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10/21/11 at 9:39pm

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my little modled houdon hen dies this morning... hit very sad... i think she might have had red mites... anyone know anything red mites????

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10/21/11 at 11:21pm

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hugs No, I don't know about mites, but I still feel bad for ya.

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10/21/11 at 11:54pm

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u r so brave! have a coffee and just chillax.
caf

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10/22/11 at 6:09am

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hugs hugs hugs

So sorry hit

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10/22/11 at 6:18am

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I am very sorry! hugs

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10/22/11 at 6:19am

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Sorry.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

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10/22/11 at 6:59am

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I'm so sorry about her. sad

Here's a good link about them.
http://poultrykeeper.com/chickens/health/red-mite.html

And mods, I hope thats okay. I just wanted to help this person out (I have never had red mites on my chickens before).

Edited by The Red Rooster - 10/22/11 at 7:21am

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