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    Feral Cat Problem.

    I was on my way to close up my coop when I saw a large grey thing out in my yard, and quickly realized it was a cat. So I quietly made my way back into the house and went strait for the marlin .22lr. When I came back outside the cat was in the same spot just sniffing around. I didnt have a...
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    #1 In Command Has a Broken beak, Need Some Help.

    My rooster has bout half an inch of his top beak broken off, how this happend I dont know. He can pick up 1 out of every 5 trys for a piece of corn. I need help on how to treat if anything can be done, Thanks, shepherd
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    How much do you charge for your chicken meat?

    My neighbors want to buy some meat from me but I have no clue what to charge. Im going to clean the birds my self and everything. If any of you have a clue on what to charge, then ill be greatfull. The birds are good sized too, they are 5-6 month old roosters. I was thinking around the lines...
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    Dead chickens.

    I have a ton of roosters and some have their days numberd. One of my black roosters that I think are Jersey Jiants have been attacking my feet. He doesnt do much damage, hes more of an annoyance than a threat. But I was walking by my coop today and seen a hen getting ran down, and you know...
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    Yep My Chicken Got Ate!

    I went hunting today and when I was walking and I noticed some feathers by a thicket. So went on hunting and when I came back to check it out I knew I lost a chicken. I followed the feather trail to the place where the critter started to eat my chicken. I noticed that there was fish bones under...
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    When Should I Butcher?

    I have a ton of roosters, all I need to know is how old do they need to get for the best meat?
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    Whats The Strangest Things Your Chickens Have Ever Eaten???

    My chickens have eaten all kinds of strange things like: glass,bones,mice,aluminum,plastic,chicken meat, squirrel meat, snapping turtle meat, largemouth bass....ect. My chickens eat anything they can fit down their throat. Whats the strangest things your chickens have eaten?
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    Mixed flock

    I have 46 chickens. 20 of them are mixed with who knows how many diferent breeds. 24 of them are 5 month olds that are pure breeds of Road Island Red, Plymouth rock, Black Jersey Jiants, and some of what think are White Leghorns. Most of my pure breed chickens are roosters. I think have one...
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    Dispatching My Roosters

    I have a question. I have 30 three almost four month old chickens and it looks like I have to make alot of room in my freezer because more than half of them are roosters. Ive done alot in the past hatches for killing them like my .22, a hatchet , sliting their throats, and even my 12 gauge to...
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    How far?

    I just want to know how far your chickens have wonderd from your coop? Mine have gone about 200 to 300 yards max away from my coop Can anyone beat that?
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    Snake attack lost two day olds!

    How do you keep the snakes away from your baby chicks? I live out in the country and free range my chickens and I dont know what to do. I lost two chicks today due to a 5 foot long missouri constricting black snake, its the second attack ive had from snakes the first attack happened two years...
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    Need some help with a broody hen and 7 chicks!

    One of my hens all of the sudden became broody, so I wanted to see what would happen, and three weeks later the eggs hatched. So what do I do now with them? They are still in their hen box and doing fine with water and some starter feed. Should I make a new pen for my hen and seven new chicks...
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