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    Experienced with Chickens but new to Turkeys

    So I’ve had plenty of chickens but decided to try out turkeys; I recently picked up 11 turkeys (7 jakes, 4 Jennies). They get along good with the chickens, and from what I’ve read they apparently learn a bit from the chickens... Only thing i’m Worried about is the jakes/toms fighting in the...
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    Permethrin 2nd dose? Egg withdrawal?

    So I found what i’m Pretty sure are lice eggs and some lice around the vents of a few of my chickens. Treated them today with spray on permethrin, sprayed all around the bird (except for the head) with attention to the vent and under the wings. Also treated the coop/run. What time frame do...
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    Sick chicken, help with diagnosis please

    This morning before heading out to work i went to check on the chickens, one was still asleep on the roost. I picked her up and noticed some weird mangy looking feathers under her wings. I didn’t notice any bugs crawling around but i didn’t have a lot of time to look. Now come to think of it...
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    Puppy/Chicken integration ideas?

    Happy new year everyone! We just recently got a puppy and I was curious if anyone has any tips for how to train them to not be aggressive towards chickens? So far he has been great, he loves their poop and has been trained to stay out of the coop/run when the door is open. He initially chased a...
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    Antibiotic use

    Hi, I’ve got a sick bird which i plan on treating with powdered erythromycin. Debating on treating the rest of the flock’s (25 birds) water too. Are birds treated with antibiotics safe to eat down the road?
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    Gurgling chicken, antibiotics?

    Hi, i’ve Got a sick chicken. She’s a 1yr old speckled Sussex, this afternoon i noticed she was sleeping and gurgling. She’s almost too weak to hold onto the roost. I separated her from the flock (25 other chickens). Just really hoping other ones don’t get sick too. I bought a couple Cochins...
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    Supplemental lighting with pullets

    Hi All, not my first flock or coop but the first time i've wanted to try supplemental lighting; I have 7 laying hens, and 16 pullets in my coop. I decided I wanted to try to get some eggs before spring from my laying hens so I decided to just give them 2 hours of extra light in the morning...
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    Hen Egg eater question

    Hi, We moved into a new place a couple months ago and got a hen and rooster from the feed store for yard art (with a future flock in mind). The hen had real long nails (we trimmed them) and ate her own egg the first day we had her; so i’m Guessing she had been cooped up in a cage for some...
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    Rooster question

    Hi, not my first post here, but i couldn’t find my old login info so i had to make a new account... Just getting back into chickens after a few years without; I have 1 Bielefelder cockerel and 15 pullets. I want to add 1 more cockerel so that they have enough protection when freeranging and...
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