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    Circulating water system for fresh water all the time.

    Part one of my water system I’m putting in for these 2 coops.
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    how we cut up a whole chicken

    In this video I show how we cut up our whole birds. Hope you like it a get some helpful tips. https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=hgVnd_72JHM
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    How long after due date?

    I'm at day two with no sign of hatching. Do I wait longer or just start over? Thanks
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    turkeys breeding

    first time breeding turkeys. is it normal for them to breed now. I was told spring time.
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    duck pool

    how soon can I give my ducks a pool. I thought I was in the clear. I have white pekin ducks that are 4 weeks old. I left the barn and then came back to 2 that had drown. Not to happy. is it to soon for a pool? Thanks
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    Feeding my birds COYOTE meat

    Ok so we have plenty of coyotes around here this time of the year. Looking to put them to good use if I were to kill them. I know animal protein is wonderful for the birds. Would coyote meat be the same.?
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    Price of home grown

    Has anyone really looked into the price it cost to raise homegrown birds. If so what would you price them at to sell to stores or restaurants. With the understanding you have them processed under state laws. I will be doing a number of birds this year and will have better numbers when its all...
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    Weeeening out the flock

    Ok so i have done alot of reading on finding out a good way to see if your hens are laying or not. The thing i see more times then not was to use the finger method by the pelvic bones. 2 fingers not laying good 3 fingers a pretty good layer..... RIGHT. Well after doing 150 birds we came up with...
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    Looking for help on baby chicks

    ok this is what i want to do. I have a poultry farm and would like to have a rooster and hen do there thing. Now would i have to take the chicks from the hen to feed and water or will mother do that. Just wondering what you all think. I plan on grabbing them as they come out of the shell but...
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    egg eater. but not her own

    Is this normal. i come across this bird eating an egg so i grabed her and put her all by herself. She has laid 3 eggs and has not eaten them. Is it that they just dont eat there own eggs... jim
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    whats the youngest egg layer you have had

    Ok i just went to my barn and had one heck of a shock. In my flock of birds that are only 3 months old i found an egg in the nesting box. is this even possible.. Thank you
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    Yolk Eater

    I have a bird that will poke a hole in the egg to get to the yolk. She wants nothing to do with the shell but never any yolk left behind. What is she missing in her diet. I hope its only 1 bird. I get 1 to 3 eggs aday like this........help please.
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    shell less eggs

    Never had one before and today i got two. Is this normal to happen every now and then? Or are the birds needing something in there diet to help this not to happen.....Thanks Jim
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    Large Numbers

    Anyone here do large numbers of meat birds? I just got an offer to raise 3500 meatbirds over the summer for a store i sell my eggs to.......jim
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    Gasping for air

    I have a bird that seems to be gasping for air. She is fine in all other aspects. She will raise her head and open her mouth at the same time. Is this a problem or normal for some birds. I also have a 8 week old chick doing the same thing......
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    treating birds

    many of my older flock has come down with the snezzing. do you need to treat or will it all pass on its own. I am trying some stuff but does not seem to be doing much to the birds at all. Thanks
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    6 weekold chicks with the snezzing

    is it to young to treat these birds?
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    Tylan VS Duramycin-10......HELP

    Went to the vet looking for some tylan for my birds. They did not have it and sent me to a feed store guy that should have it. So after 50 miles of driving today he did not have it also. He did have this stuff called DURAMYCIN-10. Now all i can find is people saying do NOT use it for laying hens...
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    eyes swallen shut

    I have a bird with the eyes swallen shut and looks pretty nasty and mucky. The bird is only 6 months old. I can try a get a pick if that will help.....jim
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    Help.....??????????????

    ok i lost 27 chicks last night and 15 the night before. They are 5 weeks old and for some reason they all like to cram in the corner. They have plenty of room to move and roam. Any help or advice. The heat lamp is up high enough to have 84 to 87 right now. So its not to hot for them to run from...
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