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    Coop Dimensions and ideas for Cornish Cross Meat Birds?

    My granddaughter raised 10 Cornish Cross for her 4-H project so we know a few things about these birds. THEY STINK! They are not as responsive as our 'regular' chickens. They don't seem to do much but eat, poop and drink. They don't roost. All that said; we are now considering raising meat...
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    Egg White are Separated from Yoke

    A couple of my chickens (about 1 year old) have started laying eggs that the shells are not formed smooth (the large end is very rough) and the yoke sits all by itself in the pan and the white is really runny. The Marian Cross has lost it's deep brown color too. They have always laid...
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    Can you get Hens to GO Broody?

    I have 22 hens and 2 duck hens. Have had them since last March. Neighbor's younger hen (barred rock) has had 2 nestings but none of mine have volunteered to set yet! They have 3 roosters with them now (just got rid of 5 roos), the yard is calmer but not set. I have a variety of hens usually two...
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    Pigeon Breast?

    A judge at a 4-H show said that pigeon breast is when the breast do not develop and the keel bone is very sharp with hardly any meat on it. She said birds that are free ranged have a tendency toward pigeon breast. We had one rooster at the show she marked down for this though he was healthy...
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    Is it Okay to Feed Bread to Chickens and Ducks?

    We have 28 chickens and 3 ducks. they get 5 grain scratch and a crumble laying mix all the time. I have been getting day old bread and giving them 2 or 3 loafs a day and they love it. Someone just told me that chickens can't have bread!!! What they Hay - I've been feeding them this since they...
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    Turken Pullet Possibly Egg Bound but not sure?

    I noticed that her bumm was red and no feathers but couldn't remember if she had feathers there or not since Turkens don't have a lot of feathers. This morning she was having trouble walking but is eating and drinking fine. By the time I got to her, she was walking good too. I brought her in the...
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    Persistant Mites/Lice - Dust but still around

    I bought a batch of new chicks/chickens, resuced a few of them, and I dosed with antibiotics and deloused them before putting in coop. I have been dusting them about once a week and some still shake there heads and scratch. I used the commercial animal duster and I've also tried Diotomatious...
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    BLACK EGGS!!!???

    Three days ago I thought my granddaughter was playing a joke on me when she brought me this tiny black ball and tried to pass it off as an egg! She was not kidding. When I broke it open it was an egg with very little formed yoke! the next 3 days we have gotten regular size eggs - BLACK. We have...
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    Confused Cockerel! a Tad aggressive and wants to breed the ducks!

    I am new to chickens and ended up with 6 roosters in my first attempt at a flock. They are about 4 months + old now and starting to present roostery. The Wyandotte rooster is gourgeous and big. He has now decided that he wants to breed the ducks and is very aggressive and dominant. I tried...
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    Why won't All of the chickens use thier roost?

    I just finished putting in 2X3 roost boards w/poop boards under. The chickens will roost if we physically put them up there but most won't go up on their own. I'm thinking my ladder is to narrow? The coop is 6X8 and the floor is crowded when I have the little cage for the little ones under the...
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