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    electric ,turkeys

    turkeys are the singluar animal on the planet that are immune to electric fencing! I know, ridiculous. The electric fence will keep predators out, and the netting would keep the right sized turkey in, but the electricity is no deterrant to a turkey. Strange bird.
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    foot problem???

    yes he has a limp on that foot
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    foot problem???

    i looked it up and basically it says birds that have bumblefoot have pus in the scab area.there is no pus it is all hard
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    foot problem???

    i have noticed lately my turkeys foot has a growth on it and now he is limping.i picked him up and it is kinda hard no cuts or anything else is wrong.any help is appreciated
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    Comment by 'dottik' in article 'How To Raise Mealworms'

    hello i am concerned with my mealworms.i have had no problems until recently ,my pupae are dying.temp and everything is same in my house.i do not have a cup of water in with the worms.the beetles are seperated.any help is appreciated.
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    jersey giant.

    we had bought these about 2 weeks ago.they are suppost to be pullets,but the long tail is throwing me off
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    Is this a Jersey Giant?

    ok ty.they had them included in a cage with other silver ? breed so was just making sure
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    Is this a Jersey Giant?

    i had bought these 2 jersey giant chicks from rural king I am not familiar with this breed ,the colors are throwing me off.i had purchased them last week.any help is grateful.yes it has yellow on bottom of foot..ty
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    freezing water

    I have a 12" tin and had a 100 watt bulb.i now put a flood bulb in it and the 3 gal water is ok except the outer ring where they drink its freezing???
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    freezing water

    I have read a few articles on this and I had built a tin water heater.i am having problems with bulb blowing out and water is froze again.its about 4 degree here in pa.any help is appreciated.really don't have the extra money to buy a chicken water heater starting at 40 bucks.
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    black snood

    ok thank you.
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    black snood

    I have recently got 2 toms they are about a yr old.the 1 bird has some black on snood.i asked the guy I bought it from ,and he said it had gotten beat up.the pieces of puzzle aren't adding up..if anyone can help as to what this is I appreciate it.
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    water nipples

    i wanted to thank everyone for the replies.
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    water nipples

    after a few days of using the nipples.put the regular water back in the cage and watch and see if they swarm to it and drink alot.
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    water nipples

    there are 4 hens and 1 rooster.ive changed them over a month ago.and they got on it right away.maybe they actually stood there for 10 min drinking from the regular water drinker so i ws concerned they are not getting enough water from the nipples.
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    water nipples

    i had made a 5 gal water pail with 4 nipples on it.chickens drink from it ,but my concern is that i put the old watering base in there and they drank from it for at least 10 min.it has been puzzling me as to why.do the nipples not give them enough water?they are all about a year old
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    farm innovatiors incubator

    i had just bought the pro series digital circulated air incubator model 4250 would like any info on this incubator.ty
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    Delaware rooster x Rhode Island Red hen

    i just incubated delaware rooster and r.r and plym rocks.would like to get link u had from up there.ty
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    non broody hens

    my hens are 10 months old.i have 2 ply rocks and 2 rhode reds.they will not sit on the eggs.i have left eggs in there taking old ones out.ive tried plastic.just cant figure why any of them arent laying on eggs.i heard at chicken swap yesterday if the chicks were not hatched by mother they...
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    incubated eggs hatched

    hello.if this isnt in right section im sorry.my husband had built a incubator from styrofoam cooler 16"x16"x16" deep as an experiment.as of today we have 8 new chicks and and 4 have pip the shell.out of 17 eggs.he had a 100 watt bulb with a dimmer switch to control heat.3.. 1/2" holes in bottom...
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