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  1. MetalFarm

    Rooster has Infected Toe??

    I'm mad at myself for letting it get this bad. I just assumed he was limping because his spurs were too big. He's my first rooster. I rescued him from Craigslist. He's an EE and sweet as could be. He lets you pick him up. Lately he's been limping more and more and I didn't think anything of it...
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    Too Many Broodies!

    Hello! I have 4 hens sitting right now I've never had that many at one time. I have a couple questions. 1. They seem to be getting confused which box is theirs other than the one that is about to hatch. One of the others sat on her eggs and she threw a fit so I moved the one in there back to...
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    Bald Back Side

    30 hens in the flock all different breeds. Came home to a white leghorn sitting on the ground with her head and tail down. I grabbed her which I was surprised I could catch her and washed off her poopy back side. She had very lire feathers left on her whole rump and her vent seemed to be...
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    The Cat Is Caughing

    I know this is a chicken forum but I don't trust anyone else. We have a young rescue cat and he's been kicking butt. He's our first cat. Takes care of the mice and poops outside he's awesome. Last few days he's been caughing. I googled a few things which is always a bad idea and my best...
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    Poopy Butt, Throwing Up, Comb is Down

    Leghorn is in bad shape. She's not eating. She just sits there. If I pick her up she throws up. Her comb is flat and not bright red it's more blue. I think she disappeared 2 weeks ago after a dog attack and finally found her way back because I have 3 leghorns now and I thought I was down to...
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    German Shepherd Attack

    **** neighbors with no fence and no leash. Coop was open and my dogs were inside. Perfect storm. Only lost three hens. One is not doing great. She has a slight limp, lost a lot of feathers, and has a couple spots where you can see some teeth marks. Found her tonight in a nesting box on some...
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    Sick Hen

    It was a sad night. I went to put them to bed and one of only two left of my first flock (both black astralorp sisters) from 4 years ago was in the corner on the floor alone which is usually where they end up before they pass. When I went to grab her she got up and walked away but didn't...
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    Can a kitten live with my chickens?

    Local shelter posted saying they had too many cats so we got sucked in. Got a 3 month old kitten planning to raise it in the garage and let it live out there. For some idiotic reason I didn't think about it being 100 degrees in the garage. It's a giant detached garage about 1000 sq ft which I...
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    Fence Charger strong enough for Coyotte??

    3 years in to having chickens I'm finally putting up an electric fence. Bye Bye cyottes. CoOp sold me this one. http://www.patriotchargers.com/pe5.htm Is this strong enough for Coyottes or should I go back and trade it for a bigger one?? Thanks
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    Fence night for coyotes???

    Fence is 5' tall welded wire and I have pallets running around the outside of it just in case something decided to try and break through. Is this tall enough to keep out coyotes, foxes, raccoons??? Do I need to put a poultry netting roof?? I moved 22 chicks in there last night so I'm paranoid.
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    When to move them outside??

    I have a flock of about 25 in the main house with a private run and they free range about 2 days a week. I have 25 chicks in the garage that are about 9 weeks old. I have an old goat house next to the chicken house that I converted to a new chicken house. Is it ok to go ahead and move the 9...
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    My First Crooked Beak

    Hello! I noticed yesterday one of the chicks I'm raising has a crooked beak. I have 25 chicks that are just about 2 months old most of them are cuckoo marans. The one with the crooked beak is a cuckoo. Tonight when i fed them for the 3rd time today I noticed she's still pecking away at the food...
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    Swollen Vent??

    Noticed a couple of my leghorns had poopy butts so I cleaned them off with the hose. While I was doing so I noticed one of them had a bulge coming from her vent. It was pink and swollen. Should I be concerned or is she just one of the Roos favorites?? Thanks
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    Introducing a kitten to the farm?

    Saw in the paper they have a huge need to adopt kittens at the local shelter. We have some mice. Is it a huge pain to teach the kitten to not eat the chickens? I have an area I can keep them seperated for a while. I don't remember it being a huge pain to teach the dogs to leave the chickens...
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    Do you eat your eggs after Valbazen??

    I've seen mixed reviews most people leaning towards yes they eat the eggs. I just dewormed yesterday was hoping to get your thoughts. Thanks!!!
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    Wazine before Valbazen??

    I've read a couple places it's best to use wax one before valbazen if the birds have too many worms it could kill them is this true?? Should I just go straight for the Valbazen? Also.... Do you eat the eggs on valbazen?? Thanks!
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    Boy or Girl??

    Hatched in the backyard a while back. Asking about the black one. Pretty sure the white/black and the multi colored are boys. They are all EEs. Thanks!!!!
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    Roo or no roo??

    Not sure how old he is he was hatched in the back yard. Is he in fact a boy???
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    Coyote

    Went out of town for a few days. Lost 3 hens. Dogs just now went crazy and I came out the back door and saw a coyote 30 feet from the hen house. Of course my rifle was in the other room. I ran and grabbed it and was able to get off a shot at 100 yards with a .22 plinkin round. Looked like I...
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    Help! Found 5 birds laying on the ground

    I found 4 live and 1 dead bird on the ground in my yard. The nest was next to them. They were pretty far from the nearest tree one of them was bloody and dead and covered in ants. The others are alive and moving and opening their mouths. They have dark feathers and bright yellow lips if you can...
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