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Locked Egg Shell Charts - Summary

Last post by poultry_admin « Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am

by poultry_admin » Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am

Summary of the egg shell charts
Egg Quality Chart
alltech_Egg_Quality_Chart.GIF alltech-egg-shell-quality-poster.pdf Reference

Ameraucana Egg...

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Diatomaceous Earth

Last post by SandyM « Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:36 pm
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by SandyM » Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:37 pm

Read this interesting post on DE this afternoon.
I personally swear by the stuff, but it's always nice to have a shadow of doubt to make you be...

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Last post by SandyM
Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:36 pm
Identifying illness through manure analysis

Last post by SandyM « Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:05 am
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by Jaye » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:36 am
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Thought I'd share this link again. It was discussed on PTO's predecessor, but wasn't able to find it on PTO.
The reason why I've been referring to it...
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Last post by SandyM
Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:05 am
Broken feathers

Last post by Jaye « Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:16 pm
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by Gizmo » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:35 am

So a few of my chicken have bald spots due to boredom. I thought we were doing better until I went out this morning and poor violet has tail feathers...

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Last post by Jaye
Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:16 pm
Comb and wattle inventory after the Big freeze...

Last post by Ontario Chick « Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:14 pm
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by Ontario Chick » Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:58 am
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After the last horseman and his horses left the house and barn, it became very obvious that the single comb birds in the Barn lean-to Coop, would...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:14 pm
Poop Eater

Last post by Flat Rock Farm « Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:01 pm
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by SandyM » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:28 am
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Ok. I'm back about another issue, same Silkie. She's going to drive me bonkers before I get her figured out.

She is a poop eater. More recently, a...
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Last post by Flat Rock Farm
Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:01 pm
Leg Lifts

Last post by SandyM « Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:35 pm
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by SandyM » Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:57 pm
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Im not sure if this is a health concern or a behaviour issue.

Bossy boots, Silkie hen who is removed from her flock when not free ranging with them...
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Last post by SandyM
Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:35 pm
Being Plucked Bare **HELP NEEDED**

Last post by SandyM « Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:08 am
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by SandyM » Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:13 pm
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My Silkie hen is at it again.

I went to lock them up tonight and do my head count. She has the rooster cornered and plucking his feathers out. Some...
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Last post by SandyM
Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:08 am
Testing of flock

Last post by Pollo Caballo « Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:35 pm
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by clawton » Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:20 pm
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Does anybody know who or where to contact about getting my flock tested fo MG ?
I'm fairly certain it's not that but I just want to double check for...
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Last post by Pollo Caballo
Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:35 pm
Does Anyone Vaccinate?

Last post by WLLady « Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:02 am
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by AniPearn » Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:08 pm

Does anyone vaccinate their chicks, and if you do, what do you vaccinate against?
Thanks!

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Last post by WLLady
Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:02 am
Vaccinations

Last post by modern17 « Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:31 am
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by AniPearn » Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:11 pm

Hey, I've kept a flock of silkie chickens for nearly a year now, and as expected, my two hens have gone broody with the first thaw. Last year I had a...

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Last post by modern17
Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:31 am
Frostbite?

Last post by Doug The Chickenman « Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:31 pm
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by TomK » Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:53 am
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Okay..another question..this one about, yeah, you guessed it, as the header alludes, frostbite..went out this morning to open things up for the...
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Last post by Doug The Chickenman
Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:31 pm
Layered Nacho Dip

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:50 pm
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by SandyM » Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:08 pm

I have left over layered nacho dip from the weekend. None of us care for it and it's going to sit here until it gets green and fuzzy.
Can the...

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:50 pm
cold weather weekend assessment

Last post by ross « Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:21 am
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by Scotty » Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:27 pm

So now that temp has risen from weekend I noticed this aft that 4 of our hens are sneezing. Eyes, combs etc everything else looked OK. Is sneezing...

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Last post by ross
Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:21 am
First time Prolapse didn't end well. WARNING GRAPHIC PICTURES

Last post by kenya « Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:02 pm
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by windwalkingwolf » Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:20 am

I thought I'd seen just about everything.
Well, my birds have been through/experienced just about everything over the years. Horrendous diseases...

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Last post by kenya
Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:02 pm
Turkey with a Cold

Last post by Killerbunny « Sun Feb 14, 2016 2:54 pm
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by JimW » Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:41 pm

When I went out to give the birds some warm water and warm food today, I noticed my 1 turkey hen had a bit of a sniffle and looks to be a little...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Sun Feb 14, 2016 2:54 pm
Yuk

Last post by muffin57 « Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:25 pm
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by SandyM » Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:36 am
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What can make this image.jpeg happen. Glad it was me and not a customer who cracked this egg.
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Last post by muffin57
Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:25 pm
Pls, help identify what's wrong with this roo's legs.

Last post by SandyM « Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:16 pm
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by AimeePearn » Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
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Inherited this rooster from an uncle; no idea of breed or age, but the little guy does do a good job. He's even tempered and gentle. Not easy to...
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Last post by SandyM
Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:16 pm
Eye drops for chicks?

Last post by ross « Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:42 pm
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by kdms » Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:52 pm

It's not been a good week for our chickens....if you didn't have a chicken first aid kit set up, what type of drops would you use in the chronically...

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Last post by ross
Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:42 pm
What's wrong with my rooster?

Last post by WLLady « Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:06 am
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by kdms » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:30 pm
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Help please...what's wrong with my rooster? He's barely eaten the last two days and is listless...and is having poops that look like this....
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Last post by WLLady
Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:06 am
Plucking feathers?

Last post by WLLady « Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:18 pm
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by Colleen Kinzie » Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:18 pm

If I pull out broken feathers will that make new ones come in right away or will it take until next time the chicken moults?
Thx

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Last post by WLLady
Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:18 pm
WONDER DUST on Poultry???

Last post by ross « Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:23 pm
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by Poultryprincess » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:20 am

Had a scare today with an old white silkie hen. She was covered in blood on her breast & feet!!!
I thought that perhaps a weasel had tried to grab...

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Last post by ross
Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:23 pm
Rooster Spurs

Last post by ross « Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:19 pm
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by thegawd » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:41 am
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here's some great info on how to deal with rooster spurs should you have an aggressive rooster towards people or a bit to rough on the hens. luckily...
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:19 pm

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