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    Comb turning purple

    8 month old production red that I fell in love with and kept. She lays almost every day and is very friendly. She has no behavioral changes but this AM I noticed the back of her comb is turning purple. No other symptoms. We live in AZ and temps are already over 100. The chickens have...
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    Tetracycline for Pasty butt?

    I bought two silkie / cochin crosses at the poultry show last night. When I mentioned Bio security to the breeder she asked if I was having any problems - I told her no other than pasty butt. She immediately told me to give all of them tetracycline for 14 days (don't skip any & complete the...
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    Silly Noob question

    I just got an order from Ideal and I ordered gold sex links for myself and ideal 386 (or whatever number they are using) for a friend. the chicks in question are either completely white & buff and the others are kind of yellow ish with a black dot on the head and a few black dots else where...
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    I know potato skins are bad but...

    How about cooked potatoes? Smashed taters or (I know, I know) Steak fries? Not as a steady diet but maybe a treat? The bottom line is: will french fries hurt my chickens? And will cooking potato skins render them non poisonous to the chickies?
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    How about radish greens?

    Are radish greens OK for chickens?
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    Is there a breed that has a specific fondness for...

    Ants? I'm just getting started & neither my Barred Rocks, Australorps, Production Reds nor Red Broilers have any interest in eating ants. Meal worms are like crack to them but they could care less about ants. Are there any breeds that have a propensity for eating ants? Yes I know it's a...
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    I'm sure I don't what to hear the answer to this but... (PR or RB?)

    Production red pullet (I hope, I hope, I hope!) or Red Broiler. I'm almost 8 weeks into my first chicken adventure & got 10 peepers - I split an order form Ideal with TracyDr and we were supposed to have 2 PR's and 2 RB's. (and 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Australorps & 2 Cornish Crosses) This is One...
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    Cornish X being pecked sore

    Howdy, I'm 4 weeks into my new chicken adventure and Have a Cornish X that has been pecked by the others (non Cornish) until it's tail is bleeding. The Cornish is not fully feathered (maybe 85%) and there are no other issues with the chickens otherwise. The nice folks in the AZ thread...
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    Noob question...

    I am a suburban raised guy entering into the chicken adventure. First peepers to arrive in a week and a half. I've got most of what I need but have a question about the light used for heat. I understand the 95 degree - diminish by 5 deg per week until ambient temp is reached thing. (At this...
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    Deep litter Method - Is sawdust OK?

    The title says it all. I live in beautiful sunny Arizona and am ordering my first peepers tomorrow. I plan on using the DLM and am curious if I can use sawdust. I teach High School shop (welding and Video Game Development) and have access to a seemingly unlimited supply. My concern is...
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    Chicken pluckers - please excuse my ignorance

    Howdy Folks, I'm new to this whole chicken thing - grew up in suburbia - asphalt roads, concrete sidewalks and chickens in supermarkets. I am about 45 days from getting my first peepers (eggs, pets & grandchildren entertainment) and am considering a few meat birds as well. I read a thread in...
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    How about chain link?

    The title says it all. I have 4 heavy duty chain link gates. There were rolling gates and are 7' x 8'. I was thinking about using them for the run. Will I have issues with younger chickens getting out or wild birds getting in? I'm planning on a treadle type feeder so I'm not worried about...
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    Hare brained idea? Steel coop...

    Howdy Folks! I am new to chickens and am anticipating clearance from the control tower to start a small flock in a month or two. I live in beautiful sunny Arizona and love designing and building just about everything. Thing is, building outdoor stuff out of wood is well... ... for the birds...
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    Another Hello from Arizona!

    Howdy Folks! I've been lurking on your site for quite a while now. I have wanted chickens for years but have not had authorization from the control tower (read: wife). Two days ago while welding in the driveway, a neighbors chicken (‘bout a month old at an uneducated guess) wanders into the...
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