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    Help with Roo and guineas!

    I have 3 ee's and 3 guinea fowl. 2 of the 3 ee's are Roos and my guineas decided yesterday to have a hate on for one of the Roos. I literally can not let him out of the coop or they attack him!!! All are free range so I feel awful that he can't come out, but I don't want him getting hurt :( any...
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    Help respiratory issue

    would tetracycline help with MG?? My entire flock is sick and I lost a rooster the other day. All sneezing and coughing. Swollen eyes and I've been treating with tetracycline for a few days now!!! Any advice or help would be appreciated. We have no vets in the area :/
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    HELP Sneezing/coughing and found one dead!!!!

    my flock had a couple girls that started sneezing/coughing. I treated the flock with tetracycline and I just found one of my Roos dead. All of them are now sneezing. What is causing this??? I have not introduced any new birds, not visited any other poultry! I have another coop with guineas, 3...
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    Processors in ontario (canada)???

    Need to take my Cornish x to some one for processing and I just wanted to see if anyone is from ontario and knows of a good place'!!! Thanks
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    Snapping turtle getting my ducklings!!!

    anyone ever deal with this? We have a pond and the ducklings are being picked off one by one, by a huge snapping turtle. anyway to move the turtle ?
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    Ontario processor?

    anyone in the quinte or Northumberland area know of a good processor??? Thanks
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    Tetracycline for sneezing pullet??

    i just brought home 4 pullets (approx 8weeks old) and one of them is sneezing (actually had mucous come out with a sneeze) and she's pretty lethargic. I have kept these 4 away from my flock but don't know if tetracycline is what I should be using? I am in Canada if that makes a difference, we...
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    Meat bird newbie :/

    so I've read that with meat birds you give light for almost all 24 hrs out of the day to promote eating and growth. But they get processed at 7-9 weeks of age. I don't think I'm comfortable going to such 'extremes'. Can you raise them like normal chickens (dawn to dusk and then coop)? If so...
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    All 11 chicks have swollen crops

    should I take their chick starter up for the night and just leave them with their water? Any suggestions?
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    Chick with diarrhea...coccidiosis???

    is there any reason why one of my chicks would have runny poop? In a first time chick owner and wanna make sure they are all healthy and if it is something I would like to treat asap and not spread Thanks
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    1 out of 11 does not huddle to sleep

    one of the smallest of the 11 (3 hatch alongs) is not sleeping nestled in with the rest of them. Should I be worried. Keeping and eye out for something!? He/she is 3 days old
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    How do I know if a chick has mites?

    I have just purchased 11 chicks. They are straight run and a couple different hatches (1 Sexlink 4 days old, 6 SLW that are 3 days, 3 SLW day olds and 2 SLW that are 2 weeks old) All are in the same brooder box, but I noticed that one of the 2 week olds is scratching at his/her head and...
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    New to chickens and byc!

    Hi all, I have been reading on this site for some months now, learning and researching. I am now ready to take the plunge and be a back yard chicken farmer! We have started working on the coop (our old garden shed) and are soooo excited! I am however, having a hard time deciding on a breed...
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