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  1. Jolyn

    Think my hens are sick from their water...

    I went away for two weeks and my hubby took care of my girls. He once again forgot to make sure the water didn't get that pink mold in it......now my girls seem sick..... What can i do to reverse the affects of this????? This same darn thing happened five years ago and i lost a few of my...
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    My girls are dying off.....:0(

    Hello all......I haven't been here in ages but am hoping i can get some thoughts on this..... So in the last two months i have lost a turkey and three chickens. The turkey was young......My girls are about 3 years old.....laying fine.....fat and pretty.....However three have died out of the...
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    One year old silkie hens in Sacramento area....

    I'm looking for a few silkie hens around a year old. I live in the Sacramento area. Thank you, Jodie
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    Sooo sad....:0( Lost my silkie mama and five babies....

    Just went out to check on the babies and they were all gone.... Mama was dead. I am just so sad. There was two poops in the coop. Almost black and smooth without a lot of stuff in it. Could that be a racoon? I honestly thought it was secure. It's a sad day on our little ranch. I...
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    Baby chicks in my coop......what should i do? Please answer!!!

    Maybe this should have been put in this forum.... I had left about five eggs in the coop for the past month......my silkie hen had been sitting on them for awhile but i wasn't sure if she was broodie...she would get up occasionally and take a walk and etc.......Well i went out today and there...
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    Baby chicks in my coop......what should i do? Please answer!!!

    I had left about five eggs in the coop for the past month......my silkie hen had been sitting on them for awhile but i wasn't sure if she was broodie...she would get up occasionally and take a walk and etc.......Well i went out today and there are 3 baby chicks under...
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    Thanksgiving Dinner is processed!

    Took my birds to be processed today. My mother in laws cousin helped us. We have two 28 lb birds for dinner now! I am so thankful that i had someone to teach and show me how to do the entire process. He made it look easy!! I'll post a pic of the finished product!!
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    Please please answer this question about worms....

    I am afraid my hens have some sort of worm. IF they do can it get into the eggs? I just cracked many eggs and they all have a long stringy white sort of thing in them. I am sooooooo amazingly grossed out right now. There is no rooster so they are not fertilized. We have been eating the...
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    One of my turkeys has diarrhea

    What can cause this and what can i do to help him?
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    Turkey for meat...

    I have two 20 week old Turkeys. I'm not sure how much they weigh but i'm guessing about 20 to 25 lbs. I really want to wait to cull them right before Thanksgiving so i don't have to freeze them. However i am thinking they will be too big by then. Should i cut their food in half? They are...
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    My silkies

    Here are Johnny and June!! They are about 22 weeks old. June has just started laying. Johnny is a brute to her.....jumps her all the time and bites her on the neck. Today for the first time i let them out in the big pen to roam. They did so well. The other girls left June alone and...
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    In need of a silkie hen in the Sacramento area....

    Anyone have a silkie hen or two around four or five months old that they need to find a new home for? I would love them.
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    My rooster is mean to his lady....

    Ok I got three silkie chicks......Two ended up being roosters.......They all seemed to get along but with the two roosters i thought the tiny black hen might get too much attention if ya know what i mean.... I was worried the rooos would be to hard on her but they all seemed fine....Then the...
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    Handsome white silkie rooster

    Hi all!! I am in Penryn Ca! I have a handsome white silkie rooster to give away. We ended up with two roosters and one little hen. The brothers try to compete to find out who has the better cock a doodle doo and i'm afraid as they get older that could get a little annoying. Soooo one must...
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    OUCH...darn pygmy goat...and do you have pictures of your goat pens?

    Sooooo i'm adding to my little ranch here and we got three new little pygmy goats. They are very sweet and friendly and are warming up to us. However one the oldest is butting the younger ones alot and last night she butted me in the leg...her horn actually got me. Is there anything i can...
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    Holy cow they got big....

    I went away for two weeks and when i got back my sweet little baby turkeys were gigantic!!!! I am amazed at how much they grew in two weeks. I will post a pic later!
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    Rehomed my two chicks...

    My sons class hatched some chicks. We took one and then got it a friend from the feed store. I spend soooooo much time on my big girls and turkeys that these two were getting neglected. Plus i am headed to NY State for a two week vacation and i know dh would not take care of them as well...
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    Chickens are mean to my turkeys

    I have ten one year old hens in a coop....I have two turkeys that are about five or so weeks old. They are growing sooooooooooo fast. I put them in a cage outside in the hen run. They have been out there for over a week. I thought my hens would be use to them by now but whenever the...
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    Someone had a funny quote on here....I can't find it.....About poop...

    Last night i saw a funny quote.....I think it was either under the avatar or in the signature.....It said something about Scooping Poop is good therapoopy or something like that. It was very cute and now i can't find it!!! I volunteer at a ranch and i thought that would make a very cute sign...
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    Boodie for too long?

    I have a barred rock (about 14 months old) that has seriously been broody for several months. She hardly ever leaves her nest unless i push her out. She is getting thin and her comb is shriveling up and very pale. She doesn't seem ill otherwise....today i pushed her out of the nest and she...
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