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    Pullets, Right?

    Hey Y'all! I ordered five BR soup roosters to fill the minimum from the hatchery, now about 15 weeks old. I'm pretty sure they're pullets based on their legs, no saddle feathers, and non-roostery behavior. Am I right?
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    White Leghorn Roo: x Copper Marans or Novogen

    Hi Everyone, I'm raising up a set of chicks, including 1 leghorn, 2 copper marans, and 5 novogens. The leghorn is crowing at 6 weeks when I let them out in the morning and may turn out to be a roo. Not clear from saddle feathers yet and it only crows on the ramp, but it does raise its hackles...
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    Culling Injured Birds

    Hi, Everyone. I raise quail, and a nasty raccoon pulled some of my birds toes off and managed to get almost an entire leg off of one of them (from underneath 1/2-inch hardware cloth, yes I have blocked access to underneath the pen). When I butchered the injured birds, there was some blood in...
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    Drake Tries to Dominate

    Hi, Everyone. My muscovy drake is generally a nuzzly sweetheart, but a lot of times when I go in the pen he really grabs on to my clothes and sometimes my skin. Not really aggression but excitement and maybe trying to dominate me. When it happens, I've been pinning him down from behind and...
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    Advice on Muscovy

    Hello Friends. I'm raising three muscovy who are eight weeks old now. It looks like I have two drakes and one duck. Is this going to be a problem when they mature, or will it be possible for the two boys to stay buddies and not to fight or overmate the girl? Due to space limitations, I wouldn't...
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    My Brooder

    Hi everyone! I wanted to post some information about my brooder in case it might help someone. It can be used for any birds, but I specifically designed it for coturnix quail. It is 4ft x 3ft x 2ft. The walls are made with a single sheet of OSB cut to 4x3, 4x3, 3x2, and 3x2. The corner and...
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