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    stray dog got my rooster today. looking for a replacement, any particular breed meaner than another

    Any breeds meaner than others? would a peacock or turkey scare a dog away?
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    eyes closed and foaming at the mouth!?

    One on my hens eyes were swollen shut and she had foamy stuff in her beak. Any ideas?
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    Can you store feed in a chest type deep freeze?

    Looking to stock up on feed and someone mentioned that I needed to find a broke freezer to store it in so the mice dont get it. Seems like a perfect storage. anyone use one to store their feed in?
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    What would be good to house with chickens to eat the grass?

    I had this plan last year to expand my chicken run. It was only 25x25 and the chickens kept the grass down pretty good. I thought, "If I fence in more area, they will keep that 'mowed' too". I fenced in a 5000 square foot area for them. I guess that is too big cause the grass is growing like...
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    How old to put with rest of flock?

    I had two broody hens that I separated from the rest of my flock. Between the two of them, they hatched out one chick. They would switch out nesting boxes every day. I think they both think the chick belongs the them. Anyways, how old should the chick be before I let the three of them out of...
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    One hatched, what now?

    My hen has been sitting on some eggs for a while now. I gave up on them a week or so ago. Well, today there is a little chick in the nest! I have my two broodies in a hanging wire cage in the barn. My question is, what does the little chick eat? Also, what do I do with them after they all...
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    There is something wrong with my favorite little hen!

    I have a little runt hen that makes me hold her like a baby everyday when I feed. When I went out today, she was sitting on the ground. When she saw me, she got up and tried to walk over to me. She was kinda staggering like she was drunk or something and her neck wasnt extended, it was kinda...
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    What do you do with old hens that dont lay good anymore?

    I have some new pullets that are now 16 weeks old that will replace some of the older hens that don't lay good anymore. I plan on caging up 5 of the older hens at a time in their own cages for a week to see how much they lay. How many eggs should a good hen lay in 7 days? They are buff...
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    cocci medicine just as a precaution?

    My buddies hens stopped laying for months and he gave them some cocci medication that goes in their water. They soon started laying again. My hens have slowed down production by half. Could I give them some of the same stuff to see if it helps?
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    My meat birds poop is STINKY! What can I do??

    First off, these are my first meat birds. I have had chickens for a few years now. The 10 meaties little coop smells WAY worse than my other coop that houses 20 hens and a roo. Can I give them something to help their digestive system like yogurt?
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    picked up my first meat birds today!

    Pretty excited to try the whole raise your own chicken for eating instead of just for eggs thing. I got 10 cornish x. My wife already says that they are too cute to eat and we have to keep them as pets. She did the same thing with our meat rabbits. She thought it was a great idea to breed and...
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    Mixing two different aged chicks?

    I have some 8 week old RIR's and some 5 week RIR's. The eight week olds are out in their own coop/run. The fives are still inside the barn in a hanging cage. They are partially feathered out and half the size of the older ones. Would it be ok to put them together now or should they be a bit...
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    Anyone else use Diatomaceous earth regularly?

    Is it ok to spread Diatomaceous earth regularly on the coop floor and where the chickens take dust baths to control mites? A few of my hens scales on their feet started to raise up. Read a little about it and found that it was most likely mites. Sprayed mineral oil on their feet for a week to...
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    ugh, chicks not going back in coop at night.

    I opened the door to the world to my 8 week old chicks today. I moved them from the brooder to the coop a week or so ago. I kept the closed for a few days for them to learn where home is. Well, I went out to check on them an hour after dark and found them in the far corner of the run huddled...
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    At what age do chicks not need a brooder light?

    I have two sets of chicks. The first are about 5 weeks old and I have them my only spare wire cage with a light in the big coop/rabbit shed. The second set are only about a week old. I have no room out in the coop so I have them in my bedroom in a big wooden box with a low watt bulb(steady 87...
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    Are these hens safe to buy?

    My buddy is fed up with his chickens not laying and is wanting to sell them. He has 10 and they havent laid any eggs at all for over two months. His mom next door has 30 hens and they are laying VERY few eggs. Is it possible that their flocks have some kind of disease? I have 18 hens and I get...
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    How long to keep on chick starter?

    What's the timeline on keeping chicks on medicated starter, then crumbles before they are ready for pellets? I also heard that you only keep them on medicated starter for a week or so then change to non medicated. Does it matter?
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    New chicks!

    Just got these chicks today from a hatchery. Got them six hours after they hatched! Talk about fresh,lol.
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    egg selling questions

    I was curious how those of you sell eggs do it. I was thinking of starting to sell some of my eggs instead of cooking scrambled eggs for my girls every other morning. Im getting about a dozen a day. I gather them every day, what I dont wash and put in the fridge for my family, I put in a...
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    What wattage bulb do you put over chicks?

    I bought some two week old RIR's yesterday. I have them in a hanging cage in the barn. What watt bulb should I put over them? I have a 13 watt fluorescent on them right now, but Im not sure if it is warm enough. I have a 85 watt yellow flood light but Im afraid that might be too warm. It gets...
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