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    What breed should I choose?!

    I'm looking for new chickens for free-ranging with guinea fowl. Currently I'm thinking of brown(preferable) leghorns. I've heard they're quite skittish and able to fly a lot better than the average chicken, I'm thinking this will be great for free ranging and predators. I live in Australia...
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    Should I bite the bullet? CRD..

    So my flock has CRD, It's heart breaking but I'm seriously contemplating culling the flock and thinking in the long run I'll be better off... what do you think?
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    Sick chooks, Please help

    Originally I thought it was related to food being a bit finer with the chooks sneezing, that's not the case.. They were sneezing for over a month, not chronic tho, every now and then. Lately it's gotten colder to about 10-15c some times of night which I believed has sparked the sickness...
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    Rooster nesting?! - Strange parenting!

    Today I followed a hen accross the road who had a nest of 19 eggs, I took her back to the coop and put those eggs in the nest in hopes she would stay there, that didn't work ofcourse. Here's the strange thing, My Australorp rooster made a nest,separated some ferns in a corner between a water...
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    Why did the chicken cross the road? REVEALED!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUQ1khLQOeg Today after letting the chooks out I noticed one of my hens scoot off and up on the road. I picked her up, put her back with the other chooks. she then sprinted off back....This time I decided to follow her, where I found 20 eggs!
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    Just loss guineas.. again

    My mother said that she thought she heard guineas outside, So I went to look... (night time) I got closer to the pen, 3 dead guineas on the ground.. 2 alive 4 missing... 10 weeks old. Heads missing, signs of struggle all throughout the coop, feathers and blood. Sounds like a possum.. Really...
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    funny guinea pic

    So I was taking a picture as I normally to see how much they've grown, etc... When I came across this! They're having a great time inside the chook house
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    Guinea talons\claws

    I have 6-7 week old guinea fowl and noticing extremely sharp talons\\claws, Just wondering is this just a young thing (a bit like puppy teeth?). Actually drew a tiny bit of blood today Not sure how much longer I can handle them for. thx
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    Snakes, Toads

    I've heard guinea fowl will eat small snakes and stress out the big ones to make them leave, Does this apply to poisonous snakes as well? I have Red Bellied black snakes and Eastern brown snakes. How are they with cane toads?
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    Some advice please

    Hello, After reading about Guinea fowl (pro's\\cons etc etc) I've decided to get a group of 9. (was going to get 6-8 however the lady threw in the extras so they weren't left behind) I've decided to get them for our 8.5 acre property, the closest neighbour is about 50meters away from the current...
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