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  1. outlawfarmer

    Two RI Reds sitting on infertile eggs... can I add fertile ones

    For a few weeks my last two hens have been sitting on infertile eggs. They ate the other eggs around the coop and sit on 6-10. Can I take all eaten shells and all but one infetile egg out and add some fertile ones to their pile? If not how do I add fertile ones without them getting eaten.
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    Cause of death? (COD) cold or predator fight

    My first time useing a red heat light bulbs through winter in my coop. I came home after 36 hours away and the coop light was burned out and two of three bantams are dead. My question is did it burn out and they then got cold.... or were they killed and bulb popped in the struggle? One...
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    What pulls a silkie under or through chainlink at 1am

    Lost a few this week and one has a broken wing/leg. Now at 1am I awaken to it crowing. Go out and it's half way under kennel edge and dead. Leaves crackle as predator left when I came outside. What is it, coon?
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    Ideas what predator I'm fighting?

    Came home to this. Entire birds gone and just clumps of feathers. Lost some to dogs and fisher before but Hawks and osprey been around lately. Here's another clue. Two days ago shot a rooster on edge of yard and left there. In morning went to bag it up and entire body gone...
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    New piglet concerns

    Just brought home a couple piglets that seem small for "6weeks" and one has a tail with frost bite spots. Anyways hoping they eat and drink soon but also think they have fleas. Any ideas if I can used dogs flea spray and shampoo on them?
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    10-12 week dwarf bunny from pet store sudden diahrea week 1.5 of us having him

    Last night Got diahrea and we bathed him, cleaned everything and got antibiotic from store. Gave droppers of sugar water. Still lazy and weak. Thoughts?
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    Never Raised Turkeys Before, thus never made a turkey coop type structure

    Got three broad breasted bronse turkeys at at swap. Tiny now but gonna be fat. So I may need to lower the floor before I'm done. Still needs front and sides, but with 100+ degree temps I'm not in a hurry. The whole thing is in dog kennel so its more predator resistant than predator proof...
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    injured muscovey male, clawed or bit along neck

    Duck came home after weeks on the lake without his partner and bleeding with exposed flesh on neck. About 1.5" of flesh showing and pink, healthy looking. Do i need to medicate it?
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    If you give a goat a muffin... (help needed)

    Six weeks ago I saw a feral goat while hunting turkeys and he vanished before I could turn my jeep around. Today I saw him again 4 miles away from the last.place. He is beautiful. Anyways he had a broken rope.around his neck and been out all winter at a minimum. I could use a goat and treat...
  10. outlawfarmer

    Transition or.connection from arc to run

    I have a 10x6 dog chainlink kennel I don't use and a A-frame coop that do use. Now that I have grass seed and plants in place, I want to attach coop to run. I am thinking a tube from winDow to hole in chainlink pen? Maybe.like a culvert section?
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    sign ideas before i shootsomeones doggy

    Lost a show chicken i had less than a month to nieghbors dog the first or second month here. Now our 3rd month here and the littlest duck of 16 went missing. Then a day later i see a german shepard 20 feet from the remaining ducks. It lead back to the same house... It was with a contractor...
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    Anyone built a coop with 1/2 for chicken and 1/2 for ducks

    Nieghbor giving me old 8x12 shed... I want to split it into ducks on one side and chickens on other.. maybe even with seperate runs. Anyone tried this?
  13. outlawfarmer

    pigs attacked but by what in NH

    Well something cut up and scratches their ears and one scratch almost through skin on mid body. By the time I noticed all print were covered. What ever it was loosened up electric fence 6"-3'
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    muscovys for eggs?

    Okay went to a swap looking for runner ducks and bought muscovy as nobody had runners. I was told they produce lots of eggs year round. Now I read they produce eggs only 3 times per year? What's the truth? Did i just buy dinner?
  15. outlawfarmer

    pigs eat day ild rooster?

    New to pigs. Killed rooster today. Though 9wk pigs may like it. Cut head off and pulled a breast out. Then threw it to them. They are now laying on it. WILL They get sick if they don't eat it right away. It's 60+80 degrees here. 0
  16. outlawfarmer

    Green poop, lethargic, clear nasal drainage

    1 of 10 chickens has been laying around and pooping bright green. Now wont fly or walk, only lays onside. I tipped her upside down and waterlike fluid drain out of nose or mouth. Any ideas or options beside death?
  17. outlawfarmer

    Moved from city to country, electric fence/net recommendations?

    Moved from city to country and I dont want to loose my birds as they walk in the fields. I know hawks and such suck, but how should I safety up the hens from ground predators during the day. Electric fence / net recommendations from anyone?
  18. outlawfarmer

    Chicken Ark (A frame) now adding a run... what works good? Send pics

    Built a big chicken ark (A frame) last year and it worked great. Now this year I want to add a run. Any ideas on what would look good when adding a run... what works good? Send pics
  19. outlawfarmer

    Blood On Feather Around Opening

    got an egg with some blood on it a few days ago, no big woop. then yesterday say dried blood on orp feather around vent area. now went out as heard chicken crowing and found her with fresh blood around that area. Not sure if she just passed another egg (I dont see any), but fresh bleeding. No...
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    Hen wants to stay by dryervent @ night rather than coop NH

    I'm a bad chicken parent... I was one chicken short on head count this a.m. Boy I thought, what was I gonna tell my kids? Then my mind moved to suspicion. Then I thought the new neighbors German Shepherd. Then I cursed hawks, owls and the Chinese restaurant on the corner. Then after checking...
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