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    Chick sounds a little crunchy!

    I have five new ones. All look good, are eating and drinking. We try to hold each one every day so they will accept us when they are older. Today we noticed one chirps very crisply, however at the end sounds a little crunchy. I need advice on how to handle this situation. I don't want to loose...
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    Mom rejected one?

    We are hatching one egg a day just as layed. Seven total. First two cute yellow puffballs running around jumping on mom. We are trying to have the whole family interact with the birds so they will not be frightened of us. The third chick was hatched today. When I got home a new little head was...
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    Help finding my rooster a home.

    So two of my birds turned out to be roosters. The children have spoken and we have a unanimous decision of which to keep and which not to keep. I don't want too roosters to share four hens. My three year old girl says kill it and put it in the oven. My seven year old says we need to find it a...
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    Dosage of oxytetracycline HCL soulble powder?

    Have a sick chicken, weasing and coughing a lot. I was told I needed to get some oxytetracycline to treat the water with. I am a little confused on preparing the dosage. I have the 6.4oz package. Maybe I am stupid or over thinking it to be care full. Can any one help?
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    Roost question

    I have looked and looked and haven't found the answer so here it is. I need to know not how high to place my roost but rather how far down from the ceiling. Assuming large breed birds. My coupe is 42" inside height at the front sloping to 36" at the rear. I was thinking maybe 12" down. There are...
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    Chicken tractor question?

    I am a newbie, getting ready to start. I was thinking of 6 large bread birds in a 5x12 run. They will be able to free range some. My question is if I were to use a tractor with a 5x12 run, how long will it take them to turn the ground into dirt? I don't have a very thick sod base in my yard...
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