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    Turkey can't walk

    Hi, This is my 3rd time raising chickens and have had not injuries or illnesses thankfully. But with this batch of chicks, I also got two turkey poults. They are all 5 weeks old but one of the turkeys developed a bad leg today. Not sure why or how it happened. But the left leg is weak at...
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    A defector from Chooks to Dukes

    New to the duck thing. New to the domestic fowl in general. I am a lab scientist and have been for 20 years so most of my animal experience has been in the lab. Also was a Vet tech at a big city emergency room for 3 yrs. Had chickens last summer. This summer 1 female black runner, 1 male black...
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    Whiners, complainers, and kvetchers..

    This isn't really a game...just a place to get something off your chest...nothing serious or grand like a death in the family or stress from divorce.....just those little things that you normally wouldn't complain about or would feel embarrassed seeking sympathy for. You can get it here and even...
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    Favorite song, YouTube and Lyrics please

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tzgBCSJKA Delta Spirit - Bushwick Blues Hold on to my hand Never let go Never let go We were just two kids acting tough Then we grew up Me, not so much All the other guys that you've seen are nothing compared to me Because my love is strong And my heart is...
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    Stray dogs

    Lost my first chicken...a black australorp....to neighborhood strays. Woke up to the sound of chicken screaming and then saw a flashlight pretty quick after wards. Neighbor was out there chasing away a pair of dogs. He went through the neighborhood looking for them, while I did repairs to the...
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    Good bye Jack and thanks for all the fish..

    http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/20/1785712/star-gazer-connected-us-to-the.html Jack Horkheimer, astronomer, dies at the age of 72.
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    The BlackAdder with Rowan Atkinson

    Anyone watch this show? It's an old show from the 90's on BBC. I am reminded of it because of this quote where Baldric and BlackAdder get captured during WW1: Von Rectoven "So, I am the Baron Von Rectoven and you are the two English flying aces responsible for the spilling of the precious...
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    South Dakota Pheasants and other Galliformes

    If my chickens free range can they get fertilized by wild pheasants and prairie chickens? If I capture some wild birds and pen them with chickens will they mate?
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    Butchering

    Going through my first attempt at butchering today. Don't have an automatic plucker. Have to do it the old fashioned way. Do chickens have smarts? Can you kill a chicken in front of the rest and still have them like you? Do they freak out from the site or smell of blood? I used to raise and...
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    The Gulf spill and it's wildlife.

    Not trying to instigate a BUSH vs OBAMA argument over oil drilling or a green peace (hippie) vs Haliburton (squares) fight. Just an interesting article about resources, time and effort with the wildlife destroyed by the spill...
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    Biting

    I have 6 pullets and 3 cockerals. Only the Dominique cockeral bites and it actually hurts. Can I curb this behavior somehow?
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    Hen hiccoughing

    Hey, I know there are alot of answers here but hoping to get some quick ones. I have 3 Corn X's and 3 BSL's. One of the CornX's was kinda yawning and hiccuping. I thought it was gonna die. Is this a symptom of anything. They are 8 weeks old and I might butcher them this weekend but wanted to...
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    PVC chicken coop

    Last year before I got any chickens I was looking up designs. I found one that was like a 30 ft hamster wheel tipped on its side made of PVC pipe and covered with black game bird netting. It had a small chicken lock box in the center. It was my preferred design because it was large, light, had...
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    Oscellated Turkeys

    Hello I am new to the board and to the raising of fowl. I would like to raise Oscellated Turkeys. Anyone know where I can order some? Anyone know what the market is for their feathers?
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    Lakota Sioux Reservation

    Hello, I am in South Dakota on the second largest reservation in the state. (Guesses welcome) I have read alot about chicken on your forums and decided to join. My wife and her family have a sustainable housing, energy, and agriculture project fledging (pun intended) Part of that is trying...
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