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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Deal With Lice & Mite Infestations in your Coop?

    I dusted their legs with the Permethrin powder. Now about 10 days later they do look better. We will retreat in the next day or two. I also dusted the roosting bars and coop areas. I will soon put DE into the run floor for dust bathing. I guess I thought I was one of those people that thought...
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    Has anyone ever thought about quitting this chicken thing?

    I feel unable to care for them. I don't know what to do about the mites they have gotten. Help me.... please.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Deal With Lice & Mite Infestations in your Coop?

    My hens (a small flock of 7) have varying degrees of scaly leg mites. Please elaborate on this permethrin spray. Will it get rid of the mites, how do I use it and where can I find it? Also, will the mites affect the quality of the eggs?
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    Grieving hen and owner

    SO sorry for your loss. It is never easy no matter what type of animal it is. 😥
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Looks like it wants to be an eagle. Very cute
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    How do you transport meaties to butcher?

    I noticed you don't have a top on tractor. are predators not a problem?
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    How much room for meat birds?

    We are seriously thinking of getting 15 meat birds soon. We have a section of the garden (4' x 8') that we cant seem to grow anything in so were thinking of using that for the meats. We will enclose it with hardware cloth. Questions... Is this big enough for 15 birds, how about 24? Do they need...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Yesterday we got 6 from our 7 girls for the first time!
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    Frostbite on feet

    thanks, i'll give it a try. If I just let it go without treatment will they be ok?
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    Frostbite on feet

    How do you catch them to apply the petroleum jelly? I think a couple of my hens have frostbite on their combs.
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    Do yo feed Your flock KITCHEn scraps...

    this is probably a stupid question but... do you all just toss the kitchen scraps in the run on the ground or do you put it in a dish of some kind?
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