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Meat rabbits avail

I have some Siamese Satins available in about two weeks.   The senior weight is 9-12 pounds.

Bucks and Does but no breedable pairs they are all from the same litter. 

Suitable for backyard meat breeding.  They also cross nicely with new Zealands. 

Pedig

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Help With Wing Clipping?

Our 4 hens are now 5 months old and have begun laying, hooray! We'd like to allow them some daily free-range time within the area immediately outside the coop but as beginners we are not confident in our ability to clip their wings, or 1 wing per hen

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Meat Rabbits avail.

I have some Siamese Satins available in about two weeks.   The senior weight is 9-12 pounds.

Bucks and Does but no breedable pairs they are all from the same litter.

Suitable for backyard meat breeding.  They also cross nicely with new Zealands.

Pedigre

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Muscovy care ?s

I have 2 Muscovy hens setting.  What conditions do I need to provide for the baby ducklings?  They are free range with access to a stock tank for water.  Will the ducklings need lower and/or smaller water sources?  Will they need protection from the

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Cooling my hens

 My chickens (hens), have been panting which is normal for this time of year.  The other day, I put a large 3' x 2' pan in the coop and filled it with water.  Just like kids, they took turns standing in the water to cool thier feet.  The end of the n

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Enclosed Garden Poultry

I enclosed my garden to keep the birds out. Of course, I now have lost my bug eaters and I noticed an area of my garden is overrun with pill bugs. Will quail eat up the garden goodies as bad as chickens would? Will quail eat up bugs? I can't have chi

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Any suggestions on coop

The side with the plywood sheet faces west. The nesting boxes are cabinets I salvaged from bulk garbage piles. We are adding plywood along the top of the block wall section to keep out predators that might climb the wall. The roof will be tiled with

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Lavender Buff Orpington Youngsters

My friend has two hens and a rooster she would like to place, $28 for the trio. That's what she paid for them. She's decided to go the bantam route instead. She's a veterinarian and they've been checked out thoroughly & have their vaccinations. They'

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Dog Crate for Housing Chickens?

I have been thinking about getting chickens for years. A friend of mine just ordered some black Dutch Bantam chicks and got way more than she expected. She ordered 16 and got 27. I'm taking 2 or 3.

I will be converting a small dog run into a chicken r

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Broody -

I have two young hens - only layed for a couple months and are now broody.  I have 4 nesting boxes for my 11 hens but 2 of the boxes are being held captive by these broody girls.  The others wait there turn for the remaining nesting boxes but they su

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Treadle feeder nightmare

I bought a treadle style feeder at western ranchman and I'm so frustrated. I tried following the directions it came with and the chickens are terrified of it. The treadle is too small my girls can eat the food off either it or the lid without touchin

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