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    Extra chicks for warmth from ideal

    I got an order of chicks the other day from ideal poultry and it came with nine of these black chicks added for warmth. I don't think they are a barred variety because they are all black and have no white spots on their head. I was thinking they might be black australorp males because that's...
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    Help, chickens becoming droopy with diarrhea...?

    Hi, so about two months ago one of my hens had begun acting off and would just stand around and sleep and that got progressively worse over the coarse of a few weeks until she eventually died. That was a few weeks ago and I didn't think too much of it as I thought it was just something wrong...
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    Looking for courtnix chicks

    Hi I'm looking to buy courtnix quail chicks ideally between 25-50. Must be able to ship them to massachusetts Thanks
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    Question on housing quail?

    Recently I was given a used rabbit hutch and I've been thinking about getting some courtnix quail to house in it. I have the hutch in pretty large covered pen. The pen isn't predator proof though so I was thinking of locking the quail up in the rabbit hutch at night so their safe. I was...
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    Goose with injured leg not walking

    I have a 3 year old tolouse goose who started limping three days ago. She limps every now and then and then they next day it always goes away so I thought nothing of it. Then the next day it was significantly worse and she was having trouble walking. Now today it is even worse and she can only...
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    Pigeon not sitting on egg? What to do with it?

    Hi, I had a pair of pigeons who were sitting on two eggs which are 15 and 16 days old today. Yesterday when I let the birds, out a hawk came and took the hen and so now I'm just left with the male of this pair. He seemed to be sitting on them last night when I checked on them and then throughout...
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    Female attacking male?? And when to expect eggs?

    Hi, so I just bought a male while homer to join with my single hen (her previous mate died) along with some other breeds. For the past week she has been my only pigeon so when I brought in the new pigeons she was very excited. She's been sticking especially close to the other white homer. After...
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    pigeon lays first egg right after mate dies...?

    Hi, so up until two days ago I had a pair of white homers who had just started mating with each other. Then two days ago unfortunately the male got eaten by a hawk so now I only have the hen. I was just about to buy a new male for her (along with a few fancy types of pigeons) when today I went...
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    Buying meat pigeons from live poultry market?

    Hi, so about three months ago I got 2 white homer pigeons. Right now they are about six months old and today I noticed them displaying nesting behaviors for the first time. They both go into their nest box and coo and one has been moving its wings the same way my ducks and geese move their wings...
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    Thinking of raising pigeons...

    Hi, I've been interested in keeping a couple birds probably for squab or maybe just pets but I'm kinda confused on how people raise them. From what I've read people raising pigeons for squab usually keep them in cages but Id rather raise them in less of an enclosed setup. I'm interested in...
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    Thinking of raising turkeys this spring...

    Hi, I've been thinking of raising a few heritage turkeys this spring probably two or three. I would probably order poults through cackle as their the only place I've seen that let's you combine species to meet the minimum. I'm not sure which breed to choose, they offer Black Spanish...
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    Will turkeys be too loud?

    I would like to raise 3 turkeys this spring but am concerned about how noisy they are. Ive been looking through previous threads and heard all different things from turkeys are no louder than chickens to turkeys are one of the loudest types of poultry. I was thinking of raising 3 of the broad...
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    Cutting the throat method...?

    I have 4 cornish rock broilers who I plan to butcher next week and some freedom rangers in a few more weeks. The rir roosters I've killed before I did by snapping the neck but with these cornishX birds I would like to try cutting the throat by using a kill cone. I'm pretty nervous about this...
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    Breeding Muscovy ducks for meat...?

    I have a female, 1 1/2 year old pet white muscovy hen. I have been thinking about getting her a male duckling this spring when she goes broody. I plan on breeding them (once the drake is fully grown of corse) and raising the ducklings they produce for meat. My question is if once the ducklings...
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    chick fell in water, now paralyzed??!!

    I have a 2 1/2 week old leghorn chick who accidentally fell into a bucket of water. i left the brooder open to grab some feed and 2 minutes latter somehow one of my leghorns flew out landed into a bucket of room temperature water. I immediately took it out when i saw and dried her with a hair...
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    Questions about capons...

    I am thinking of raising some heritage breeds this spring and keeping the pullets for eggs and caponizing the cockerels in order to grow some capon birds. Can anyone tell me which breeds are preferred for capons? Are the heavier breeds used more or are the faster growing, lighter breeds used...
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    is this feed ok for cornishX chicks?

    I have an order of 8 broilers (6 cornishX and 2 freedom ranges) coming next week. When I asked at the feed store they told me they were all out of broiler feed but that the all flock feed would work fine instead. When I got home I realized this all flock feed I bought is only 17% protein and not...
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    free choice scratch?

    On the label it says to offer scratch free choice to layer hens. I would imagine if my hens had free choice to scratch they would pig out on it and forget about their layer pellets. Then again it's getting pretty cold out and i know the scratch is supposed to help raise their body temperature...
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    hen with bumble foot and weird laying...?

    I have a 1 1/2 yr. old easter egger who i have been dealing with bumble foot for a little while now. About a month ago i cut open the bumbles (she had one on the top of her foot and two on the bottom of her feet) and removed as much puss as possible and then packed it with neosporin. The bumble...
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    hen laying egg and shell separately?

    i have a 1 1/2 yr. old Jersey Giant hen who recently has developed some strange laying behaviors. about a week ago I found an egg on the dropping board that didn't have the shell but was wrapped in a delicate membrane. It was laid while she was still on the roost probably in the early morning...
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