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    Two legged predator !!! how to stop the person...

    Hello everyone, sorry for not posting have been working 12 hr shifts, I have made a decision to my problem without causing harm to the thieves, due to the great law if they get hurt on my property I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, isnt that a load of crap !! they steal and they get hurt from something...
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    Two legged predator !!! how to stop the person...

    Just talked to one of my neighbors at the local wally-world, and they told us about five houses down from us was broken into this past sunday,the alarm went off and the thief took off running, the police came and said it would be written up as vandalism since nothing wasnt taken, I am putting...
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    Two legged predator !!! how to stop the person...

    Hello fellow chicken lovers !!! I have a two legged predator, the person or persons have been visiting our coops and keep taking the silkie hens and thursday night they took the babies even !! the question if someone accidently put a hot wire on the handle would it just shock them or hurt them...
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    Menonite chicken layer !!!

    I get the feed in scotttsville ky ,it is only aboout 45 minute drive also while I am there I can pick up veggies.
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    Menonite chicken layer !!!

    Has anyone feed menonite chicken layer to your flock ?? just bought 200 pounds for $31.00 and it smells great you can see all the grains in it and it is not ground up like flour also it has a little molasses in it which makes it smell great.Feed some to the chickens and they went nuts !!!
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    Temperature Question!

    what type of thermostat you using ?? I have two homemade incubators one with wafer and other with reptile 500 thermostat ( love it ) tried water heater thermstat and it had to much up down temps.
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    Silkie hatching problem !!

    I am believing it is genetics I am hatching bantys and ducks and no problem but the silkies about 1/2 are goofed up what do I need to do ?? I keep different breeds apart to keep from cross-breading and possible from imbreading could I possible mixed a silke hen and a silkie roo that could of...
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    Silkie hatching problem !!

    Hello everyone I am having serious problems with my silkies,when they hatch some look fine and then there are some that have feet problems such as toes are curled, I have never had this problem before and some just seem to die in a couple days.I had a problem for a week with a wafer thermostat...
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    Help Skunks killing our chickens

    yes it smells bad!! neighbors are not sitting on their deck nor coming outside !! I dont like killing animals but when the smelly creatures come for a free dinner then I feel obligated to feed them lead !!!
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    Help Skunks killing our chickens

    Found the skunks home !! bad news it is on my neighbors property where they have pilled up junk in the field, question now do I keep setting traps or would you "feed" them to wipe them all out?????
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    Help Skunks killing our chickens

    Hello everyone, we are having MAJOR Skunk Problems at our house.. I have shot three in a week and they keep coming, I have trapped one in a live trap and the others my son and I have caught them in the coop and shot them. can these stinky pests climb ??? reason is I found some spots in the wire...
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    UPDATE: Please tell me the humane thing to do.

    why couldn't you put the chicken in a box with a hose attached to your car exhaust pipe ?? the poor thing should fall asleep and no more pain ...
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    Baby sislkie Sick swollen neck area

    Checked the baby this morning, neck looks good but the chick is still staggering at times, I have mixed olive oil in feed thought it was a croup problem, do I need to start vitamins or try some antib. in cause she has a infection somewhere?? I will try anyhing cant stand for the chick to act...
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    Baby sislkie Sick swollen neck area

    The reason I noticed something was wrong she/he was stumbling and the other 17 werent, when I picked up the baby I then noticed its neck,then panic set in, wife says I pay to much attention but when one gets sick she is like a mother hen to them also !! post again in morning.
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    Baby sislkie Sick swollen neck area

    Hello everyone, I have a baby silkie about 1 month old and he/she has a swollen neck do believe it is having croup problems, I noticed this morning and all day I have massaged around and it goes down and when it eats it swells up.I have just tried a mixture of olive oil and food and it gobbled...
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    Newly hatched chick problem doesnt walk right.?????

    One of the baby chicks that hatched late yersterday is not walking on his feet, when he does walk he walks on his knees not his feet, what has happened ??? will the baby chick correct this or do I need to cull the baby.Thanks for any help.
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    Day 21 and nothing happening !!!!

    They are Hatching !!!!!
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    Day 21 and nothing happening !!!!

    humidity was around 50-60 % .
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    Day 21 and nothing happening !!!!

    It is day 21 and using a homemade bator temp has been 99.5-99.99 using the waterwand not air temp.Candled and all I can see is airsac and it looks good and the rest is to dark to see. Any suggestions ??? dont hear any chirps like I did when hatched ducks last go around wonder if the babies have...
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    Beef food pellets ??

    I must of mis-understood the lady of what she feed her ducks,going back this weekend and going to write it down !!what ever she feeds her ducks they sure were healthy looking !!! she said it was around 6 bucks for 50 pounds of that feed.
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