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    Electric fence questions

    Hello! Will a strand of electric wire on the top of the fence keep out bobcats, mountain lions and coyotes? I have a problem with bobcats getting my ducks, but we also have mountain lions and coyotes in the area. Any advice? And do you use electric fencing?
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    sick chicken- not eating, ruffled feathers

    I have a sick Black Sex link. She is not eating, has ruffled feathers and has not moved to much today. She does not have any feathers on her back (blame the rooster). She was doing better yesterday but today she seems to be doing worse. Any advice will helped. Thanks,
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    red broilers

    Hello! I plan on ordering Red Broilers next spring and was not sure what hatchery I should order from. Welp Hatchery and Ideal are the only two I could find that sell the red broiler. I have ordered twice from Ideal and have had many deaths while raising them. The last bunch I got had leg...
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    red broilers

    Hello! I plan on ordering Red Broilers next spring and was not sure what hatchery I should order from. Welp Hatchery and Ideal are the only two I could find that sell the red broiler. I have ordered twice from Ideal and have had many deaths while raising them. The last bunch I got had leg...
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    A good book about raising pigs

    Hello all! I thinking about raising pigs for meat. Could you recommend a good book about this?
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    Worms by coop

    Hello all! Yesterday, I discovered worms by my chicken coop. I noticed a moist spot, which is unusual since I live in a desert, and I dug in it and found hundreds of tiny worms. I poured bleach on it this morning. Any suggestions on how to deal with worms? Thanks!
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    Leg problems and more in Broilers

    I have been having some problems with my week old broilers. First thing is that some of them are having leg problems. They walk on their shins instead of their feet, some of them also have curled feet. I put a splint on some of them but I'm not sure if that's helping. Another problem is that two...
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    Hello from the Hi-desert of California

    I found this awesome website about 1 1/2 years ago and I just now became a member! I got 11 layers last March and one beautiful, nasty Rooster. I have 2 RIR, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Silver Laced Wydottes, 2 white chickens that I have yet to know what they are, 1 EE, 1 Black Link, 1 Polish Top Hat and...
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