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    Meat birds 3 wks old getting pasty butt

    Hello all. We have 19 meat birds that are all doing great except they started getting poopie butts this week, all are healthy and no real problems just wondering if they're growing too fast and this has something to do with it?
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    HELP! gasping Hen...

    We have a problem with one of our blk austrolorps. Last night upon shutting up the girls, I found one perching and breathing heavy. Loud enough that I could hear her. I let her be for the night and this morning she is still doing it.. she was outside with the flock, but just standing there...
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    Help! Eggbound?

    One of our Girls, a blk Austrolorp has been sitting in her laying box for about 24 hrs now, and has a puffed up look, like she is trying to pass an egg. When I touch her she coos, I am not sure of if it is a sign of being in pain... we are worried... should we pick her up and try to massage the...
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    wacky legislation... call your state reps!

    Hello everyone! I just stumbled upon this a few days ago and had to search a little bit around the web for more info... here it is. Please read this.The link is from a credible site that advocates for family/small farmers and ranchers. Many of you may already be aware of the site and this...
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    Hello from N. Idaho, the "Other" Idaho!

    Hello all... Upper N. Idaho Panhandle here. Anyone else around?
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    IF we were to get a rooster....

    IF we were to get a rooster, and that is a big if... what kind would be best for these conditions: A Coop close to neighbours, so crowing would be an issue, cold hardiness (can get to -20F, seen it as cold as -26!), and one that will not be aggressive to the hens or humans.. I know each roo is...
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    Oyster shells

    We have oyster shells to give to our Girls.. they do not seem to like it much, so we thought it needed to be ground smaller, so we did that.. they still do not like it that much. We keep our eggs shells, dry them out and grind them up.. they seem to like those much better.. but why not the...
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    boxes to lay eggs in...

    We have 7 young hens, that have recently started to lay. there are 7 hens, and 4 boxes for them to use... the issue is that they all seem to lay in just one of the boxes, occasionally two... the row of boxes is against the coop wall, but the one they all like is in the corner, where the row of...
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    our special Girl.

    We have 7 young laying hens; among them is an ameraucana, with a non functional leg, had since hatching... it sticks out to the front-side diagonally.. our concern with the cold coming on is that since she can't tuck it under her, it will be exposed to the cold. She can't roost with the other...
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