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    Livestock guardian dogs

    I live in a rural area of Maryland about 15 miles from the Mason-Dixon line My predators consist of Fox's, coyotes, I've heard Mountain lions But never seen any, bear sometimes, coons, skunk, and some others. I have over 100 birds. Between chicken's, ducks, and guinea fowl. I have a...
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    The treat list

    I feed my chickens everything. I hate that chicken feed say's vegetarian. Who ever heard of a vegetarian chicken. I feed turkey carcass's, left over steak, live mealworms, crickets, sorry to say chicken, yogurt, Any kind of greens. I am s I feed make them do tricks.
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    Hello I'm looking for a guardian dog for my flock. I want a Great Pyreneess. But I keep getting told to get a herding dog. Like a border collie. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks. Rob
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    Chicken with messed up feathers

    Try feeding her feather fixer that's what I have been feeding my flock since August it seems to work good high in protein. But leave out the corn.
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    Advice on rooster over-breeding and hen being bullied

    Hello I had 14 roosters up until a week ago. My hens look like yours lots of teather loss. So decided to get rid of all be 3. I have been using saddles to help my hens. Now I have more hens then you but about 50-100. So I think my roo ratio is good. Your Betty will find her way back.
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    If chickens are omnivores, why is every chicken feed totally vegetarian?

    I buy live cricket's for them and I use new country Organic s feed that fish meal in it.
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    Using pour on Ivermectin

    i have duck that seems to have gape worm I gave her pour on ivermectin 2 weeks ago. I was also using vet Rx to cover repertory. she is back to shacking her head but not gaping should I give her the ivermectin again. she also has a little cough. not sure where to go. Thanks all Have a great day.
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    Breaking a broody hen

    Hello all I have had chickens for the past year. just got my first broody heni don't want her like this. so I've removed her from the flock with no nesting material or nesting box. she is just in my garage in a wooden 8 square ft box with just news paper on the bottom. will this help to break...
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    Diets for Molting Girls?

    I have 39 chickens and 11 ducks 4 of my chicken are molting and my ducks I've Been mixing my feeds a layer and flock raiser. I also throw out a handful of mealworms Everyday.
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    how much is 10%

    Hello all my question is about that 10% chicken treat how much is that 1/2 cup, 1 cup, and so on. I have 39 chickens and 11 ducks I can go through a 50LB bag of scratch a week I give out 35oz of scratch a day is that to much. I let them free range from 5pm until dark. they also eat about...
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    Oyster Shells

    has anyone ever tried using Crab shells for extra calcium. I live in Maryland and summer is Crab season would just like to know. the only reason I ask is that I could get them for free. with all the Crab house around all they do is throw them out.
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    Determine ramp steepness

    The run pic didn't post this is it
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    Determine ramp steepness

    This is the chicken door. I may have been wrong On the heIght of the door to the ground it may only be 2 or 3 feet. [/URL] This is my run I don't have a fence yet but my chickens don't normally go that far From the coop.
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    Determine ramp steepness

    Ok I have 2 questions. 1 I just got a new shed/coop would like to know how I should determine Ramp Steepness. The chicken door is 4 feet wide and I would say it's 4 feet or so off the ground. I am housing both ducks and Chickens in it. I was thinking 5 feet long but not sure. 2 I also...
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    2016 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

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    Ended Official BYC Contest - 360,000 members - Guess the DAY AND HOUR and You

    11/11/15 8:00 pm
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    feeding unseasoned croutons to ducks

    Hello all I have 13 ducks they are about 10 weeks old. one of them has angel wing so I've been trying to cut down on the protein they get. I am following Metzer farms feeding rules which state a 24% protein for the first 2 weeks or a 20% for 4 Weeks then 17%-19.5% until first egg. I've been...
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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Hello all I have a bcm and she's losing feathers around her neck. Was wondering If the bcm starts molting in the spring or if it could be another chicken pulling Feathers. Was not sure if anyone else has seen them molt in the spring she's not even a year old yet. She won't be year old until...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    I have 5 year old laying hens plus 33 chicks. And if I can 13 ducks which come out to be 51 all together. So 17,286+51= 17,337
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    Gardening Question

    My suggestion is to watch your wild life. Not sure where you live in Ohio but I Live out in the Country lots of farms around me in Maryland. I started my garden in the Beginning of April with getting the soil ready by May I had half of my garden planted With cabbage, Brockley, cauliflower...
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