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    What Could Be Her Problem? Symptoms listed

    Somethings wrong with my Gold laced Wyandotte. She is about 2.5 years old. Symptoms are 1. Pale pink comb. 2. Not eating much, major weight loss 3. Lethargic 4. Stinky poop No egg impaction that I can feel. Nothing strange with vent. No bugs. No snotty nose or runny eyes. Clear eyes and shiny...
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    My Ranch Page

    Hello there Fellow Chicken Folks! I just wanted to invite you all to check out my ranch page, Cluck N'Chatter Ranch, on Facebook. I share all my chicken photos and stories there, as well as pictures and stories about all things Urban Farm related! Thanks in advance for checking it out and...
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    Cluck N Chatter Ranch

    Hey everyone! I have launched a Facebook business page for my small farm endeavor! I am in an Urban Farm Apprenticeship program through Oregon State University, partnered with Multnomah County (Oregon) and attempting to homestead on a small plot of land in the Johnson Creek Watershed. I post...
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    Hawk Control!

    So, we started throwing leftover meat scraps onto the roof of the shed to feed the crows, and in return, they keep a vigilant watch over our yard 24/7.... attacking and chasing any hawks, falcons, osprey etc away from the yard! Symbiosis at its finest! :D
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    "Organic" Only??

    Ok, after posting many threads about treating my flock as Organically as possible, and mostly getting responses to the contrary.... I would like to start this thread to discuss all things Organic. Who is ALL "Organic" and natural? What works? What doesnt? Does inorganic food harm the birds...
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    Quail for Dinner?

    Can someone tell me, or provide a link/ information on the best/ easiest way to kill and prepare a quail to eat?
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    Tweedle is Not OK. I need some expert help.

    Ok, ive had chickens a while. Ive read a ton of books and articles on all kinds of ailments, etc. Tweedle is a 2.5 year old Wyandotte. I first noticed something amiss when i checked on the flock and saw a half crumpled egg shell stuck to her butt feathers. I took her and checked closely. I...
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    Uh Oh! Tweedle's Cloaca is Not OK.

    I just did a bedtime check on the ladies and noticed something hanging from my Wyandotte's butt feathers. It was a half of a soft eggshell. I looked closer and saw her cloaca was not right. It is partially exposed. I rushed her in the house and carefully extracted another part of eggshell. I...
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    New/ Young Quail Integration Question

    Hello! I have 8 adult Coturnix quail, 2 male, and 6 female. I have 8 juveniles, dont know sexes yet. They are almost completely feathered. When can i put the young ones in with the older ones? I know there will be some turbulence, establishing pecking order etc. But will the older ones posibly...
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    I Have To Choose and Im in Agony Over It!

    I have 2 roos. One is a Mille Fleur D'Uccle that ive had for over a year. The other is his 4 month old son, crossed with a Silkie. Even having one roo is pushing the boundaries with the DH and im sure i will have to give one up. I have been agonizing and stressing for several days over this, as...
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    Day 21/22... candled eggs... what can you tell me?

    I have 2 banties setting on banty eggs. Today was either day 21 or 22, depending how you count. Banty #1, Cleo, on 2 eggs, was due to hatch yesterday or today, and she has been a nest vigilanty, so no egg cooling, but when i candle, the air sack is intact, but not huge. About 1/4 of the egg, and...
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    Is There Any Way....

    To tell who laid which egg? Without sequestering the hen I mean. I have 1 EE who lays a brown egg, and i cant tell hers from my other brown egg layers. She is my favorite and i want to hatch eggs from her, but dont want to have to take her away from the flock/ coop to find out which are hers...
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    Stoopid Broodies

    I have lots of banty hens that go broody all the time, which is fine. But they always protest being moved from the coop to their broody areas.... tupperware containers, dog crates, etc. They are SOOO persistent about being broody, then i finally give in, move them, and give them eggs to set, and...
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    What is the Youngest that a chick can be dusted?

    I have some chicks that are about 4 weeks old. Are they too young to dust for bugs? Cuz they need to be....
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    Simply Terrible

    I absolutely can NOT believe how many crappy designs I have seen for coops. From folks building them, selling them, everything. People really need to do research before building/ buying coops. And shame on the people who build coops with no clue what they are doing... just trying to make a quick...
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    Quick Poll - Which Eggs Should I Give?

    Quick background info: I have a bantam cochin setting on about 17 Coturnix quail eggs....all shouldd be fertile, but can't guarantee hatches. I'm trying to buold up my flock of 9... I have already bought and hatched my allotted quota on chickens I can keep this year, weith 2, possibly 4 to...
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    Male or Female Question

    I got 2 straight run Guinea chicks from Coastal. They are almost fully feathered. One is larger than the other, and the smaller one's wings are growing in differently. It has 2 or 3 longer wing feathers, then it looks like a gap, whereas the larger one has full wings. Could I have 1 male and 1...
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    Will the Guineas roost in the coop like Chickens?

    Are Guineas more like chickens when they roost at night or will the choose an outside sleeping spot like the pheasants, quail or ducks?
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    Chickens, Chukars, Quail, Pheasant and Ducks

    Currently, I have my 2 Chukars in a hutch/ run with about 6 quail (left). My quail keep getting scalped, one by one. We had to cull the one, and I have another one in a tupperware with half of its scalp hanging off, Blukote applied.I know quail will do this to each other, but is there a chance...
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    Do Duck Eggs Always Look Like Fertile Chicken Eggs?

    The yolks from my duck eggs always have a bullseye... but I only have 2 female ducks.... just curious.
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