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    Jersey Cow Info

    Hello All~ I am looking into purchasing jersey cow from a commercial dairy. We would be pasturing her, and though we have raised cattle before, never had to transition from grain to grass. I would appreciate any advice from someone who has done this before. We would be keeping her on some...
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    6 wk. old broilers with blood in poop

    Hello All ~ We have raised laying hens for more then 5 years and have never had any problems with cocci. We decided to give broilers a try so we ordered 20. They were all looking good, but this morning during chores I saw some blood in a couple droppings. Could this be cocci ? The odd thing is...
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    Which breeds lay white eggs AND are cold hardy

    We are located in MN and are planning our batch of spring chicks. When we sell our eggs are customers like a nice variety of color. We have white leghorns and though they lay well during spring and summer, in the colder winter months they really slack off and just spend all day sitting on the...
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    Heterakis Gallinarum Worms ??

    I took my LGD sheepdog puppy to the vet for a checkup and when they did a stool sample they found Heterakis Gallinarum worms. The vet said it is very rare and it must be from the chickens or ducks because the LGD unfortunately eats there poop I did some digging of my own and found out it...
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    Maybe Mareks ??

    One of my 3 month old dark brahamas cannot walk. He was from mmm hatchery and they said he was vaccinated but I don't know. I got some st johns wart in a bottle w/ dropper but need dosage. the brand is HERB PHARM if that helps. Thanks, Ann
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    Egg Binding

    One of my 3 year old Redstars has been acting very strange for the past 3 weeks. Walking like a person and though she will eat some treats her breast bone is very sharp I just found this huge lump by her vent, it feels like there is an egg in there She is in a cage right now but I do not know...
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    Flock Blocks ?

    Does anyone have a good recipe for flock blocks ? Winter is coming early in MN and I could use a boredom buster
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    Rooster with huge overbite

    One of my mean rooster has a very big over bite, it is starting to mess with his eating What do I do ? - Ann
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    Bored chickens ?

    My flock has a pecking problems, I know why they peck - boredom, Does anyone have any boredom busters ?
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    Hen almost dead HELP

    One of my hens has been acting sick lately but today I found her lying on the ground in the pen, Her back was all bloody and she is sleeping now , She opened her eyes and loooked at me but then went back to sleep, What do I do with her ? I do not want her to die, How do I get her to wake up ...
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    Very sick Redstar

    One of my 2 year old red stars is acting very strange - She sits in one place for hours at a time and will not eat food or BOSS I am worried this is not like her at all I have not seen her lay in egg in a while ? what do I do ? Any help is wanted she has been like this for a month
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    Nurtri - Drench

    Has anyone had any luck with this product
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    Hen is pecked by all

    One of my black hens - Emily, is pecked by almost all of my other hens and roosters, I put her in a dog crate over molting time and she grow back all her feathers and I tried putting her back in with the flock but thy keep on pecking , What do I do ? I triad homade anti - peck and pine tar...
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    Very sick Hen

    One of my partridge Rocks is very sick , She is very thin but will still eat. Her crop is small and hard , I do not know what to do ? She is 2 years old and is not wormed. She is feed a layer ration,grit and shell and BOSS,She was limping last winter but she seemed to get well,Can any one help...
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    Watery whites ?

    I have 20 hens and they give me about two doz. eggs per day .But now the yolks are more yellow then orange and the whites are very watery,They are fed a layer ration and have grit and shells. They have some free range time too , What is going on
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    Hatching eggs under a broody hen

    I want to hatch some eggs under my broody hen,I have 2 roosters and 20 hens but 1 of my roosters limps but still mates,Do I need a new coop ? How do I pick out eggs? What is candling ? I am a newbie and any advice at all is welcome,Thanks
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    How do I humanly kill my sick hen

    One of my buff orps cannot walk and is having trouble breathing.I want to put her out of her suffering but I cannot chop off her head Just thinking about it make me want to bawl I cannot do this to my beloved pet and I cant afford a vet, What do I do about her?
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    Hens to old to lay

    Some of my hens are not laying much,a egg once a week ? what do i do with them ? I cannot kill them or let anyone else kill them Thy our old, 2 or 3 years I am getting more hens and need the space. Thy are not earning there keep.
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    Hatching under a broody

    I want to hatch chicks under my broody.They will be part Buff part Sussex.is it a good idea to mix breeds ? Can I hatch chicks in the nest box ? Any advice welcome,Thanks,Ann
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    Dead hen

    One night in the fall one of my chickens did not come home Than about 2 weeks later I fond her dead by the coop .I do not know what is going on.Her body was all beat up but I think she froze to death. I am heart broken , she was sweet ,kind and a good layer and now she is dead. Any ideas what...
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