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    My sweet little hen, looking like Mr. Hyde....

    thanks for the reply that's what Im leaning towards to...molting...she has been the one to always let me hold her and I thought she might be sick
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    My sweet little hen, looking like Mr. Hyde....

    Two year old hen is losing feathers around wings and head, also acting very moody...not wanting to be around anyone and will not let me hold her....is she molting???? I live in VA, its just started cooling off around here....thanks in advance. Nothing has changed in her diet though....all...
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    Who layed this egg?

    I get speckled eggs too, the other day I got a green speckled egg from one of my aracouna (sp)... After reading post here and doing my own research other places I think the specks have to be diet related.....my girls free range some, but they get meal worms, cracked corn and purina chicken start...
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    What do I do with all the chicken poo?

    I just got back into raising chickens from when I was a young boy...it was "work" on the family farm and I didn't like it. We never had to really deal with the poo but since having my own little hen house I've been doing the "Deep Litter" method and I think it's the best. I use pine shavings and...
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    treats for chicks

    I agree, started giving them meal worms early and now they know the sound of the meal worm container lid coming off and they all start running. Meal worms are like Chicken Crack, they can't get enough of it...I was feeding them out of my hand but the barred rocks are getting too aggressive with...
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    treats for chicks

    Thank you very much...I found a few small earth worms and they went nuts so I thought I would try the meal worms. Figured it was natural food too....Holt Summit, I live in VaBeach now but born and raised in Columbia, MO. Thanks again for your time.
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    treats for chicks

    When can I start giving my chicks treats like mealworms, they love eating starter feed from hand. The oldest are about 6 weeks old, the youngest are probably 4 weeks old. Thanks in advance..... My starter flock: 2 Aracouna 2 Barred Rocks 2 RIR's 2 Laced Wyandottes
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