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    Found brown little critters crawling around the vent area of one hen!

    Thanks so much!!! I've heard the DE is good for prevention... will try that since I have heard that Sevin can be toxic for humans and my kids regularly play with the hens. We go to such extents to have organic eggs and now this!
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    Found brown little critters crawling around the vent area of one hen!

    Thanks! So I need to repeat treament or it's a one-time thing? Also, how do you prevent another infestation?
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    Found brown little critters crawling around the vent area of one hen!

    Thank you for the advice! Are the eggs still safe to eat if I dust with Sevin? Where do I get it? Do I need to repeat it again after a certain time?
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    Found brown little critters crawling around the vent area of one hen!

    I'm new to raising chickens so I have no idea what these are and how to treat. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We only have 3 hens and I clean their coop everyday, and they free range as well. Also, we are going on a 4 day trip tomorrow... will this hen be OK until we come back...
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    Sick Factory meat bird ended up in our vegetarian home - help!

    Wow... there are a lot of vegans (except of our own eggs) in this forum!! It's so uplifting! heidibeidi -- e-mail Colin at [email protected] and he will help you. Also, surf the internet to see if there are any farm sanctuaries in your area, like the othe post suggested. Maybe you...
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    Sick Factory meat bird ended up in our vegetarian home - help!

    Meat birds can actually be rehabilitated. They might not live 15 years but they can regain health and vitality and live a few years of good life. The key is to keep them with a very strict feeding schedule (1/4 cup of feed twice a day). When I adopted a meat bird last year, I contacted Farm...
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    One hen started laying soft-shell eggs

    Hello! I was hoping someone could tell me what's going on... The last 2 days, I've found egg yolk in the next boxes, and upon searching in the pine shavings I've found the remains of what seems soft shells. I have 3 hens and 2 of them are laying fine eggs. They all eat the same thing, organic...
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    fruit stops the laying of eggs up to 6 months...

    Not true!!! My hens snack on apples, watermelon, and many other kinds of fruits. They have not stop laying
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    First egg! :)

    Congrats!!!! The first egg is always SSSSOOOOO exciting!!! I remember it clearly. Thanks for sharing.
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    Your kids are adorable sheps4her! And you chickens, too Snakes are carnivores and it's their nature to eat, especially live animals, although I've seen some snake pets that are used to eating dead mice. All animals deserve the right to live and to exercise their natural instincts. As for...
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    Great coop 6chickens in St. Charles! Do you have picts of the outside coop as well? Or more of the insie too!
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    She's a golden comet Only one that is not rescued... she was given to my son by a neighbor when we had to put 1 of our rescue hens down (a "broiler" that had fallen of a truck on her way to slaughter). We did everything we could but she had been "abused" too long and too hard by the egg...
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    I loved your post 6chickens in St. Charles!! We are a family of 5 as well and we all enjoy eggs but can live without them no problems if necessary. Eggs are not the reason why we have hens... they are animal companions to us and they are welcome to enjoy their old age with us. That's the least...
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    I understand your point of view happymorrows, and the terrible inconsistence of eating chicken at a restaurant for example (that most likely came from a factory farm) and not your own chickens. We are vegetarians so we don't deal with that ethical relativism.
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    How long do you keep your chickens?

    Thank you everyone for your replies! It's great to know there are so many other like-minded people on these boards that have decided to extend their circle of compassion to all living beings. Glad to be here among you all
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