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    Anybody use this?

    Does anyone know how much Oregano oil to use in a gal of my chicken water?
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    MIXING BREEDS

    I have 12 layers that are beginning to lay and have 3 pullets 5 mos. old I want to integrate.
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    blue Isbar/Andalusian

    Are these two the same. How was the Isbar formed?
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    MIXING BREEDS

    Has anyone got a fool proof way to mix 3 bl. Austalorp; hens with a bout 12 sex links hen with out killing each other.
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    Hens cage

    No run. I am planning to use this for my breeders. If I put a 12" by 12" nest in it, will it work?
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    Hens cage

    I have a cage that is 30" x 60" x 20" tall. Is this big enough for 3 young pullets with they start laying?
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    What can I do to boost my egglayers

    I have 13 egg layers. They are Amber Links, Eyes are Brown and a black Sexlink. They are 6months old and some have been laying for over a month. I started with one, then two eggs a day, then a couple of days got up to five. Now the weather is cooler and my production has dropped to two a day. I...
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    What color?

    OK. Thanks for that info.
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    What color?

    I have eggs hatching of Blue Isbar x Isabele leghorn. Any one know what color they will be?
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    Long tail no tail

    Hi, I have 6 americana chick that I hatched 2 weeks ago tomorrow. My question is: Some have told me that females grow tails first. 3 of mine has about a half inch talk and 3 doesn't have any. Does that mean I have 3 males and 3 females. When they were 1 day old I tried to sex them by there...
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    cannabalism in chicks

    Yesterday I put 3 Dark Brahams and a small RIR rooster in my coop with 13 Golden Comets and 3 Dominiques. All hens, no roosters. They have almost killed the newbies in 24 hours. I can't build coops and runs for every chicken I want to add. This is about 3 times I have posted and nothing helps...
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    Only one egg

    They have been laying 12 a day for about 5 weeks. When they first started laying like 4 weeks ago., we started getting like 2, then 4, 6,10 to 12. I'm sure it's the food change. That stuff was bad, they didn't want to eat it.
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    Only one egg

    I know this has been posted many times, but I'm just that way. We have 16 layers and have been getting about 12 eggs a day until we changed brands of food about 2 weeks ago. Since then they have dropped off every day so we got one today. We started them back on the usual food yesterday so I hope...
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    crazy little quail

    Ok, I appreciate this info. It will be done.
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    crazy little quail

    As I said, the temp is 105 under the light bulb, but they don't stay there. They stay to the outside of the circle of the light.
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    crazy little quail

    They are only using about 1/2 of there brooder now. They all stay together near one end. They do have a pretty hot light in there brooder but they don't get under it. They have the freedom to get under it or go to the colder end In the brooder, I would think the temp ranges from a 105 degrees...
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    Pheasant chicks dropping like flies!! Help!!

    I have the same problem with my Butler Quail. I bought 77 day old babies Monday and on Wednesday 21 died and today 3 more died. They will be fine and healthy looking and five minutes later just drop dead. The are on paper towels in a plastic brooder.
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    crazy little quail

    I bought 77 1-2 day old Butler Quail Monday. This morning they are picking each others nose vent and some are bleeding from their beak. Why are these 5 day old birds doing this and what can be done about it?
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    cannabalism in chicks

    I have them in a coop that is 6' long, 30in. wide of which 4' is a runner and the other 2' is boarded around the sides for a means to get warm on cool nights. The side next to the run is open completely. We now have them separated in storage crates, but I can't leave them like that. All seven...
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