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    Hen with broken/curled toes

    I have a 1 year old purebred Ameracauna hen (I hatched her from mail order eggs, she was the only surviving hatchling). Since she was about a month old 2 of her toes on one of her feet have been crooked/curled like they were broken. It wasn't that noticeable as a chick but now that she's a full...
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    URGENT - Silkie chicks dropping dead. Please advise!

    We got 4 silkie chicks last week and had one die without any noticeable symptoms so the feed store offered to replace it. We ended up with 3 more as of Thursday for a total of 6. Suddenly 2 of them have literally gone from totally fine to gurgling up mucus, being wobbly and then dropping dead...
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    Good resource for learning about raising turkeys?

    Does anyone have any resources to suggest to read up about turkeys before we decide to raise them? We currently raise heritage breed chickens for both eggs and meat and are considering buying some heritage turkeys this year. I have a friend that has raised just a few turkeys from the feed store...
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    Any guesses on our "surprise" chick?

    We just got our hatchery order from McMurray, yay! We can't figure out what our extra "surprise" chick is despite looking at the pics/videos on their site. It seems to be a bit smaller than the rest and looks similar to the Barred Rock pullets we ordered (except smaller, with no white on the...
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    Long time lurker, finally a "new member"!

    I've been reading on BYC for a couple years as we were researching and finally decided to join in the fun. I'm a busy stay at home, homeschooling mom of 4 (almost 5!) children in the Pacific NW. We are in the process of moving to our farmhouse on 5 acres this summer where we already have a flock...
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