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  1. indyfarmgirl

    Does hanging shiny things help?

    We were losing several chickens a year until we hung up the silver tape. We have not lost a single one to hawks since hanging these up. We have a lot up and they work great.
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    Are Male Peafowl usually aggressive to people?

    We hand raised 3 India Blue peacocks and 2 peahens, all together. They have always been friendly and the males actually go for walks with us. BUT... this changed when they turned 2 years old. It started with one of the males chasing and attacking kids, certain adults and then delivery driver! We...
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    Baby chick can't stand up!

    I've had some hatch with a lot more of the yolk still on them and eventually they were all ok. Just don't try and pull it off. I have had some also hatch at 24 days. Hope this helps some and good luck.
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    Chick Can't Walk

    I have a 3 day old chick that tries so hard to stand but rolls over backwards. Any suggestions?
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    Chicken won't walk on one leg

    I have a hen that is about 8 months old and about 3 months ago she started only using one leg. I have her and another hen together in a small heated coop. She doesn't seem to be getting any better but is getting good at getting along with one leg. For awhile she flew up and roasted with the...
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    2015 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

    Can the pictures be found guinea hens?
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    My peahens left their 6 chicks for us to raise!

    indyfarmgirl Seeking advice... we have 3 peahens and a peacock. The peahens were disappearing at different times of the day and foe different lengths of time over the past six weeks so we suspected they were sitting on eggs. 3 weeks ago one peahen showed back up with 5 adorable peachicks. They...
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    Baby chick can't stand up!

    I had one hatch yesterday with curled toes. I did the bandaid on both feet but it can't stand at all. It's shoulders are very small, almost not there and the legs go straight forward. Any tips as to how to get its legs underneath him? I am giving water with eye dropper and added electrolytes...
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    Cleaning feathers to use for crafts

    I have been collecting feathers from my flock for years and am finally getting ready to begin crafting. Thanks for the advice everyone!
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    Any suggestions on how to solve our frostbite problem?

    We keep heated water bowls and heat lamps in our coops when the temperature drops below freezing. We currently have 20 hens and 9 roosters and have been experiencing temperatures as low as -15 and wind chill temps as low as -45. We have never experienced any frostbite. We Consider ourselves very...
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