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    Duckling Can't Walk - Diagnosis? Advice?

    Hey everyone, I've raised laying hens before, but this is my first try with ducks and I have eleven Pekins from Murray McMurray that are a few days away from three weeks old. They're very cute, but they're already enormous! This morning, when I went to let them into their run, one of them...
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    Chickenzilla Flattens All Greenery!

    Hello all, My fearsome flock of ferocious fowl has decimated almost all signs of greenery in their run! In a yard that trends toward four-feet-tall grass and towering oak trees, this is a touch terrifying. Does anyone have any tricks or tips for balancing out the Chickenzilla rampage, so that...
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    Pink Rashes on Legs and Feet

    Hello all, My boyfriend has had my girls these last few months I've been across state, and when I came home today I noticed they all had rashes! He's been taking fabulous care of them, they've been eating well - a lot of greens, creepy crawlers and kitchen scraps, along with access to organic...
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    Hen salivating, acting listless.

    She's a two year old bantam frizzle cochin, and she's been spitting up mouthfuls of frothy saliva, and moving with less than her usual vigor. I just noticed this today, when another of my birds was trying to eat a string of saliva hanging from her mouth. I don't see or feel any other signs of...
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    How do you cull a chicken?

    Hi, I had to cull one of my hens after she was mauled by a dog, and while I was able to put her down gently by overdosing her on sleep aid, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on how to humanely kill a chicken.
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    Sneezing Chick

    Hello, I have a lovely batch of six-day-old Buff Orpingtons and today I noticed that one of them is sneezing. Is this normal or is there cause for alarm? I have them on medicated crumble and under a heat lamp. Should I separate the sneezing one? I haven't had babies in a while so I'm out of...
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    How can I minimize/annihilate a rat infestation?

    There have always been rats on my property, but several months after I got chickens their population has exploded. With careful maneuvering, I can keep them out of the coop - its secure, with all-around wiring and frequent patch jobs - but its getting unrealistic. I feel I'm participating in...
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    Speed vs Quality

    My chickens have free run of the yard and I'm hoping to contain them to only one section. They already have a coop, but if I'm going to confine them I want to give them more space. Unfortunately there is an old shed in the way that I need to replace (in a new location) before I can demolish...
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    Hen wounded by dog attack - is it treatable?

    Hi, nice to meet you all. I found one of my chickens huddled up on the floor of the coop this morning, sporting drool stains on her feathers and a puncture wound on her back. My chickens free range during the day in a yard shared with two dogs. These dogs have "played with" and killed pullets...
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