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    Adding baby geese to chicken flock?

    We have an established flock of about 65 adult chickens, plus roughly 60-70 young chickens.. we want to add geese. Never owned them before.. give me the “geese for dummies” run down. Anything we definitely should know? We are looking for docile breeds but good guard/ alert geese. We will be...
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    What breeds did I get?

    My mother went to a local feed store and call me saying they had Rhode Island Red straight run. I told her to pick up 25. Yes I know took a chance with straight runs and I’m fine with that. My mother wouldn’t have noticed the difference in these birds but I did as soon as we got them home. I’m...
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    Rescue hen- what breed? Is she overweight?

    A friend of mine came to me after a possum had killed all but one hen from the flock. This hen had been attacked pretty bad but is still alive. I have addressed the wounds and she is still pretty swollen in that area about 5 days after the attack. The friend had no idea what breed of chicken it...
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    Water bath canner has white residue

    I wash the canner in between uses but it still builds up. Any ideas on what it is and how to remove it?- other than normal washing because that’s not working.
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    Bantam breeds pro and cons

    We currently have over 100 regular size hens and 2 bantams (1 Seabright and 1 Old English.) I want to add more bantams but would like some insight from y’all. I really like the idea of having only “true bantams” but I’m open to the other bantams. Which breeds lay the most eggs? Which breeds to...
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    Recipe measurement help

    I know I am overing thinking this but I’d just like a second opinion to make sure I have the measurements correct. I am making something called cowboy candy- and have always purchased 3lbs of jalapeño like the recipe calls for- however this time I was given 5lbs. Please help me figure out the...
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    Is this BUMBLEFOOT?

    Is this Bumble foot? There is no scab like the photos of bumble foot online- maybe it is an early case? Any advice welcomed! Thank you. The hen is fine other than limping.
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    Worms?

    Any idea what this is? It was found on the coop floor. Thanks!
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    Broody hen help!

    I’m sure this question or a similar question has been asked many times but I am newish to broody hens. I have had two successful hatch eggs before sitting for the roughly 21 days. However the question I have now is I had a hen go broody today and I honestly don’t want to wait the 21 plus days...
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    How to keep chickens out of a garden

    We are about to start planning our garden this year and wondering the best way to keep the chickens out.
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    What do y’all think?

    I know this isn’t actually a chick raising question but it pertains to chicks.. We have begun selling eggs and chicks at a local farmers market. I currently bring chicks in a tote/ storage box but I’m looking for something more appealing looking. Any thoughts on a rabbit cage to bring chicks...
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    What do y’all think?

    We have begun selling eggs and chicks at a local farmers market. I currently bring chicks in a tote/ storage box but I’m looking for something more appealing looking. Any thoughts on a rabbit cage to bring chicks in for the market. I feel they could be viewed better this way. I just want to know...
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    Help with sexing 2 barnyard mixes

    These two are approximately 3 months old. They have me stumped because of the flat combs. We have over 50 chicken and I’ve been able to tell them apart by now or way sooner. But this comb type and feather color is new to me, so I’m second guessing myself. Please give me y’all’s opinions. 😊...
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    Worms?

    Is this what I think it is? A worm? If so treatment recommendations please? We have 3 coops but they all free range together. I know which coop this came from, they were the only ones out to be able to poop on the porch step (it wasn’t there prior). Do I need to treat all 3 coops? Also what are...
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    First Broody Hen

    Helpful tips, do’s and don’t’s I should know about broody hens. We have our first. We did move her to her own coop.
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    What predator would do this?

    We have about 50 5 week old chicks. This evidence they were out free ranging while I did the other chicken chores in the big coop. I was back and forth between the 3 coops and the water pump multiple times. Then I went to feed the dogs so I was away from the chickens for maybe 15 minutes. I...
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    Fan next to incubator

    Does anyone run a fan next to the incubator to help with humidity and circulation. This is the incubator we have. No turner and no fan inside. I used to do like 50% humidity until day 18 with about 50% hatch rate. Then I switched to 35-40% and got about 85% hatch. This time I can’t seem to get...
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    Baby chick with possible scab on eye

    Just received a order of chicks. One has this on its eye. Any ideas? I don’t want to mess with it just yet.
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    Chicken dies suddenly

    I just found my approximately 22 week old Swedish flower died. Around 12pm I let them out the coop, she was laying on the coop floor like she was trying to lay an egg. She was alert and looking at me. This chickens are still young and it isn’t usually to find eggs on the floor instead of the...
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    Golden Comet weird shape, textured eggs

    One of our golden comets (our oldest) is at least 2 years old. We got her from someone and she was already laying age but he wasn’t sure exactly how old she was. She has always laid eggs that were longer and more pointed than “normal” eggs. Some times that would have speckles, some times not. In...
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