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  1. CountryHaven

    What to feed a chicken and turkey that live together?

    Haha I know I love them .. They crack me up .. But now what ? Lol
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    What to feed a chicken and turkey that live together?

  3. CountryHaven

    What to feed a chicken and turkey that live together?

    Sooo... We have pardoned one of our turkeys this Canadian thanksgiving. She has a gimpy leg so we had pulled her out from the rest to recoup. At the same time we had a "suppose to be meat chicken" that we thought wasn't going to make it and pulled out from her flock. These two sleep in separate...
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    How long is fresh chicken good in the fridge?

    We are doing our first meat birds this year .. Finding a lot of different information of keep time. After they are slaughtered how long are they good for to keep as fresh before I should freeze them? Thanks !!
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    Turkey tail bleeding

    Thank you so much! I will do it tomorrow.. He is so sweet .. Are flock is going to be sold the week of Canadian thanksgiving .. But I have tagged him and the small female ( and another female if hubby will let me ) to keep as pets and breed .. They are just so sweet .. Don't want anyone hurt or...
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    Turkey tail bleeding

    Sounds like a blood feather... I have chickens too a lot of them :) and have never had this wih them. I'm not sure how it happened .. I noticed it when they were ranging about 3 weeks ago .. (Like I said they are only about 7 weeks old) I Kept my eye on him and he seemed ok after a day or two...
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    Turkey tail bleeding

    Hi everyone! First time for raising turkeys.. We have 51. One of my males has two tail feathers that are broken really short and bleeding .. He is about 7 weeks old and so sweet. This happened a few weeks ago and I kept my eye on him and he seemed fine in a day Or two. They have access to indoor...
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    Is my chicken sick ?

    Thanks so much I will read until it !
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    Is my chicken sick ?

    checked poop while she was in the mud room having her snack.. Looked normal .. I'm going to stop at tsc tomorrow on my way home from and pick up a few things to have on hand .. Def lethargic compared to the others who are always on the move.. Thanks everyone !!
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    Is my chicken sick ?

    I read something else about the vinager in their water.. What does fermenting feed entail?? That is new to me . I love my chickens and bake treats for them on the weekends especially now it's getting cooler to add some natural fats and they are still getting pumpkins and squash regularly too ...
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    Is my chicken sick ?

    Nope ... Not bullied tons of food and water inside and outside the coop. I have 29 hens and all get along well . I had read a bunch of other threads that had said to bring her in ... But I didn't want to bring her in for long because of those reasons ... Just to ensure she is eating and I had to...
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    Is my chicken sick ?

    Not sure if my hen is sick or not . She is a red sex link and I noticed she is a lot lighter then the other chickens. I noticed her because of her beak this week had a weird chip out of it (I got hem with their beaks trimmed so the top is much shorter then the bottom which had the chip) I was...
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    My four new chickens are being bullied !!

    Wow lots of great info...well I'm not really sure what to do about space .. I was told 2sq feet per chicken of indoor space per chicken was adequate since they only really sleep in there and have access to outside 24/7 .. We were only suppose to have 25 in total with the babies but I acquired 4...
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    My four new chickens are being bullied !!

    We have talked about letting them free range but there is a lot of wooded area on our 9 acres .. And they are kinda in on the outskirts of it .. Lots of coyotes .. Fox and Hawks are the big problem .. Their run is fenced in on top too .. When I did all my research and talked to our neighbours...
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    My four new chickens are being bullied !!

    I have thought of that too.. but I just put them together .....and have nowhere else to separate them too ..They are too big for where they were living before and the coop with all the other ladies is going to be their long term home... We started with 21 in june and a few weeks later introduced...
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    My four new chickens are being bullied !!

    Hi everyone .. I have a flock of 25 red stars or red sex links that I got back at the beginning of June as ready to lays .. And we hand raised 4 Rhode island reds from chicks in the house and shed .. We have just integrated them together .. They have met a few times but the babies are now about...
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    How many feeders do I need?

    Hi everyone! I pick up my 23 ready to lay red star hens tomorrow and was wondering what size of feeder I will need and if I should have more then one feeder and waterer?? I have 8 (4 week old) rhode island red chicks (4 of which i think are roosters and will find a new home) that will...
  18. CountryHaven

    coop floor??

    Hi everyone.. building our first coop. Its 8 X12 and we made the floor out of plywood & 2x4s with insulation then another layer of plywood. Wondering if anyone lays anything down on the floor to make cleaning it out easier. Picturing the wood getting pretty gross even with covering it with...
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    Help! What gender?? 8 RIR s

    Thanks everyone... Just impatient I guess... I was hoping to send 2 males home with a student next weekend as the parents were interested in 2 males and I was trying to find any I might have homes... but I guess I will probably have to wait until about 4 weeks old??
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    Help! What gender?? 8 RIR s

    I've read a lot of the different ways to sex Rhode Island Reds but this is my first time and was looking for some input from some more experienced individuals. Everyone seems to have different ways that work... color, strip, wings.. Give me your opinion. They are about 6 days old. I tried to get...
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