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  1. KidsandGuineas

    if your chickens are dying for no apparent reason....

    something I learned the hard way recently... Shatter proof light bulbs will kill birds! The bulbs are coated with teflon which makes them shatter proof but...when teflon is heated it emits a gas that is deadly to birds. some companies have warnings on packaging but most do not. if your birds...
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    a warning

    I have to warn you before you make the same mistake I did!! If your heat light for your brooder and/or coop is shatter proof it will kill your birds!! Shatter proof light bulbs are coted with teflon, when teflon is heated it emits a gas deadly to all birds!! some company's have warnings on box...
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    how to help my rooster

    my hens are about 3 years old and I have introduced a rooster to the flock a few weeks ago. The thing is, my hens terrorize him(especially when he try's to jump on them). Also he has only crowed a few times, i think this is because he was not the dominate rooster in his old flock. How can i help...
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    cocciliosis?

    my chicks are on corid and medicated feed, but this morning i found one of my polish chicks dead. i have had cocciliosis kill my birds before. this bird did not have the same symptoms. it has been raining allot lately, does that cause anything?
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    Clipping feathers

    So i was watching videos on YouTube and saw two different ways of doing it one person clipped all the flight feathers and the other clipped half of them, which way is right? Also if I free-range them should i not clip the wings?
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    Calling all mythical beasts!

    lets start a rhett and link fan thread were we hang out together! all mythical topics welcome! when you join this thread please introduce yourself, how/when you found Rhett and Link, and your favorite video/song. Hi, my real name is Anne. i found them a couple years ago and got hooked! are...
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    med-kit

    is this a standard med-kit for chickens do i need anything more? poultry Nutri-drench, poultry Vetericyn spray, blue-kote, Corid, oxytetracycline powder, terramycin ophthalmic ointment, various sizes of syringes, gauze pads, vet wrap bandaging, bandaids, ProBios powder, q-tips, oxine...
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    love this quote

    note: i have not had this happen yet but every time i go to the store i want to buy more chicks!! i also what get the urge to by ducks, turkeys, guineas (which i did )
  9. KidsandGuineas

    all my keets died!!

    My 5 guineas died in the less than a week for details please read my post in the guineas section the post is called "dead bird" tell me what you think this is!!! i got new keets and don't want them to die as well!! THANK YOU!!
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    companion gardening

    is there anyone who is/has done companion gardening? we are tryng it this year. tell me how it worked for you.
  11. KidsandGuineas

    Dead bird

    my keet died today! I don't know what happened he/she was fine yesterday and the other keets, including the runt of the bunch, seem fine. what do you think happened????!!!!
  12. KidsandGuineas

    Patches of pink?

    my white keet has developed these pink spots in the tail feather area and around the wing joint. Is this normal? is there something wrong, if so what should I do!?
  13. KidsandGuineas

    flying?

    when will my keets be able to fly out of their brooder? they are just starting to get feathers.
  14. KidsandGuineas

    building a coop

    any tips for our guinea only coop?
  15. KidsandGuineas

    Hello from Grand Rapids MN

    We are a family of 9 kids who have had 5 guinea fowl keets for less then a week. We are going to build our coop from scratch. Any tips for the coop and raising guineas would be helpful!
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