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    Bantam rooster ?

    Anyone know what this guy is? I am picking him up off craigslist for free. I think that is a rose comb
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    Coops built into larger buildings

    A friend of mine just bought a new house, and on the property is a pretty big shed, which as two pop holes built into it. It looks like at one time it housed chickens. He was going to use part of the inside as a chicken coop, connected to the pop hole, and keep some of the rest of the shed for...
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    raccoons

    After raccoons were so persistent in breaking into my coop, I decided to start trapping. I have been catching one every night! I have caught three so far. I wonder how many have been regularly visiting? I also try to raccoon proof everything, but they are so persistent.
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    Shooting a trapped raccoon?

    Hello all, I have been having terrible raccoon problems. I have a "have a heart" trap, and a .22 rifle, and was planning to trap it (or them over several days) and shoot it with the 22 while in the trap. But then, there was a story on the local news about someone to shot himself in the leg...
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    Hens fighting over chicks!

    I have two Ameraucana hens who were both brooding a shared group of 14 chicks. They each hatched eggs but were raising the chicks as a group. Anyway, at one week, they are fighting! It seemed to be getting out of hand and was more than a disagreement, chicks were getting stepped on and they...
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    Why would hens "turn" on a chick?

    I have two broody hens that are together raising a batch of 14 chicks. They each hatched half the eggs in ajoining nest boxes. Overall, I would say they are splendid mothers. They are in general very caring very defensive of the chicks. They both are raising the chicks together as one group...
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    I have a 4 foot by 4 foot tractor

    I happen to own a little four foot by four foot chicken tractor, that is very secure. I just built it to have somewhere to put extra chickens in that I need to separate from the laying flock, which is turns out I really never need to do. Anyway, I was wondering what the mot Cornish crosses are...
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    Chicken medicine chest?

    Does anyone have recommendations for what to keep in a chicken medicine chest? I am looking for things that would be good to have on hand in case of an ill chicken, or a bad injury. I understand I would probably have to keep meds refridgerated and maybe replace them once a year, but I would...
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    non laying hen

    Does anyone have a hen that never ever lays eggs? August of 2007 I got two speckled sussex pullets, they were 12 weeks at the time. Around Christmas time I started getting a brown egg almost every single day, probably 5 to 6 a week. My other chickens are easter eggers so I know the brown ones...
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    Question on the hatchet method

    I am going to have to process my roo, he was crowing for what seemed like an hour last night at 3am. I am trying to pick the best way to do the deed. Some people like the hatchet and stump method. I understand putting two nails in the stump to hold his head straight, but how to you keep his...
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    How to treat mites with DE?

    Howdy all, let me join the ranks of chicken owners who have come to realize the their hens have mites. Sigh. I have DE, (the good stuff from permaguard) but I am not sure how to use it to rid the birds of mites. I went and added a few scoops to the coop bedding, and about just under a quarter...
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    Easter egger chick colors

    Is there any way to tell what color a chick will grow into? I just picked up four chicks sold as "americauana". They are all chipmunky in pattern but with different color fuzz. One has a blue tummy and blue beard, another has a very chocolate stripe down the back. Just wondering if I can tell...
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    How to dispatch trapped predator? (kinda graphic)

    I am having mink visitors. My goodness, those things are vicious!! I would like to trap it, and I have access to a live trap, however, I am not sure what to do with it once I get it in the trap. The thought of driving it out far away and releasing it occurred to me, but I hate to make it...
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    65 gallon aquarium as brooder?

    I am getting, at most, 6 new chicks in the spring. I have a spare 65 gallon aquarium, which is 36 inches long by 18 inches wide. So that is 4.5 square feet for 6 chicks. Would this be a suitable brooder for 6 chicks? I worry about ventilation with the glass sides. I will have a screen mesh top...
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    Chickens in the ice storm

    We are in the middle of a major ice and sleet storm. I can spy on my hens by looking out the window, they are all under the coop hanging out. I made them a "chicken bowl" of chickens friendly leftovers and brought it out the them and put it under the coop. They seem fine! It's so funny they...
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    What to do with excess chicks from hatching?

    So, I am wondering what you all do with the chicks you hatch. Obviously many/most join your flocks! But surely, given how often I see some members running full 'bators, there are many many extra roosters, not to mention you end up with more of one variety than you want. I suppose some people...
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    Dog and chickens videos

    This is not my dog, a friend sent these to me as I also have a pit bull, who is also sweet and gentle like this one. > = > > = > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obr7CRotuv4 > > = > > = >
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    Naughty chickens put to bed.

    So two of my chickens, Silkie (who is merely a mixed silkie) and Brown Chicken, have taken to sleeping in the nest boxes all of the sudden. They just like to keep me guessing I think. This pooping in the nest box has got to stop. I tried blocking the entrance at night with cardboard, they just...
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    Why do people raise quail??

    I genuinely am curious, I know that there is somewhat of a market in gourmet foods for their eggs, but not THAT much. Do people eat them? It seems like it would be a chore to process them for food since they are so small. Do they make nice pets? I see so many hatching quail eggs for sale on...
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    How much DE to add to feed?

    How much DE would one put in a quart of feed? I thought I had read 2% of the food should be DE, but that works out to be 4 and a half teasopoons, which sounds like a lot!!
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