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    Test for chicken worms

    Is it true that if you place a chicken in water with Epson salts if the chicken has worms you will see some worms come out of their anus?
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    Tips for getting through first cull.

    Unfortunately there are two sides to every story. It is better to be informed. I personally cull but it is not a happy event. Dinner is.
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    Tips for getting through first cull.

    Wow. What a beautiful response. Thank you. Well said. I agree.
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    WING-CLIPPING: CRUEL OR NECESSARY? ~ Open Poll~

    I clip. It saves them from the fox on the other side of our chicken fence. It does not hurt at all. The most stressful part is being caught by me.
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    Red Foxes! How do I get rid of them?

    I am sorry to hear what is happening in your yard. I too have lost several chickens and a few muscovy to red fox this year. I even caught a red fox coming in to check out the chicken yard one evening as I was going out to shut the chicken's gate for the night. I now only let them out early in...
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    Review by 'Paintingsummerpurple' in article 'Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!'

    Great ideas. I tried adding a compost pile in the yard near the coop. It was a bad idea. I ended up with a rat infestation that has taken me almost 10 months to rectify.
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    New Rooster crow dampening, noise reducing device

    If you need a tester from Canada, I am in!!!
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    Industrial hemp bedding?

    Anyone in Ontario Canada that has a source for hemp bedding for my coop?
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    1 1/2 yr old muscovy drake can not stand up.

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    1 1/2 yr old muscovy drake can not stand up.

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    1 1/2 yr old muscovy drake can not stand up.

    My 1 1/2 Yr old muscovy drake, Huffington, was found this morning in the chicken run unable to stand up without falling over. The run has straw bales and wood chips covering the ground. Huffington has no apparent wounds or feathers missing. When I picked him up he was able to flap his wings...
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    Samonella

    I fed my chickens lettuce that has been recalled due to samonella. Can the chickens get ill from this?What can we do? What should we look for? Can the eggs be eaten?
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    Muscovy hen pushing eggs out of nest

    I am experiencing the same issue with two new muscovy moms. They are broody, sitting on their nests but some eggs are getting pushed out and others are getting cold. I candled them and they are fertilized with red veins and a small embryo. I do not have an incubator. Any suggestions? Can I...
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    Duck feed in Canada

    Hi. I am in Ontario and feed Sur Gain Layer. What is Layena?
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    Canadians check in here....

    I have ordered from Performance Poultry here in Prince Edward County. Several local farmers recommended them.
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    My Muscovy Drake seems to have kicked my chickens out of the coop at night

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am planning to move them into my chicken tractor today which will be inside a fenced yard, until I can build them a summer dwelling.
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    Canadians check in here....

    I have 5 partridge chanteclers on order for May. I have always wanted them and after my leghorns got frostbite this winter I was able to find a source for them.
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    My Muscovy Drake seems to have kicked my chickens out of the coop at night

    I am in south eastern Ontario, Canada. My coop is 4'x8' with a run of 8'x14'. The drake stayed out of the coop all winter even at -33c yet this week he seems to be going into the coop when one of the two female ducks is in there during the day and at night . There is presently no mating...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Good evening. I have 5 leghorns, onerhode island red, one black unknown breed, 2 female muscovy and one muscovy drake. This is my first year with them. Spring is certainly promising some warmer weather here. Although the weather reports are calling for possible light snow Friday night. What...
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