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    Is my Tom turkey killing my chickens?

    I have a 1.5 year old Royal Palm tom. He is the only turkey, and he lives with my small flock of chickens. I've had 3 hens die over the last few months. 2 of them looked like they could have be trampled. The most recent one was a few days ago. Another thing i noticed, which confused me, my...
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    Looking for a turkey in NJ/PA

    Does anyone in NJ or NEPA have a turkey they are trying to rehome? I just lost one of my 2 turkeys and now my other turkey is going crazy looking for the one that died.
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    Broad Breast Turkey returning at night?

    I have about a 2 month old BBB turkey, he is in a 25 x 20 area separate from my chickens. I want to be able to let him free range with the chickens when I let them out, but I'm worried that he may not come back to his area like the chickens go back to their coop at night. Does anyone have any...
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    Advice needed

    So i just had a broody hatch out 6 chicks with one egg remaining, and another broody sitting on 3. All eggs were all placed at the same time. The 3 under my one hen aren't showing any signs of hatching. I have never candled them, so i don't know if there was ever development. I will over the...
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    When does the 21 day count down start?

    So today is the 21st day from when i introduced 12 fertile eggs to my broody hens. It was late afternoon that i gave them the eggs. So my question is, is today or tomorrow considered the 21st day? And then at what point do I say that they won't hatch? Can they hatch at a later time or do they...
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    2 broody hens

    So here's the story, I had an EE go broody around 2 months ago. Then a few weeks ago i had another hen go broody. They were both trying to lay in the same spot, so i moved one over about a foot away. So they are right next to each other with nothing separating them. I went out and picked up...
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    Do i gave roosters or hens?

    So i bought 6 chicks ftom TSC back in March hoping for the best and that they will all be hens. Im pretty sure i have at least 3 boys. I have 2 Buffs, 2 silkies and 2 red rockets. I believeboth reds and one buff are boys. And i cant tell with the silkies. I want the Buff to be a male, but i...
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    Can I move them outside?

    I live in NJ and winter came back. The nights are going into the 20s at times. Im afraid to put them outside because im not sure if they are ready to go out. They are approximately 6 weeks old. Im more so concerned about the silkies. I've never had chicks before, but a month in the house is...
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    Hen is not laying

    I have a hen that that is about 9 months old. For the past month or so she has been doing the egg dance when I approach her and her face is as red as can be. She also goes in the nesting box, lays down as if she is gong to lay an egg for a good half hour, but never lays an egg. Like I said, this...
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    I clicker trained my girls.

    I started using a dog training clicker on my chickens to call them over from where ever they may be. And it worked! I started with them in site and would click the clicker a few times and then throw down some treats. Slowly increasing the distance each time. After just a few days, I can go...
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    My GLW is going to be laying soon!

    I have 4 hens. 2 Production Reds, a GLW and a Bared Rock. The PR are almost a year and have been laying for a while now. The other two are almost 7 months old. The other day as I walked up to the GLW she did the egg dance. And she did it again today! So with my older two when they did the dance...
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    Is she molting?

    She stop laying over a month ago. She's loosing feathers on her head. I'm not sure what's going on with this bird.
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    Need help with one of my hens.

    I have a hen that isn't acting right. She is slow moving and usually just stands there all puffed out in a little ball. When I bring out treats she comes running over and slowly pecks at the treats but isn't eating any. A put a bowl of food on front of her and she did the same thing. She is...
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    Roosting in the nesting box

    Since it started getting cold my hens have been sleeping in the nesting box. I figured it was because of the hay in the box so I placed hay in the coop but they keep going in the nesting box. Any ideas on what I can do to keep them out?
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    Do I need a roost?

    I'm making a second small coop. I don't think it will be big enough for a roosting bar. Do they need a bar or will they be ok without it? The bird that will be using the coop sometimes roosts and sometimes just lays in the hay so I don't think it will be too big of a deal.
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    Older bird still going after younger one

    It's been over a month now and my older Production Red keeps chasing my younger GLW pullet. When they free range it's not as bad as it was. Now it's rare and more like a bluff charge as a reminder to the younger bird that she's still in charge. My concern now is whenever they get into an area...
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    In desperate need of help/advise!

    Long story short, I have a 12 week old and two 25+ week olds. One older bird has no problem with the new comer but the other doesn't want it anywhere with in site. She chases her all over and pecks and grabs her by the back of her neck. She chases her all over the yard relentlessly. I'm new to...
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    Issues with introducing a new pullet

    I introduced a new pullet (12 weeks) yesterday to my two older pullets (25+ weeks). The two older birds never had any problems with each other. There was never any aggression towards each other, they never even pecked at each other. They were always pretty quiet and just seemed to be very happy...
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    12 week old pullet

    I picked up a golden wyandotte from the farm today. When I first talked with the lady last week I thought she said the birds are 16 weeks old but when I picked her up today she said they were 12 weeks old. I didn't pick up any different kind of feed since I figured the chickens will be 17 weeks...
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    Smell from sand in my run!

    I put sand in my run a few weeks ago. I clean it 2 - 3 times a week and turn the sand once a week. I noticed for the past couple of days that it is starting to smell. The sand has been damp and it has been cold so it hasn't dried out for a while now. I do not have a roof over the run so when it...
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