month ago. So far he's been a good boy, only crowing after 5:30 am or 8:00 pm and no middle of the night crowing so I figured if he got any earlier with his "singing" I would try what others have done which is to...
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    Chicken prone to overeating????

    I have a Dark Brahma, 1 yr old, last month I performed crop surgery to remove a huge mass of impacted "stuff" - mostly grasses and such, grit and whatnot. Here we are a few weeks later, she eats, poops and lays eggs but her crop is huge again. It is full of what feels like grit and oyster...
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    Do you need to worm if no signs are present?

    I have 13 girls and 1 roo. 7 girls are 1yr old and the rest are 3 months old. I have never seen evidence of worms in their stool and they are all of healthy weight. They do not free range (too many evils out in my area - bear, ferral cats, skunks, fox, coyote...) but have access to a huge...
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    Post Op Crop Surgery Issues - Need your advice ASAP - Thanx

    Performed Crop surgery two days ago. All went well. Removed huge blockage. Crated her and gave her water only for day one. Day two I gave her yogurt, applesauce and oatmeal - very small amounts in 3 feedings. Last night when I was moving her crate from the run to the coop for the night I...
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    Crop Surgery Success - Before and After Pics - one question remains...

    DH and I performed crop surgery yesterday. Sweetie was a wonderful patient and only wiggled 4 times during the entire procedure. After seeing what came out of her I feel horrible for not taking care of this sooner but I kept trying to massager her crop and get the mass to pass. - No way this...
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    Which thread is best for crop surgery?

    I have everything I need for crop surgery tomorrow except for the suture thread. I've called a few hospital supply co's as well as Tractor Supply Co and neither have sutures thread or curved needles. So I have to make a walmart run for thread and needle. Does it matter the type...
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    Broody hen with no eggs to hatch

    As if I dont' have enough fun in my coop! I will most likely have to do crop surgery within the next day or two to my Dark Brahma, Sweetie, that I am not happy about and now my bantam hen, Sadie, seems to have gone broody. She is not sitting on any eggs nor did she lay an egg yesterday but...
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    Crop Surgery is inevitable this weekend - Help

    I've been working on Sweetie, my Dark Brahma, trying to massage her impacted crop so it breaks up and passes to no avail. It is inevitable that I must do surgery this weekend. I want to gather all of my supplies first plus I need to mentally prepare. I've read many posts on it and watched a...
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    Crop Issue - Sour/Impacted not sure which - Help Please

    I have a 1 yr old Dark Brahma with a very swollen crop. Opened her mouth but smell nothing "sour" or rancid. Also did not see anything when I peered down there. Her crop is very swollen, tennis ball size. It is squishy and I can feel all sorts of grit, oyster shell etc. Not sure if this is...
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    Selling Eggs in a Cooler Question

    Ok, up until now I've been giving eggs away to friends and family and they have finally convinced me to sell them. They felt silly just taking them from me so I just started taking small "donations" for them in order to buy yummy treats for girls. I've seen a few people in the area with...
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    SLW Hen or Roo?

    I have a 10 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte named Peaches. Please give me your thoughts about his/her gender. I have a flock of 7 girls about a yr old and I couldn't help myself and stopped by our local farm and took home 7 chicks two months ago. I will be mixing the two flocks soon and...
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    Two roosters in the same flock?

    I have seven 11 month old hens and I got seven more chicks the end of February. I suspect two are roosters. I should know in a few more weeks as they are only 6 and 7 wks old but comb and waddle are give aways plus the BCM has extra thick legs compared to the other two marans. If I am correct...
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