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    Rooster killing hawk

    Hi Folks, this is going around FB along with the video below, and I am trying to track down the OP as many are wondering about the breed of the roo. Maybe Australorp? It says she is Shasta Schlitt and a BYC member, but I am not getting hits from the search engine. Any ideas? Thanks!
  2. annagoodspeed

    substituting crab meal for fish meal

    Hi All, I feed a winter mix with a base of non gmo peas wheat 16%, and supplement it with Fertrell fish meal (and dried nettle and alfalfa) to get the protein up a little more and give them those essential enzymes. Can I substitute feed grade crab (crustacean) meal for the fish, in terms of...
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    neck feather variation in Ameraucana/Svarthona crosses

    Hi All, wondering if anyone knows anything about this feather variation that is cropping up in some of these crosses. They feathers seem to swirl around the base horizontally rather than extending straight downward, some on one side only, some on both. Pictured is one with one side swirling...
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    Fermented feed with dried nettles, protein levels, report....

    For years I have been feeding a basic 2-1 wheat peas mix plus minerals, to which I add a little fish meal and alfalfa, and ferment - really just adding hot water and letting it sit overnight, which gives a yeasty smelling mash. Last season I cut flowered mature nettles, laid the stalks out on a...
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    Insect meal at an affordable price?

    Hi, I have been feeding a non gmo fermented feed, wheat/peas plus fishmeal and dried green, for years. I am getting more concerned about the fishmeal (organic Fertrell) due to overharvesting concerns, and would love to substitute a dried insect meal, but having trouble locating, and the five lb...
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    gathering eggs for incubating, length of time under a hen before nonviable

    Hi! I usually have a couple broody hens this time of year that settle in the main laying boxes, which means at the end of the day any eggs under her have been warm for hours. Does anyone have experience with this? How much time in heat before the egg starts development? It looks like it isn’t...
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    FYI, online source for Fertrell fish meal

    I have been mixing my own feed from a local source of no spray wheat and peas mix. I bump the protein % with fish meal, along with alfalfa meal and a little kelp. These folks in Portland, Oregon recently started an online ordering option, bulk amounts only...
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    crossing breeds

    I am looking to ultimately get a fibro dual purpose bird. I crossed Svarthonas with Langshans, and am wondering who to keep cockbird wise....specifically, should I keep any F1 cockerels to breed to, or just back cross to the original cockbirds for the F2 generation? I am getting what looks like...
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    Svarthona x BBS Ameraucana, what to cross for more size?

    I am trying to develop a dual purpose fibro bird. So far the Svart Hona cockeral has crossed with the BBS Ameraucanas, and it looks like the fibro is being passed consistently. I have Langshans, but this season it looks like both cocks are shooting blanks, possibly due to crd, ( father and son...
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    herbal medicine and animals self medicating

    Just read this article about animals being observed eating medicinal plants when under parasite loads. Absolutely fascinating! It makes the argument for as much diversity as possible to be made to animals so they can choose medicinal when needed...
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    herbal medicine garden for chickens

    Just read this article about animals being observed eating medicinal plants when under parasite loads. Absolutely fascinating! It makes the argument for as much diversity as possible to be made to animals so they can choose medicinal when needed...
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    Coop inside barn, amount of screening to use

    Hi, I am building a coop that will be a room inside a larger shed. Since any drafts will be cut by the shed, is it ok to make the two inside walls half heavy gauge hardware cloth? Not sure if so much visibility while roosting would be a stress factor for them? They will have a solid wall at...
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    Herbs with antiviral properties

    So, I keep reading threads that are addressing the many viral diseases of poultry, and a lot of them say, 'this is a virus and so antibiotics are useless, there is nothing you can do.' As an herbal enthusiast who likes some actual studies to back up claims, I remembered that there are at...
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    Source for day old chick fowl pox vaccine?

    So, pretty sure that fowl pox is working its way through the flock, small black sores on combs, one swollen shut eye, and now another with a swollen eye kind of oozy with a yellowish scabby area next to the bottom lid. Today seeing some wet pox symptoms, kind of a repeated coughing and some open...
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    Chick starter/grower: Different protein levels based on type of breed?

    Hi All, I will be raising two breeds of chicks this spring, Langshans and Svart Honas. I have been reading about optimum protein levels for chicks, and mostly it goes towards a higher level of protein, with a lot of mentions of supplementing with, or completely feeding a high protein game...
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    New member in Idaho

    Hi All, Julie here, I have been reading the forum for some time and would like to officially give thanks for all the information I have received. This is the start of my third season of chicken obsession, so still lots to learn! Curently I am going the deep litter fermented feed electronet...
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