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    hen/chick with rabbits?

    Not sure where to put this but there's a chick involved so here goes!! I have a silkie and her chick whose about 5 weeks old. Because my coop is off the ground the chick can't run free without being stuck outside..I'm wondering if I can put the two into my rabbit pen. We have 2 rabbits in a pen...
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    powdery mildew...pumpkins still good??

    My pumpkin vines are pretty well dead from powdery mildew it's also spread to my squash but they seem to be faring better! There's not been a good way to avoid it because it's been so wet here..anyway all the pumpkins are now almost ripe and I'm wondering if I can still use them for cooking...
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    When to give new chickens corid??

    Ready to introduce a few new hens to our flock (yes they have been through proper quarantine=)) our established flock has had and been treated for cocci in the past so I'm just wondering when I should start corid for the new hens? After they show symptoms? Right away?
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    What have we here?

    We picked up some bantam chicks today. We know they are from Townline hatchery however they don't list what they throw in the mix! So for fun we thought we'd get the humble opinions of fellow byc members! We know for sure we have 2 little white silkies otherwise just guesses off of a list...
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    can I add something to chix water to boost for the cold?

    I'm not sure this is in the right section but it didnt seem to fit elsewhere..anywho...where we live the winter has been down right nasty, below zero temps and extremely dangerous windchills(enough for schools to cancel) its unusually cold so we havent dealt with the extreme during out chicken...
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    rescued hens, need advice on several things

    Well, I went to buy some pullets and found the poor girls being kept in horrid conditions. My heart was breaking as I left with 5, yet there were many more needing help. So what started as a flock expansion has turned into a bit of a rescue operation. The conditions were mud, no shelter, over...
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    bird rescue, need advice on several issues

    Well, I went to buy some pullets and found the poor girls being kept in horrid conditions. My heart was breaking as I left with 5, yet there were many more needing help. So what started as a flock expansion has turned into a bit of a rescue operation. The conditions were mud, no shelter, over...
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    rescued hens, need advice on multiple things

    Well, I went to buy some pullets and found the poor girls being kept in horrid conditions. My heart was breaking as I left with 5, yet there were many more needing help. So what started as a flock expansion has turned into a bit of a rescue operation. The conditions were mud, no shelter, over...
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    flocks not integrating

    Hey all, I could really use some help!! About a month ago I introduced a pair of salmon faverolles chicks to my main flock (that consists of 6 hens, 1 roo) they are about 6 Weeks younger in age than the main flock but were comparable in size to my lakenvelder and Cochin hens. There was bullying...
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    salmon faverolles & bantam EE roos-iowa

    I have too many roosters so a few are needing new homes. They are aprox. 11 Weeks old. I have 1 salmon faverolles cockerel, and 2 bantam EE cockerels that need to go!! We are located in Iowa near Pella
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    chickens on corid, can I butcher?

    This may be the wrong spot to.post this but here goes...my chickens have been on corid the last week and I was wanting to butcjer a couple of roosters today. Should I wait??
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    on corid and having bloody stools HELP

    Well my big chickens startedhaving bloody poop so I started them on corid 3 days ago. I also started my 9 week old chicks on it. They are separate from the primary flock but have been soending some time with them to start work on integration. So anyway the big birds seem to be on the mend, blood...
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    dead hen troubleshooting

    Well this afternoon I went out to my coop and there I found my BLRW hen dead =( I cannot figure out why. I am no great chicken expert unfortunately. It came to mind that 2 days ago she was wheezing when she breathed..veing the self stated novice I thought.she was doing.her hen noises because she...
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    what are my little chicks??

    This little peeper is one of 2 I got that were supposed to be Bantam Ameraucanas. Its is about 3 Weeks old and is a bantam...but im thinking not so much an Ameraucana(no neck muff) can anybody help a girl out and take stab at what I have please and thanks!
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    need help choosing new breed!

    Hey all! This is my first post, so ill apologize in advance if I dont make sense =) anywho, I am wanting to add to our small backyard flock and need help decided which breeds will work best with what we have(concerned about bullying ect..) Currently we have 1 Gold Lace Wyandotte hen, 1 hen & 1...
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