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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Black Spots on a Chicken Comb'

    My rooster comb has/ had black shiny bugs on it. I put neem oil on them and covered with lanolin since I had no Vaseline. I don't know what they are and I don't know if they're dead. I washed him in a neem oil, soap and water bath. Treated his legs and covered them with lanolin. Then sprayed...
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    Best brand of laying feed for chickens

    I have one rooster and 9 hens. I had 2 roosters, but a coyote got one. I know people don't like roosters, but they have a purpose. Their purpose is to guard the hens and make sure they're fed and safe. They are so handsome and they have a bunch of different calls for the hens. Some are...
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    1 year old herb with wry neck not getting better

    Hi. I have a1 yo hen with wry neck. She's not improving. I'm giving her scrambled egg with vitamin e and b. Plus watered down pedialyte. I'm having to hand feed her. Looked on you tube. I give her the fluid by dropper on the front of her beak. One drop at a time. I can feel her swallowing...
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    Moma duck not taking care of her own babies

    I have the baby inside in a box with a heat lamp and water and did
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    Moma duck not taking care of her own babies

    I have a mama duck that is going thru her first brood with eggs. I actually had to get some duck eggs from a nearby farm, because she didn't have any. She took to them right away. She's been sitting on them longer than a month. One egg got out of the nest and rolled down the ramp and broke the...
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    Duckling has yolk sac outside it's body

    Hi. New to all this. My mama duck went broody and had no eggs. I was lucky to find some locally. It's been over 30 days. Today my drake pulled her out of her nest box and was trying to mate but being mean so I hosed him. I've tried candling but could see nothing. Somehow one of the eggs got out...
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    When to introduce mama hen and chicks to flock

    I'm new to chickens. My hen hatched 2 chicks. They're about 4 weeks old. I have kept them separated from the other hens at night with a dog crate in front of their nest box. During the day, I let them loose in the coop and close the coop door. Wanted to keep the cats away from them also...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Daily to weekly chicken maintenance.'

    I must be clean obsessive. I clean the coop ever 2-3 days. New food every day. Water is changed once a day unless they go crazy and splash it everywhere. We have a big covered run. One is 7x20 and the other one is 10x30. All attached to the coop. The coop is a converted old redwood Costco...
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    Chicken safe cat deterrents??

    My cat goes into the chicken pen when the chickens are out. I have 2 outdoor cats and 1 neighbor cat. My cats are afraid of the chickens. I accidentally left one in the pen when the chickens came in., she was at the back cowering. Luckily I saw her and rescued her. I do have roosters, but...
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    What is your chickens’ favorite scrap treat?

    Mine love grapes, watermelon, when in season. Cucumber, lettuce, kale, cooked sweet potato, cooked squash. ( uncooked freezes). Lately I've been grating apples for them because it's good exercise for my broken hand. They love that. Put it on a paper plate for them. They like scratch...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Things I wish I knew before I got my first chick'

    Thanks for the article. Wish I had read it before I got chicks. I would never have done it. They are a daily job. I love them, but they have to be fed, watered, cleaned etc. Never ends. I hear of people that leave their chickens with food and water and go on vacation. I don't know how...
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    Supplementing with lime?

    I save their egg shells and dry them in the garage in a mesh potato bag. Some people put them in the oven to dry. When they're dry, I put them in the blender and crush them. The chickens love them. I just put them on the ground for them to peck at. I just put them in a pile.
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    Separating manure from pine shavings for garden use

    My husband keeps saying that the pine shavings will hurt the compost somehow. I keep reading about it and it doesn't seem like it will. He says they have an acid that supposedly hurts compost. Had anyone else heard this? I have a pile of shavings and manure separate from the compost.
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    Official BYC Poll: How do you name your pet chickens?

    Named mine after the golden girls. Dottie, Blanche, Sophie. Unfortunately, Rosie is a rooster. Some of the others are named after how they look. Goldie the duck is now white, Matilda is now a drake and so is Cocoa duck. They all respond to their names. Mostly they come running from the...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop'

    I live in Nevada so not much moisture. My ducks and chickens love the puddles formed when I drain the duck ponds. They love to dig in the mud and see what they can find. Their coop is elevated so no chance of mud there. I have sand in the enclosed pen/ run. Works fine so far. We'll see...
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