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    Strange Behavior with Hen

    About a week or so ago in early morning when chickens were getting off the roost a hen waited till last. When she jumped off she lowered her head and stuck out her neck and started running backwards. I checked on her later in the day and she seemed normal and looked fine. But it happened...
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    Choosing a Meat Bird

    I'm trying to choose which breed to raise for meat birds. I have a big Buff Orpington roo and three Speckled Sussex pullets. I'm thinking either Delawares or Chanteclers would make a good cross for meat birds. I live in north central Arkansas and the summers get very hot. Can the Chantecler...
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    Choosing a breed for a meat bird.

    Last year I raised Buff Orpington for meat birds. I kept a dandy rooster and I have a Speckled Sussex roo and three SS pullets. I'm wanting to choose a breed to cross with the Buff roo for meat birds. I'm thinking maybe some Chanteclers or Delawares would make good meat birds crossed with my...
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    Worming gone bad?

    A few days ago I wormed my chickens with safe-guard for goats. 100mg/mL. 10% suspension. I wormed them last fall with it in water and they are wormy with round worms so decided the water method was ineffective. I actually saw and removed 2 living roundworms right outside the run. They free...
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    Egg Stealing Dogs

    I have two dogs that are very good with the chickens. I like to let my chickens free range and the dogs are handy to keep predators away. I have not lost a guinea or a chicken while dogs are loose with them. BUT, I have to leave the pop doors open for the girls to go in to lay and the sneaky...
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    Butchering Sick Chicken

    We butchered some 20 month old hens today. One had thick yellow clumps in her ovaduct. This was not immature eggs. I've never seen anything like it. She also had odd green spots on her liver. Color of bile but not where bile should be. I disposed of her. But am curious about what was...
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    Controlling Dust in the Coop

    What are some ideas and experiences on controlling the dust buildup in the coop? I have concrete floor and it's a pole building. I use straw for the litter. I scrub the whole coop twice a year --- spring and fall. An amazing amount of dust builds up. I can't hose it down in the cold...
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