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    Grinding my own feed

    OK, so I know there are probably hundreds of threads about feed, but I am hoping to just throw my particular situation out there and see if i can get a good grasp on what to do. Trying to figure it out through all the other threads is more than this momma of 4 kiddos 5yrs. and under can handle...
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    Turkey has bottom pecked so badly that there is a gaping bloody hole. Please help!

    So I have a bronze turkey who is the only one in my flock of 40 chickens. ( i learned my lesson and will get more than 1 next time). well, it is a tom and he is constantly flaring out and trying to woo the wild turkeys that hang out by our creek. When he flares out the other chickens all peck...
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    Need dog advice.

    We had a neighbors bird dog take out a few chickens a little while back while they were free ranging (on our property) and am a bit upset over it. My husband and I decided that we need to get a dog that will be a god protector of the chickens. We have 4 young children under 5yrs. old and we need...
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    White Crested Black Polish getting plucked, advise please

    I know there are a lot of topics, but I can't seem to find an answer to my question... I have a crested Polish who at first I thought was getting plucked by the others, of all ages. She is 5 weeks old and cooped with other breeds ranging in age from 3-5 weeks. I have noticed that many of the...
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    2 1/2 wk old chick has labored breathing, stunted growth. worried!

    I have a 2 1/2 week old buttercup chick who is as small as the newborn chicks I got today. She seems to have labored breathing, slitty eyes, wants to sleep often, not very active anymore... She seems to eat rarely and drink every now and then. I have offered sugar water but doesn't seem to want...
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    Buttercup chick is much smaller than I would expect- Is this normal?

    I have a buttercup chick that is appx. 2 wks old. I have gotten other breeds at the same time and she is the only one of her breed. I also have since gotten a few more australorp chicks that are a week old. The australorp chicks are bigger than the buttercup now. I have seen her eat and drink...
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