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    Tractoring meat birds

    We have our very first batch of meaties coming in the end of May. We are getting 50 freedom rangers! To say I am nervous would be an understatement, but for the sake of feeding my family wholesome organic humanely raised meats we are giving it a go! My plan is to tractor them through our...
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    How long before hens are fertile with a roo?

    I took a couple of my girls and separated them to a different roo than the one in my flock...how long will it be before the eggs are fertile from him? I cant test fertility in this case because they were already under a different breed of roo...
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    laying good, then nothing...

    My gals are acting weird...they start laying OK, then 2 weeks later, no eggs...2-4 weeks go by with nothing then eggs again for a couple weeks. What am I doing wrong?!?!!!! They are pastured...and I rarely find an egg outside the coop.
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    Hen with discolored toes, and limp...

    I have a hen that has been limping for a couple days...I looked at her foot when it started and she had a small cut that I was keeping an eye on...when I looked today, he foot is pretty warm and 2 of her toes are purplish (not like brumble foot, but like circulation loss) she did not mind me...
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    Kombucha Scoby

    Making your own kombucha is easy! All you need is a 'mother'. All instructions will be included! I will have a new one ever 2 weeks! My Scoby came from a friend who has been making it for 7 years so its well established . Plz msg me with any questions.
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    Official Introduction

    Our 7/8 wk old pullets have been in a sepaerate coop/run next to the grown chickens for a bit and today we free ranged them together. Our rooster was the only one of the grown chickens to come out and investigate. He mostly let them know he was top dog by pecking their necks if they got too...
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    Set my first eggs!!!!! :D

    Here they are resting before going in All in the bator! 100 at the top of the eggs...99 at the bottom...humidity at 35%. Everything look OK?
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    roosting in a window?

    I just moved my small flock into a larger coop so I could bring out my 6 weekers into the small coop...anywho....its been 3 nights now and for some reason my girls and their roo are roosting in the window/door out to the run....in turn pooping a LOT where I had hoped they wouldn't :( I have...
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    sexing chicks?

    Wondering if everyone does this immediately or do you wait for the boys to 'crow'...I always as summed it took a well trained eye...I'm new to hatching. .I am setting today. Wondering if I need to be studying.
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    rabbit?

    Any good recipes out there?
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    favorite incubator?

    Share your favorite...or what you like and don't like about the one you have :)
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    flock rotation?

    At what age should I rotate our hens (ie eat) I want to be sure I have layers at all times so I will probably rotate 2-3 times a year....but wondering how to space my intake.
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    looking to start raising turkeys...

    I am thinking of raising 2 or 3 turkeys....what do I need to know? What is ideal in terms of shelter? Should they be enclosed? If I let them roam will they run/ fly off???? I have young children (10 months, 3 and 4) so is roaming even a good idea?
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    finishing wood on coop/run

    We repurposed a wood playhouse on our property into the coop....the walls of our run are complete just need to do the roofing panels (we did a modular system so we can easily disassemble and move if we need/want to). My question is: I need to do something to finish the wood and weatherproof it...
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    out without heat?

    How soon can I move my pullets outside without heat? They are almost 7 weeks and have been totally without heat for about 2 weeks...it gets down in the 30/40s at night...would they be OK? My big chickens went out during summer so this is new to me...
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    silver, blue or golden lace, maran, EE, Americaunas, buff or lavendar orpingtons or mixes/variations

    Looking for any or all of the above :)...lmk what you have pictures would b amazing too;) . Willing to pay reasonable fees. Thanks :D
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    Red Spots On Pullet Feet...

    I have 6 six-ish week old pullets in my brooder right now, and this evening as I was loving on them and settling them down for the night, I noticed that 2 of my RIRs have little red spots on their feet...one has only 1 and the other has 2....I got a picture... Are they picking at each...
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    trouble with humidity...

    OK. My incubator came today (still air...no turner) and I have been tinkering for several hours....we have found the built in thermometer to be totally inaccurate... after putting a thermometer on the grate we finally have the temp somewhat stable but the humidity is at 65% is there a trick to...
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    New Member <3

    Hello all! My name is Rachel and myself, my husband and our 3 boys (4,3, and 10 months) care for our small farm (Alivian Acres) We moved in about 4 months ago. We live on 20 acres in a passive solar berm house, and hope to one day be as far off grid as we possibly can. We currently have 3...
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    First Timer...LOTS of questions...

    Someone please give me a crash course...I am not finding super consistent info... I have a still air incubator without an egg turner...I know I should be turning at least 3 times a day...always an odd number.... do I let the eggs sit out 1 or 2 days before putting them in? Temp at the top...
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