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    Illinois Quail Keepers

    Hello! We're just starting out on our journey with quail. We've had them a little over a year now and absolutely love them. We're located in Bond Co. IL, close to Edwardsville and Greenville.
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    Kentucky Bourbon

    Hello! I was so excited this year as we got 3 bourbon poults. Got them through the brooder stage and out on grass. Lost two when a family of raccoons moved in and took advantage of a hole we didn't notice in our pen. So now we only have one turkey that will stay with us past October. How can we...
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    Prepping for Call Ducks

    @rjohns39 I'll have to talk to my husband and see about the recipe, he's the feed guy in our house! I currently raise chickens, and haven't really had ducks. We've tried them a couple times to have some on our pond, the first ones we got we think they sent us mallards by mistake. They left...
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    Prepping for Call Ducks

    Hello everyone! I told my youngest son we'd get him some of his own birds to show at 4H and other shows along with his older brother. He choose call ducks. There are a couple shows coming up in October and November that are close enough for us to attend and get in touch with some breeders...
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    Hen goes Broody!

    It's amazing just how willing to mother these ladies are!
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    Hen goes Broody!

    Hello! It's been a while since I've posted here. Mainly because it's been many years since we've had a flock of laying hens. We do raise quite a few meat birds in chicken tractors, and are now getting back into the laying hens. My husband built an amazing small coop. Big enough for a few...
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    What to feed chicken??

    There are differing veiws on this. some people will only feed table scraps and bugs and others feel that you should feed a layer crumble. I say if he will be feeding the hen with his in the coop just find some table scraps and bugs for treats. My girls are all let out to free range around the...
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    Breed and gender???

    Rhode Island reds, are brown egg layers. very proficient egg layer laying on average 250-300+ eggs a year. Production reds are an "offshoot" of Rhode Island reds (RIR) that were bred to produce even more eggs a year than the RIR. They tend to be lighter in color than the RIR are. Like a light...
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    To Roo or not to Roo

    We had more hens, but we had a chicken hawk come through or some other bird of prey. In the process of getting more girls, and bulding a better run they can be in when I'm not out watching them. Thanks for confirming what I was thinking!
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    To Roo or not to Roo

    These three birds are our flock. I'm hoping someone can tell me if the largest bird is a rooster or not. they were all bought at the same time, beginning of March. "He" doesn't crow, but in every other way acts like a rooster would, protecting the flock, guiding them to food, and in general just...
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    Hello from illinois!

    Welcome from the Sorento, IL area!
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    I have created little monsters!

    Just stop doing it.Start giving them the treat once a week until they are broken from the habit. I'd use a leaf rake or maybe even a pig board.something to block them from the door as you exit.
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    Rhode Island Red Thread!

    Well we've had a string of hawk related chicken deaths, and now we're down to just three RIR. I know for sure that two are hens, but the other can go either way. Still waiting to see if he ever decides to start crowing?! Are RIR just a quieter breed? Going to order some more chicks online and...
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    Chicken flooring and cleaning question

    For urban areas it depends on how your garbage is seperated. If they have a seperate bin for yard waste that would be the one that I would put the bedding in. if not, I'd just bag it and put it in the regular trash. If you're in an area that likes to give out tickets for not disposing of the...
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    Chicken flooring and cleaning question

    We use the cedar shavings for our bedding. We buy it at the local feed store. We change ours out once a week, or more often if the bedding gets wet or muddy. We scoop ours out and put it in our compost pile. Between the wood and the chicken poop as long as it's balanced it's great for compost!
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    Military families

    Wow there are so many people here connected to the military. It's always amazing to me how many military families there are over the generations! I hope that I can instill the sense of patriotism I have in my own children so whether or not they decide to join they understand what it means to...
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    Military families

    I'm glad that you'll be there to welcome them home! They'll need it. Compared to the Army I'd have to say the AF is more family friendly, but we also have a different mission which makes it easier for them to be that way. I have to admire anyone who can stick out the Army till retirement!
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    Standard Cochins I hope?

    These are my new "cochin" babies. I bought them as standard cochins, but had a couple of questions. Is Snowball really a standard? Or do you think he's a bantam? Also the two chicks that are greyish, on the far left, and the other coming from under the ramp what color are they going to be...
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