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    Turkey hens haven't layed since October...

    My turkey hens are 2 and 3 yrs old and quit laying in Oct. which I didn't think much of as the chickens cut back too, and since this winter I hadn't used heat lamps the chickens kicked back into laying early March....now here it is nearly May and my turkeys haven't produced a single egg.... 1 is...
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    How to find hens that laythe more deeply tinted eggs...?

    I have been wanting to get hens that lay blue/green/olive colored eggs however it seems that all the birds I have been offered or seen, lay colored eggs that are so pale its barely noticable that they are colored at all. Where can I find a local/semi-local (I'm in Maine) supplier who's hen's...
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    When should a Narragansette tom develope his snood??

    We have 3 Narragansettes and a Slate we got this spring. I know heritage breeds mature slower than industry breeds- but how slow?? Ours are about 7-8 months now...NO one has gobbled yet- but I have seen one ''puff'' and strut once or twice- and get into a little spet with a rooster. Their heads...
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    can't find worming doses all in one place...tired of scanning posts. Can anyone answer these?

    Ok. So I am overwhelmed right now and worried about getting my birds all treated in time and appropriately with the right amounts of the right stuff...blackhead/worms/coryza??? I'm finding it takes forever clicking on links and posts only getting tidbits of info on each thing- a new med is...
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    blackhead???? is it possible for my turkey and chickens to coexhist in good health??

    I have 4 tom turkey that we are keeping as pets, they're about 6 months old now and free range with bantam chickens during the day, at night they (and a male guinea) reside in the chicken coop in their own section separate from the chickens. 2 of the turkey are acting strange- at first I...
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    at what age can you tell male/female turkey apart?

    I have 4 pet Narragansette turkey that are about 3 months old....snoods are all small, necks are just starting to turn reddish with a hint of blue/gray? but heads are still kind of sprinkled with tiny feathers. No one has attempted to strutt or display. I was hoping for 2 of each sex but I think...
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    chicken poo's that are bright green?

    my birds have normal solid poo's but noticed the other day that they were bright green. Its New England and winter- Nothing in their diet has been green...they have a flock block...and havent had treats other than oatmeal and rice, maybe some lettuce but its never turned their poo's green...
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    6 mo old millie hen with sudden chronic diarreah

    Ive a 6mo old little mille fleur d'uccle who has suddenly taken on some diarreah. She has normal fudgey ceacal poos on schedule, but NO solid poos. it has been hot weather so i contributed it to drinking alot of water...however I am suspicous it may be not so normal as my cochins poos are all...
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    FREE bantam Mille d'Uccle roosters 6mo. old MAINE

    3 handsom 5-6 mo old Mille Fleur Bearded booted d'Uccles....live in the city so they must GO ASAP. Good homes please!
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    can dog/cat flea/tick/lice shampoo be used on a chicken?

    I hope this isn't a really stupid question...but can Zodic flea/tick shampoo for dogs/cats/puppies/kittens be used on a bantam cochin? I tried looking up the ingredients and could not find anything relating it to poultry. It's "piperonyl butoxide technical 0.50%" and "pyrethrins 0.05%"...BUT I...
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    lice...ivermectin?

    I brought home a bantam that has lice. (no mites) I have read on another post to treat with ivermectin but that it won't work on lice that eats feather dander?? How do you know what lice you have- I thought lice was lice. The ones I have seen look light tanish brown partially translucent...
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    wormer and dosage for two hens?

    I have a bantam cochin and a frizzle. The cochin came to me almost a year ago, only a couple mo. old with two other birds. They all had very bad roundworm infestation which I did not figure out until too late. I noticed the large worms in their stool and treated them with pyrantel, which did not...
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    Yucky 'beetle' odor

    I just brought home two 3-4 mo. old cochins and silkie and on the car ride home noticed that one of the cochins has a distinct odor- it smelled much like a beetle (if any of you have stepped on one or played with one as a child you know the strong bitter smell I mean!!!) Didnt think much of it...
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    anything nontoxic to treat the earth with to kill parasites?

    I am not sure how successful natural DE is...BUT I know a few of my hens have had worms- so I know there's got to be parasite eggs in the dirt in their run. What can I spray on the dirt- or mix up in it that is non-toxic but will FOR SURE wipe out parasites??? Or am I dreaming? I just hate...
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    Best chickens for city living- Silkies and cochins? need quiet birds!

    ok, I had to finally rehome my loud mouth sexlinks ad reds because the neighbors were being annoyed (the guy also complains that my cat meows- ???- so really, I should have just told him to find a new hobby than sitting at his window listening for noises from my yard...he doesnt seem to complain...
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    Red sores on chickens' legs....

    I have a very small flock. Recently I noticed that one hen had faded looking red 'streaks' of color on her legs...didnt think much of it as I thought maybe she bumped herself. Shortly after, her and one other hen both had what appeared to be red 'wounds' on the inside of their legs just above...
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    Hand raised hen turned hand agressive- any chicken psychologists here?

    I purposely went and got a Light Bramah chick end of last summer as I read they were supposedly very docile and Quote: 'good around toddlers etc...very patient, passive birds...' (HA HA!) It was very important to us that we have a friendly bird as under town ordinance we can only have 3...
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    willing to adopt a lonely hen in ME

    if anyone in ME has an unwanted HEN that is friendly/docile/quiet and either a colored egg layer or a silver penciled plymouth rock, I may be willing to take it and give it a good home. Let me know.
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    Resident hen NOT accepting new hen :(

    Ok, I have a dilemma... Delilah is a two yr old sexlink. I found her on the side of the road a while back and when integrating her into our tiny flock of two she immediately was the bully. I didnt like that as I didnt want my favorite hens being upset. So I pinned Delilah and allowed the other...
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    Mushrooms and free ranging

    We spread dry (but not fully composted) horse/goat manure we got from a small farm, in our raised garden beds. With all this wet weather here in Maine, mushrooms have started sprouting up everywhere! All different shapes, colors and sizes. Theres at least 10 different varieties out there! I try...
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