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    Chick names

    Buttercup ! Sweet name
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    Chick names

    I like Patches & Goldie
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    Help me choose a name for my new lab puppy! Update see first post!

    What a sweet face. I like the names: Oliver, Milo, Riley and Cooper.
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    Poopy butt

    Welcome. I'm a young chicken Mom. I learn so much here. Stay with us because there is so much "chicken wisdom" every day. I found this idea here & I did it to wash the butt of my chicken: (and after I did,I felt great about helping my girl ! I think you would too. 1. Gestimate amount of warm...
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    Best or worst materials for coop walls

    We're located in Cenltral Maine. Our plywood coop holds 10° warmer than the outside temp. When our weather forecast predicted 20° Below Zero I was worried. Then I had a revelation! Homeless people sleep in cardboard boxes. I cut up some large ones and screwed them on the inside walls and...
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    Advice on rehoming ducks??

    Tha Critter Cottage, Newport Maine Loud Dog Farm, Holden Maine Both on Facebook I'm from Central Maine I'm an animal lover & I can tell you love your ducks. So glad your researching early. Please don't use Maine Craigslist at all: there can be alot of shady people on there. I've heard...
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    Ducks up for adoption this summer

    The Critter Care Cottage, Newport Maine Loud Dog Farm, Holden Maine Both on Facebook.
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    Ducks up for adoption this summer

    The Critter Care Cottage, Newport Maine Loud Dog Farm, Holden Maine Both on Facebook and say they will adopt. I am a retired animal lover in Central Maine. With lots of time on my hands, I'd be more than happy to find more contacts if you want them. Best of luck.
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    Hello from Central Maine🐔 !!!

    Hello from Central Maine🐔 !!!
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    What did you do with your flock today?

    Here's a photo of an activity with treat I did for my girls today.Cabbage !Their favorite !
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    Breast blisters and cut up wing tips

    Poly-Vi-Sol without iron if no diarhea. I "Googled"are Trace minerals safe for hens. It said "water soluble"human vitamins and minerals are safe to give hens.
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    Breast blisters and cut up wing tips

    Poly-Vi-Sol without iron. I "Googled"are Trace minerals safe for hens. It said "water soluble"human vitamins and minerals are safe to give hens.
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    Breast blisters and cut up wing tips

    You sure are a very kind chicken mom to your Eddie !! More challenging: inactive means easy weight gain & more painful to walk, Right? Feed the nerves that feed the muscles (for animals and humans) ! The B Complex (you do now). Snacks: I learned no more than 1-2 TBSP per day. Sesame Seeds...
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    HELP! Injured Chicken! Hurt neck?

    Glad to see progress.. Also try Poly-vi-sol wit iron drops for her vitamins. As medicine is strong I'd follow with drops of water. 🙏
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    What can you give chicks instead of vitamins if you don't have any?

    I'm of the understanding that honey has trace bacteria in it. May I reiterate: wet the chick starter with homemade electrolytes until you can go to town. I'd get Poly-vi-sol in the infant section. It comes with a dropper. The chick is so tiny. A drop or 2. Following with drops of water as with...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Just when I was giving my girls a break for this terrible winter in Central Maine hubby bought the pellets. I communicated regular pellets. He came home with Xxtraa egg layer !! The AG store told him it was the best. 11 girls 8 eggs !! :frow
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    Is a few degrees below zero in the coop too cold?

    Central Maine here. -10 @ night. Wind 35. Can you share a photo of your coop. Placing cardboard over windows at night (using duct tape). Inside, at the base of each wall, I put hay. The run: block the windy side. Tarps or bales of straw. Check coop for drafts. If light comes from seams Duct...
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