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I rescued several broilers from people who didn't have a clue and most of them did not even know how to walk they were so over fed and barely had room to turn around. So they have mostly gotten much better, actually running sometimes! But many of them have the black callouses on their feet...

I butchered several of my Cornish rock chickens this week. Not my first rodeo but first time I did more than one at a time. They were in rigor rather quickly - should I have allowed them to come out of it before freezing or is it ok to freeze them in that condition?

My 4 week old chicks are dropping one by one. They all seem fine and I find one unstable -falling over very warm to the touch eyes closing- every day it seems I have another one. Are they having issues due to rapid growth?

I've just started a new flock of chickens and am thinking about adding a half dozen or so Turkeys to my 10 layers. Is this a good idea to raise them together?

Ok, someone is slipping me a mickey! Every day now my brown and colored egg layers are laying one white egg = of course I have no clue who is doing it! Does this happen normally or is it a deficiency problem? I'm such a newbie!

I was sooo lucky with my order last May - Only one Roo and it was a Buff Orph. which I've heard are great tempered birds. Well, He is now intent on attacking anyone who gets too close, gets between him and a female or just looks cross eyed at him. I've kneed him away - chased him back, taken a...

Her name is "Pedo - short for torpedo because her shape reminds me of one! Pure white with green legs & very fast on her feet! Her eyes are a golden color and she does not fit any discription of birds available at the chick farm she came from - was suppose to be a Top hat - or maybe a white...

I have a very fat White Rock who is laying great double yolk eggs. She has developed a raw red butt which doesn't seem to bother her but looks nasty. She is one of 18 mixed chickens in my backyard flock ( Ok, I WAS raising her for dinner but...). None of the other birds have this problem...