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    Just how noisy are geese?

    In all my research on geese, I cannot find anything from anyone about how noisy they are on a daily basis. I’ve watched videos, but I know they’re only snippets of life. I have seen people warn that geese are really loud, and I’ve seen people say they aren’t. I have also seen people say that...
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    I could use some breed suggestions or a reality check.

    Hey everyone! I’ve been thinking a lot about what breed of chicken I want to try next, but I keep hitting snags. I want birds that have been bred to meet the breed standard, rather than from a big name hatchery (Sandhill is an exception if they have a breed I otherwise cannot get, or if they...
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    Chickens are afraid of treadle feeder.

    Hello everyone, I recently bought a treadle feeder. I put a brick on the treadle for about 10 days to get the chickens used to it, and they ate from it just fine…until I took the brick off. They can’t seem to figure out to step on the treadle to open the feeder. I tried showing them how by...
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    Can bantams eat layer pellets, or do they need crumbles?

    Hey everyone! My niece will be getting some bantam chicks next year, and while I know to feed them crumbles as chicks, I don’t know if they can be switched to pellets when they mature. It’s a lot better for us to have pellets, as crumbles tend to be spilled (at least by my standard chickens)...
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    Which breed(s) would make a good pet for my niece?

    Hello everyone! Hopefully sometime next year I will be able to get my niece a few of her own chickens. She absolutely loves mine, and wants some to be strictly pets. The trouble is she loves all chickens, and cannot make up her mind. She asked me to post on here for ideas. Here are my rules...
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    Any experience keeping a small flock and two roosters?

    Hey everyone! I love roosters. I love them so much, they’re half the reason I own chickens. The trouble is I don’t want a huge flock; 15 hens and 2 roosters would be perfect for me to balance costs (both coop and feed) and number of eggs and chickens to eat ticks. My idea is to have two...
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    Will these gray chicks keep their color? BA roo Partridge Rock hens.

    Hey everyone! I have a Black Australorp rooster, Black Australorp hens, and Partridge Rock hens. I let a couple hens hatch some eggs, and to my utter surprise, three grey and yellow chicks hatched! They’re absolutely lovely, and I’m in LOVE with them. Does anyone know if they’ll keep the...
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    My (quite short) TSC feed experiment.

    Hey everyone! I’m not sure how many of you have heard the “Tractor Supply chicken food is bad” rumor, but when I first stumbled on a video warning me that my Producer’s Pride mini pellets (40lb bag) feed is why my chickens had a weird molt and stopped laying this winter, I got to thinking...
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    Is there anyway to upgrade my account to just get rid of advertisements?

    Hello everyone! So I'm hoping to start breeding my chickens next year, and I know that means I'll want (and need) a lot of help, thus spending more time on this forum. The issue is all these dang advertisements are driving me nuts! I understand the need for them, as we wouldn't have a free...
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    Some questions about the Jiffy wing band.

    Hey everyone! I'm hoping to finally be able to start breeding my chickens next year (yay!) and after some research, I think I'd like to mark the future chicks with the Jiffy wing band. It is, however, nearly impossible to find information one these and so I'm hoping ya'll can answer my...
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    How can I tell which roosters are nice to the hens? Also few questions about my upcoming "Bachlor p

    Hello everyone! I've searched high and low for an answer to this, but have found nothing. I have four roosters and fifteen hens, so obviously something needs to be done. I'll be finishing my "bachelor pad" today where my extra 2-3 roosters will live--I want to keep them all for potential...
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    Tips for long journies with a dog, please!

    Hello everyone! My mom and I plan to go to Texas at the end of this month to pick up a dog, and I'm so excited! The thing is, it's a 19 hour trip one way, and I've never traveled more than half an hour with a dog. She's well behaved and leash trained, and I'll be bringing two leashes, just...
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    Wanted: 1 dozen Black Java hatching eggs

    Hello everyone! I'm looking for one dozen Black Java hatching eggs (or more, if you decide to put in a few extra) to be shipped near June 6th, as I'm expecting another shipment of eggs then and I'd like my chicks to be the same age when they hatch. I'm willing to pay $30-35, plus shipping...
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    Does metzer sell quality pilgrim geese?

    Hello everyone! I'm seriously considering getting a few pairs of pilgrim geese this year or next (probably next), but it's really hard to find them without having to buy hatching eggs, and since I have no way of hatching eggs, that's not an option. I've read that Metzer has purchased...
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    Dog training book reccommendations, please!

    Hello everyone, long time no see! I'm hoping to get a puppy sometime in the next few years. I'm REALLY hoping I can make it work next year. This is the first time I'll be raising a pup, and I'd like to get some training books to help me out. The dog I'll be getting is a collie, and I plan...
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    One cat died and another is acting up. Is it dominance, and what to do? LONG!

    Okay, two months ago we had three cats; Kit, Bat, and Belle. Kit was my cat, Bat is my younger sister's cat, and Belle is my parents' cat. First I suppose I need to tell the backstory: Kit was the oldest cat and she was dominant. Belle didn't get along with any cats in her old home, but in...
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    Questions on raising duckweed

    Duckweed sounds like a fantastic food source for chickens and I plan to raise some in a kiddie pool this year. The problem is I don't know exactly what I need to do. Here's what I know: -It grows on water and likes plenty of fertilizer -Mosquitofish will keep the algae and mosquito levels to...
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    How do I get rid of my cat's stiffness?

    Hello everyone! I have a cat, Kit, who is at least eleven years old. We suspect she's closer to twelve or thirteen, as she was fully mature when we found her. She's a large cat, both a little overweight and large structure. Some friends said she looks like a tom cat due to her size and...
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    Thanks to whoever suggested the Pro-Ketch mouse trap!

    A few years ago I saw a thread that reccomendd the Pro-Ketch mouse trap. It's a live catch trap that can catch several mice in one go. I told my dad about it and he decided to buy two of them off Amazon. A couple years later and it's more than paid for itself. We have a problem with mice...
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    What does a pupating mealworm look like?

    We have a bunch of mealworms living in oatmeal. I already changed their potatoe once before, and the new one looks like it needs to be changed. Today I picked up a half and heard a little pop. When I looked at the bottom I saw yellow stuff that had connected the potatoe to the bottom of the...
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