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    Quail, ground, aviary, idea.

    Greetings all, I am probably going to start quail this spring (Wisconsin) and I want to raise them in the most natural way as possible so going to build an aviary for them. I have an idea to try and maximize my yard space and was wondering about building my aviary to enclose/include my raspberry...
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    Feeding a thin broody hen

    I have an ISA brown who has gone broody. I made a gruel of cooked rice, barley, scratch grain, flax oil, wheat germ, raisins, black oil sunflower seeds and normal feed. I blended this into a thin slurry I can feed her with a squeeze bottle, just squeezing a bit on her tongue at a time. I gave...
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    You are what you eat.

    The garden is winding down for the season so I tossed a purple cabbage into the run. Oh what beautiful deep blue turds we have now. LOLOLOLOL I won't subject you to the photos, but it is pretty funny.
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    Oxytetracycline feed?

    I'm treating some respiratory situation in my 12 wk old barred rocks. I'm giving tylan50 orally and oxytetracycline in water. My vet said to give them oxytetracycline feed...does this exist? I've never seen it. I'm in the US.
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    Runny beak, sneeze, occasional snot bubble 10 wk girls

    I'm a novice and need advice I'm giving you all the info I think might be helpful. Backstory Earlier this year I got my first batch of 5 chicks from TSC and all went well. A hawk got one and the place just felt empty, but lucky me, found some for sale and picked up two barred rocks. One...
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    Chicken enrichment "toys"

    I picked up a mini desk drum kit for $5 and put it in the run. I know the video is wonderfully bad, but I thought it was funny. BUT now I'm thinking they need a piano. Anybody know where I can get an old fashioned toy piano? Something without batteries? I haven't had luck finding anything...
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    Experts, could these be Buff Orpington chicks?

    Picked these girls up at Tractor Supply, no breed was listed. Feathers are coming in a very pale cream color. These are my first chickens so I am curious what breed they could be. Any guesses? I am in Wisconsin, so I'm sure they are a cold hearty breed if that helps narrow choices. No feathers...
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