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    Chicken attacked by hawk, so many missing feathers!

    I had a hand a blue laced red Wyandotte attacked by an eagle in my yard just about a week ago and she was about 5 months old. It did clean. We pluck most of the feathers on her back but also started to tear open her skin so there was a hole. Didn't bleed much. I'm worried about the hole. Will...
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    Hentronix door with wi-fi app

    Ugh. So much hassle. So much expense. I'm hoping I used a credit card. Somehow I doubt it. Want a chargeback. Cannot afford to buy yet another door. This one cost me about 500 total with WiFi. The 40.00 chicken run door works better!
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    Hentronix door with wi-fi app

    Still no response?
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    Python powder for mites in winter??

    Do that once a week, spraying. Best the life cycle. Find out which ones they are. Red mites only get on the hens at night. I had them so bad last summer. Red mites. Some lice. So bad I just transported them out during the day (important because red mites only get on at night) for 2 weeks...
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    MITE problem, PLEASE help!! Permethrin liquid concentrate

    Thank you so much for mentioning the bees! I've been using Gordon's all last summer. I think I will spray for the heck of it today.
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    red light in coop

    I think they are happy. There's probably a leader that wants to go to bed early. Count your blessings. If it were the other way around, you'd probably not have 3 girls by now. 😁 I have my timer on a little before dark, then it goes off at 11pm. I used to have it back on in the morning but this...
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    Chickens are not returning to nor roosting in their coop at night, and I'm not sure what to do.

    Good idea about the tape all up under the bar.
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    Chickens stopped going into coop at night

    I use a daylight led but the red tape keeps falling off. They are going in now, but just slow. Now the days will start getting longer thank goodness.
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    Need foolproof tips on how to use permethrin powder, Please!

    I'm sorry. Did I respond? There's some info here or there. I saw someone say they used a tsp or tbsp to a quart? I think that's about what I did. None of mine even got sick. I mean, red mites can kill them. I also sprayed the hell out of the pen every few days and I (gasp) used some cedar...
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    Chickens stopped going into coop at night

    I tried all kinds of bulbs. Still experimenting. I think the last one was way too bright so tonight I'm experimenting by keeping that one off. It's dark. I also did a deep cleaning and disinfectant today. They are so dang slow. About to go see if they got locked out again. Lol. 🤞🏽
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    Chickens are not returning to nor roosting in their coop at night, and I'm not sure what to do.

    Well I use the tape to see if the numbers are declining through treatments. And they were. As far as wild birds, I moved my feeder to the front yard outside of the fence.
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    I need advice on how to get rid of chicken lice/bugs!!!!!

    Except red mites only get on them in the middle of the night. They are not on the hens during the day. In fact, I took all of my girls to a friend's during the day for 2 weeks and bought them back during the day into a treated coop. Red mites died off anyways. Now as far as I know (😳), none of...
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    Chickens are not returning to nor roosting in their coop at night, and I'm not sure what to do.

    The tape test is all I know. It was easy. I used double sided tape.
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    Chickens are not returning to nor roosting in their coop at night, and I'm not sure what to do.

    The tape test on ends of nesting bars since they only come out at night.
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    Chickens staying out all night

    Excellent! I did have this problem. I shouldn't now but will certainly do the tape test tomorrow.
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