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    Unknown infection in broiler flock! PLEASE HELP!

    I'm raising my last batch of 100 meat birds for the year and they were growing really well. I was going to have them out on pasture like I usually do, but it got really cold so I've been raising them in our barn on hay. It has decent ventilation and windows so they get natural light. I hadn't...
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    How to Market My Duck Eggs?

    I've been raising free-range laying chickens for many years and I've always been disappointed with their productivity. I've tried just about everything to make them lay well. They live a stress free life with access to a large amount of pasture during the day. I feed them gmo-free, locally grown...
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    What's the best wormer that won't affect the eggs?

    I recently discovered worms in my flocks poop. Out of 35 birds, I'm only getting around 5-8 eggs each day. I think the worms might explain this problem. I went to our local tractor supply and bought Wazine, but after I got home I read the last line on the bottle which says do not use on birds...
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    Should I Raise BBW turkeys?

    Last year i decided to try raising some turkeys for the first time. I had heard that BBW turkeys had many health issues since they were the equivalent of Cornish Cross for chickens. I raise around 400 cornish cross every year and they hardly ever have any health issues so I figured the turkeys...
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    Chicken Mites, Please Help

    I've been raising free-range chickens for a while now and I had a flock about a year and a half ago that got a very bad case of mites. I gave them dust baths with ashes, diatomaceas earth, and mite dust and I dusted the individual birds and sprayed them with mite spray. I cleaned the coops and...
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    Ducks with eye problems. PLEASE HELP!

    I have raised chickens for eggs and meat for many years but I just decided to try some ducks. I have some customers who wanted me to raise ducks for eggs and meat so when I saw ducks for 50% off at tractor supply, I bought everything they had. They were getting to old to stay in the store so...
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    What's the best Laying hybrid.. Isa browns?

    This is my first post on here. Just got an account! haha but anyway, I'm getting 120 new layers this spring to add to my existing free range flock. I've been researching the best production hens for brown eggs and I'm not sure which breed to pick. I'm already getting some more Ameraucanas and...
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