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  1. Chicken man76

    moving chickens to new farm?

    Yea I have about 17 birds 12 chickens & 5 turkeys I moved them all in the coop on the trailer at night so they were calm it worked out great took 5 of us to pick up coop and run was not fun its good size. Took 2 trailers to move all. I was thinking id open the door around dark maybe last hour or...
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    moving chickens to new farm?

    I am moving and taking my chickens with me in the coop they live in when I get to new farm can I let them out to free range beings its the same coop they have always had. Or should I give it a week or so with gate closed and not let them run right away to vet used to things
  3. Chicken man76

    the pest is my neighbor

    The birds free range out in the farm fields so going over to his side is unstoppable
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    the pest is my neighbor

    All good suggestions but our driveway is a 1/4 mile long so that wont help we're not fightinging over that he just trys to hit the birds to be an *** and doesnt think there eill be any consequences his wife buys eggs from me every week.
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    the pest is my neighbor

    I could but that wouldnt help with him trying to hit them when they are free ranging. We have almost come to blows before thats why he wont talk to me anymore
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    the pest is my neighbor

    We live in the country with a split driveway/easement. When he drive by the birds he speeds up sometimes as if to hit them. Can he get in trouble for killing one? What are csn I do I they have 5 acres to run that is mine so we have plengy of room to free range. He is just an *** he thinks he...
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    Can they go outside ??

    They need face time about 2 weeks or so before putting tgem together. Separate them with a fence so they can see each other but not peck
  8. Chicken man76

    My first turkey egg today!!! Questions....

    My turkey lays from spring till late fall. If you have them sit and hatch there eggs they will stop laying. If you just leave 1 or 2 eggs marked and keep taking the others to eat she should keep laying. Remember its only about 28 days to hatch...in the summer i get an egg a day from her
  9. Chicken man76

    Cold temperatures

    thisis what my coops and yard look like
  10. Chicken man76

    Cold temperatures

    They should be fine I have a turkey that is molting she is even fine she just stays in the chicken coop right now by her own choice. Its warmer more bodies my turkey pen is only 3 sided and there fine also
  11. Chicken man76

    Cold temperatures

    I live in central IL we will be around -5 in a few nights. All I use is a light to substitute for the sun it goes off aroind 10 or so and dont come back on till 5am. The have been fine so far and we have been at 7 deg a few morn now. Remember sun up is usually the coldest point in the day
  12. Chicken man76

    bird run pics

    this is my finished results so fa. I may change a thing here and there im going to put rip rap rock around everything like the inside pens
  13. Chicken man76

    my new bird run for turkeys and chickens

    That should say rooster booster
  14. Chicken man76

    my new bird run for turkeys and chickens

    all the birds run together I give the turkeys cayenne pepper every so often and they olso get rooster buster. Does anyone else let there birds run together if so post your pics id like to see. I have 3 coops. 2 for chickens 1 for turkey.
  15. Chicken man76

    My Turkey hatched some winter babies

    I have a hen sitting on 1 egg now she had 2 we had a miss hap. Om hoping she can keep this egg and hatch it
  16. Chicken man76

    Turkey hatching

    Has anyone ever had a turkey have a late fall early winter hatch. My turkey is sitting on a egg right now she had 2 but when I candled it I didnt see anything thinking it was bad I cracked it ooen and found a baby so now im leaving the other egg with my hen. My Bourbon Red tom mated with my...
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    Chicken with recurring impacted crop - WON'T DRINK WATER

    I have a turkey with the same prob right now ive been thinking it was worms so that is what I am treating for at this time. He coughs and breaths with his mouth open and sound congested at times bat acts and eats normally. He always sounds horse can hardly gobble at this time. This is his first...
  18. Chicken man76

    Turkeys For 2013

    Sorry I did pick up some VetRx for birds at the farm store he has been on that for 2 days now
  19. Chicken man76

    Turkeys For 2013

    My bourbon red Tom is sick. He keeps coughing and breathing with his mouth open. He is still eating and drinking. Is there anything else I can give him to get better I read that maybe wheat germ oil would help also. Any help would be great. Message me please
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