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    Researching turkey breeds...

    So, after spending time with my moms meat turkeys, I have fallen in love with them, and think I might be interested in breeding and raising my own turkeys next year. Now, I'm aware that turkeys are difficult to breed and raise, but what are the turkey breeds that are better at it than others...
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    Ugliest egg

    Kind of wondering if theres something wrong with the hen that laid this egg, it is the ugliest egg I've ever seen come out of a chicken! All ridged and lumpy and gross, the inside was normal though, so maybe it was a fluke, but dang.
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    Introducing single chick to hen

    So I've read of people doing this with broody hens, but would it work in this situation? Mama hen had 2 chicks hatch 3 days ago, 1 chick hatched today. The new chick was cold and half dead when I found it, (she was busy feeding the older chicks and didnt want to sit on it I guess) but I put it...
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    Needing chick introduction advice

    So to start off with, I have a hen with 2week old chicks that broke out of confinement and has been leading her chicks on a joyride around the yard. Shes not one to let me catch her or her chicks, so I let it happen. To my surprise, none of the other chickens or the rooster has bothered them...
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    Hen killing new chicks

    So I have this hen, mottled java, that I let sit on 2 eggs. Her first go around, I found 1 egg squashed with baby inside, and the other was out of the egg but dead. At first i thought, "oh how sad, it must have been an accident". This is her second go. Its a few days early for them to hatch...
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    Chicken saddles?

    Considering getting a chicken saddle for my roosters #1 lady. Shes a bit beat up (we had 2 roosters for awhile, and one was too aggressive with us and the hens, so he's gone now) and I was wondering if a saddle would help her back and wing feathers heal. Theres no getting rid of this rooster...
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    Growing own chicken feed?

    In the interest of self sufficiency, whats a good type of grain or food source thats easy to grow to feed chickens through the winter, besides corn. Corn doesnt grow very well in my part of the woods. This is just a curiousity question, as we're always looking for new ways to be self sufficient.
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    Separating hens and chicks during the day?

    First time hatching chicks the natural way. We're off grid so i wanted to experiment letting the hens hatch their own chicks. They are a few weeks old, and its warm out. Could I let their mommas out for the day and put them back with the chicks at night? I kind of want to hang out with the...
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    Hello from Montana

    Small hobby farmer/ homesteader/self sustainability prepper from Montana here. Just joining to get real life advice from other chicken lovers out there :)
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    Mottled Java chicks question

    Just wondering if anyone has had experiences with mottled java chicks? I have a flock of mottled javas I bought as adults, and have hatched a few eggs under the broodies. I noticed that my roosters are mostly black, and the hens are the mixed black and white. Now, my question is, do the mottled...
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