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    Question about 4-week old Rangers and butt feathers...

    Holding firm at 48 Ranger chicks, four weeks old. I had a few pasty bums within the first week. Nothing major, no one died of it. Here's my question---as of this week, I've noticed at least ten of the Rangers have issues with poop sticking to the feathers coming out beneath their vent. I've...
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    New to broilers/Rangers? Learn from my mistake!

    Hi all, You may have seen my thread on problems I had with my Freedom Rangers this week. I wanted to make this a different post to make sure I reached as many people as I could. Anyway---I had four of my chicks go lame this week. Luckily, I called the hatchery right away. They were kind and...
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    Please help---question about F.Rangers/lame chicks/weight gain

    (Background---This is only my second time raising broilers. Two years ago, we did a very healthy batch of Buckeyes---only lost one. They were tasty, but scrawny. This time, we upped to Freedom Rangers due to the good reviews I had read.) I received a batch of 51 Freedom Ranger chicks two...
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    Blood spots & Rooster? Any link?

    Two more newbie questions---thanks for your patience! I took my eggs (five-month-old newly laying hens) out to the owner of our farm market since he is considering carrying them in his store. He was concerned about the number of small blood/meat spots in the eggs & wants me to try to reduce...
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    Watery white in egg?

    Hi all--- New to keeping chickens. I have 13 Australorps and 20 Red Sex Links, all 20-22 weeks old. One Australorp is a rooster. I feed them the organic Blue Seal layer pellets & assorted treats from my organic garden. The Sex Links have been laying for about a month, so their eggs are now...
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    Australorp roo in western PA---Free to a good home!

    I have an extra Black Australorp roo that I would like to rehome. (I ordered 12 pullets & 2 roos, thinking one might not make it. Luck being what it is, all the chickens are thriving & now I have one roo too many!) He was purchased as a day-old chick from Ideal poultry and has been raised on...
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    Why no tail feathers?

    Thanks again to all of you who share what you know with those of us who know so little. My Australorps are just over a week & a half & are so cute! I was amazed at how fast their tail feathers have started to come in. Which leads to my question: of my 14 chicks, 12 have beginning tail...
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    Question/Advice needed about quarantined chick

    Hello---I have a group of 14 Australorps that are 10 days old. We had a few pasty vents last night, so I wiped them off. This morning, one chick kept picking at its vent. I think it drew attention to itself, and before long, there was loud peeping & a bloody chick. I separated the bleeding...
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    Advice needed--Are chicken tractors safe from predators?

    Thanks to all of you for the great advice I read every day! I've been lurking for a few months now, and I finally ordered my Black Australorp peeps. They should arrive in the mail on May 14th. I will be brooding them in a large room attached to the back of my garage, so my thought is they'll...
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