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    *graphic* what predator attacks like this

    Came out this morning before work to feed my 16 year old brothers chickens before work, saw the rooster had been killed, looked like it was pulled through the fence and head torn off. Whatever predator killed it was able to move the 20-30 lb yellow metal grate my brother put up on the side of...
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    Goose beak injury **Graphic**

    ** WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTO ** Hey yall, my BIL has what I believe is a female Chinese goose who got pretty messed up by what I think was a gander. There are 3 ganders for the 1 female (Not my geese they’re his don’t come at me) Her beak took a pretty bad hit in what I’d assume was just a very...
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    Broody vs stuck egg

    Hey yall since this is my first winter with chicks some of my black chickens are starting to get what I think is broody, they never leave the nesting boxes and puff up when you go near them or touch them. are they just being broody? Or is there an egg stuck in them? Ive always heard about eggs...
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    Gravity tube feeders

    Hey yall, this past Friday I switched from the old faithful hanging feeders that allow 360° access to feed, to a gravity tube feeder. Ours is made from 1 5 ft by 3 inch piece of tubing (provides storage) which couples into a 3 inch WYE with a cap on the bottom that screws in and out to allow...
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    Peacock likes chicken eggs

    We have a 1-2 year old peacock who has lately seemed to peck and split our chickens eggs that are in the nesting boxes, sometimes he just pecks and splits them, other times he pecks, splits, and then eats the actual inside of the egg. Is this normal for a peacock? Is there something wrong with...
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    Rat problem

    My partner and I think we have a rat/freeloader problem... Our flock is as follows: 15 laying hens 4 (halfway to laying age hens) 1 rooster 3 ducks 1 peacock We go through about 250 lbs of feed every 20-25 days What do yall think
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    Coop/run advice/ideas (beginner)

    Hey yall, we currently are very new to chickens, we've had them since about February of last year and have finally had the time (after moving into the new place) to sit down and think what to do with our chicken coop. Right now our flock of 19 hens, 1 rooster, 3 ducks, and a peacock all live in...
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    Rooster leg injury

    my brother in law gave us his rooster 2-3 days ago, and his leg is a little messed up, he can still stand on both legs however on his right leg it's almost like it is bent, I am not sure how long the rooster has been like this but he can not run like the hens, he has to sort of hop his way...
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    Protein for diet advice

    Hey yall, my wife and I are newbie chicken owners but we wanted y'all's input on protein... we currently feed our 19 chickens the following 16% protein layer feed (country companion 50 LB) Cracked corn (country companion 50 LB) Scratch grains (country companion 50 LB) Black oil sunflower...
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