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    Red sex links

    What kind of rooster do I need to put over my RIR hens to produce a red sex link?
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    HELP CHICKENS DYING

    I had six barred rocks 5 months old. Earlier this week I went out and one was down and couldnt walk. I ended up having to put her down. I go out there today and one is dead and another one is sitting down instead of standing up and every time I would get her up she would sit back down. Comb...
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    I have chicks in my outdoor brooder that will be three weeks old tomorrow ( monday ) and have had two other batches in there and had the same problem with them. I have tried the little auto feeders with the holes cut all the way around the bottom and now have graduated to the 7 lb hanging...
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    Sex link??

    If I cross a Rhode Island Red rooster with Dominique hens would the offspring be considered red sex links?
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    our new mobile brooder

    My son and I built this mobile brooder last weekend. We have been wanting to move our brooding process outdoors to have more room for quite some time now and we went to work on it Friday and finished late Friday night. The only thing we lack is to give it a shiny new coat of paint to protect...
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    Sick chickens. Need advice.

    I made a detrimental mistake right from the beginning I bought four laying hens and then I bought a rooster from another place and turns out he had some type of respiratory illness. Now one of my hens has begun to sneeze and gargle just a little bit the way he was when I brought him home. All of...
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    Can I Vaccinate the chicks I hatch??

    I recently ordered 30 chicks from Mcmurray hatcheries ( awesome people to deal with by the way, they have the most mannerly approach to their business and their customers that I have ever delt with in a company that deals with the general public ) and I had them vaccinated. I was wondering if I...
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    What kind of meds do I need to keep on hand?

    I have read a lot of posts on this forum about diseases, sickness, and so forth and it has made me realize that I need to keep some stuff on hand to treat certain common sicknesses and illnesses in my flock. I would love to hear suggestions from some of you seasoned chicken raisers on what kind...
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    Eggs on the ground

    Today I went out to gather eggs from my two flocks and I found that my Rhode Island Red hen has layed her egg on the ground in the run instead of in the egg box. Is this normal?? and what can I do to try to keep it from happening. I know for a fact that I havent given the two hens enough room...
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    My Rooster is Gargling

    My Rhode Island Red Rooster is gargling when he breathes heavy and his crowing is really sickly sounding. His cone is still bright red but he acts like he has a respiratory infection or something. WHat do I need to look for and what can I do to help him get over this and will he spread this to...
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    Homemade incubator

    I want to build my own incubator bi plan to buy a couple of egg turners to keel the eggs turned but what kind of heat source is best and how do I regulate humidity? Any advice is welcomed
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    How much room do I need?

    I have two Rhode Island Red laying hens and a rooster in a mobile coop that I built that is 4x4 in my yard. It has the coop on top and the bottom is wired in the same dimensions but the coop gets moved every day to ensure they always have fresh grass. Is this enough room?
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    mystery chicken?!?!?!?!?

    I need help!!! I ordered my first 25 chicks consisting of Rhode Island Reds and Dominiques last week. I went this week to my local tractor supply store to buy a few chicks and all they had left were Plymouth Rock. My question is can I cross the Plymouth Rock hens with the Rhode Island Red or...
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