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    Tick current feeding

    Hi All, I picked up Rufio my young rooster yesterday, and noticed that right about his eye is a tick, slightly engorged and feasting on my poor little guy's blood. The whole flock is pretty good at keeping the tick population down, but nothing is perfect. There's really no way for me...
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    Tick Apocalypse HELP

    @FlChickenMama at the very least treat the dogs. Also, what kind of ticks were they? Just curious I'm a former city boy that just recently moved out to the country about a year ago, and ticks have been one of the things I worry about the most.
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    Tick Apocalypse HELP

    Tis the season for ticks. When it comes to pesticides I haven't used any yet out of fear that it may make my birds sick. My birds are all out grazing and foraging all day long and I haven't seen any ticks on them at all. I treat my dog with Bravecto and it has worked really well. I hope this...
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    Hens not laying in nesting boxes

    Hey Everyone, This is my first post, and I thought it would be good to reach out to the BYC community for some help. When I bought my house it came with 4 hens. 2 Araucanas and 2 Speckled Sussex. At the time everything was fine, and I was getting anywhere between 2-4 eggs a day. My...
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    Just Joined

    Hey all, This site has been a wealth of information, I finally decided to join. Greetings from sunny Long Island.
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