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    Unwanted Cockerels

    I have 6 unwanted cockerels of a cross between a barred rock rooster and a silver laced wyandotte hen. I don't really want to eat them because I don't know how to kill them, clean the meat, all that stuff. I've done some research, but I am afraid that I will just make them suffer and then not...
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    HELP!! Chicken with blue feet and paralysis

    I recently found a chicken tonight and she could not walk and had slightly labored breathing. Her feet and legs were blue. She is drinking water, but I am worried that it is marek's disease. I have seperated her from the rest of the flock. Is there any way that I can save her? Or at least make...
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    Possible consteipation or worm problem. Need Help

    I just found one of my about 21 week old BOs dead in the run. No predator attack. I checked her body and there are no bite marks. I just recently cleaned everything, so I have no idea what it could be. I checked her vent and it was covered in poop and maggots??? Not sure what they were but it...
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    Adding New Chicks

    I just recently hatched 5 chicks from my own flock and they are a week old. I have also ordered a different breed of females, but they won't be in for another three weeks. Will this disrupt the pecking order and will it be safe for the new ones? What do I need to do to get them to know each...
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    Incubating Temp. Problem

    Last time I checked on my eggs the temperature was at 110!! It was like this for 5 hours. The eggs have only been in there for 10 days. Have I killed my eggs? Please tell me that it might be okay. I don't know what to do. Should I just keep on going or should I start new ones?
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    Incubate or Broody?

    I am wanting to hatch some new chicks and I was wondering if I should get an incubator or make a hen go broody? How do you make a hen go broody, and is it better or worse? If I should incubate, which is the best one at a reasonable price?
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    Adding New Chicks

    It's spring time and Tractor Supply has chicks. I have 4 silver-laced wyandottes that are about a year old. I was wondering if there is a way to integrate some new chicks into my existing flock. I don't want to have a bloodbath, so should I even get more chicks? If so, how many?
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    Wound heal time?

    I have two hens that got their backs racked up by my rooster and one got down close to the muscle. I have seperated them from the flock and have cleaned them out. I was wondering how long until the wounds are healed?
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    Affect of Balfour Method

    I am thinking about doing some renovations to my coop/pen. I was wondering how affective the Balfour Method is? And how much it might cost? If you pick no please tell me why.
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    Balfour Method?

    I have heard about the Balfour method and I was wondering how exactly I would construct a coop like it. I have an existing coop, and I would like to remodel it.
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    Help!!! Hen with Scratched Back!!!

    One of my laying silver-laced wyandotte hens has a banged up back. I have a rooster living with them, and I was wondering if it was just from mating. It looks like feathers were pulled off her back near her bottom, but she is also bleeding a little bit. Will she end up getting an infection...
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    First EGG!!!

    I was so excited. I went out to check for eggs and there was a little beauty. My hens are silver-laced wyandottes that are 23 weeks old. It felt like forever.
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    West Nile Virus

    I have been hearing about the west nile virus and I have heard that it is in my area, so I was wondering what can be used to prevent my chickens from getting it and what to do if they possibly do get it?
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    How to feed oyster shell?

    M hens are about to lay soon and I will need oyster shell, so what is the best way to provide that for them and when should you provide it?
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    Odd or Unusual Chicken Names

    This is a thread where you can post any of your chickens names and pictures. They dont have to be odd or unusual. I will start. Here is my rooster named Foghorn Leghorn.
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    Nesting Material?

    Is it better to use pine shavings or can hay be used for nesting marterial in the nesting boxes?
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    Squatting?

    I have heard a lot about squatting and was wondering what that is exactly? Do you have any pictures? When is an age that they start?
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    What age do wyandottes typically start laying?

    My question is in the title.
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    Mating and Eggs

    How long after a rooster and a hen mates does the hen lay an egg?
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    Providing Grit

    I have one rooster and five hens that are 16 weeks old. Do I need to provide grit for them?
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