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Here's my hen with feathers missing and dusted with Diatomaceous Earth today She still pecks at the area I dont know what to do but wait I cant feature putting a saddle on her I have to trick her to even do the dusting , kinda throw it on her while she is eating Is driving me crazy

remember they are just birds and can stand most kinds of weather

reviewed once again

tarps on mine also but doesn't help in 40 mi per hr wind

I worry about my Aussies in Nw Tx strong cold winds, sleet, snow freezing rain they are about 8.5 months old People say don't worry chickens survive the cold well this dang wind is driving me crazy otherwise I wouldn't worry so much about them

so soory about Primrose

any thoughts will be appreciated

I am worried I have a hen not one year old yet who I THINK is broody ive been reading about separating her from her nest and have her in a cat carrier in my house! it is cold outside and she seemed to be so cold I wonder if it is somethibng else/

they are making up for lost time now 13 eggs today average 10 a day

thanks just double checking My daughter runs a cafe and has lots of compost items one being potato peels I wish to feed my hens potato peels should I run thru the microwave first? why so many differing opinions on what scraps hens can eat/ or not eat ? is very confusingt

thanks for advice onb meat eating My beauties are 8 months old today and laying 10 to 12 eggs per day I had some left over chicken I wanted to give them seems its all right to do

thanks for this great advice!! Mine love persian melon they tear into it demolish in no time 15 young hen black Astralorps

devouring a squash plant August 2015