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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    I like the Pullet Shut door. I have multiple coops and the oldest door is 7 years old now and going strong. I've had to replace one battery that got old. I also had to replace the wiring when one of my goats chewed it (they had heard of this problem before :gig). Other than that my pullet shut...
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    4 Producer Pride Poultry Pens together, needing roofing ideas

    I reeeaaallyy don't recommend a solid roof on those pens. You will have to do some major hurricane anchors on that and in a real wind event the pen structure will break before all of the hurricane anchors give up and the whole thing will go bend and turn into a dangerous, useless mess. I'm in...
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    Options for replacing an old rooster

    I have a mixed flock and decided to aim for 1 Naked Neck rooster and 1 cream Legbar rooster for next summer. When I was deciding which of my NN cockerels to keep this year I charted their weight once a week and compared the 13 week weight, when normally do my culling for meat (any bibbed or...
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    Options for replacing an old rooster

    What are your flock goals? Changing roosters is a fast way to bring in new genetics but you're also adding more question marks to your project. In my experience, McMurray has pretty nice looking Legbars if you decide to go with a big hatchery. The Legbar roos in the pictures on Bresse Farms...
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    Midget White Turkeys

    Assuming you are the US, try the breeders that are listed on The Livestock Conservancy website. They have a search page and you can select Midget White and put in your zip code and a radius and it will find breeders you can contact for hatching eggs or breeding stock.
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    Severe scaly leg? Something else?

    I would try to give him some pain relief. A baby aspirin once a day might make him feel better. If it’s an option, prescription medication from a vet would be better.
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    Help Us People Who Breed Gamefowl For Preservation/Genetic Diversity, & Poultry Show by Signing This Petition?

    Your example is not correct. The Maine red flag law is for family members to petition the court to get guns removed from someone temporarily. Please stop spreading misinformation.
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    Roundworm help

    If you deworm all your chickens you are creating more resistant parasites than if you only deworm the one with an issue. Some (we’ll call it Y) number of parasites will always survive a dewormer so if you treat X number of chickens you have X*Y number of resistant parasites afterwards. All of...
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    Cream Legbar Cockerels Savannah GA area

    The cockerels are no longer available.
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I am selling some Cream Legbar Cockerels in case anyone is interested. I'm near Savannah.
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    Unable to walk

    It sounds like you did all you could. I’m sorry for your loss. If you are in the US, next time you have a sick or dead chicken you can call the State Vet, often they are connected to the state’s land grant University if you have trouble finding it. Sometimes they know of bird vets or can...
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    8 week pullet eye looking funky

    Just to chime in with my experience, fowl pox has really irritated the eyes of my flock this year. I’ve had 5 pullets with scabby eyes so bad they’ve had one closed and I’ve treated them with neosporin to cushion the cornea from the scabs scraping against it. As soon as the scabs have gone...
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    Cream Legbar Cockerels Savannah GA area

    I have 3 cream Legbar cockerels, originally from Meyer Hatchery raised by my hen. $25 each. Hen raised roosters rarely become people-aggressive so these are a great first rooster if you’ve never had one. They are a good age to add to a flock of mature hens, old enough that they are starting to...
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    My rooster hates me :-(

    His brain is now wired to see you as a threat and that’s not going to change. You probably wouldn’t put up with a dog that attacks people, there’s no reason to put up with a rooster that does either. If you can’t kill him yourself, you can take him to a vet and have him euthanized like people do...
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    Need tips/hacks for separating broody hens

    I often have multiple broodies and I let them sit where they choose and only move them (if needed) after the chicks have hatched and the mama understands that they are hers, otherwise she will continue to try to get back to her original nest. I agree with Mrs. K that for a day or two you should...
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