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    DE and Compost?

    I have a question about my chicken run. I'm a newbie at this stuff. We have been cleaning the coop out weekly and sprinkling shavings and sprinking DE around as needed. We have added a larger run and we really like the idea of tilling the dirt floor of the run. Someone on the board recommended...
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    Dusting

    At what age should I start dusting my chicks to prevent lice/ mites? And what dust do you recommend?
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    Puppy Emergency - Update - She's better - It was Cocci

    It sounds like parvo. I'm so sorry. This puppy should be at the vet's on IV's yesterday! Get her there ASAP. They can do a quick test that will confirm, but in the meantime she should be on fluids now. Often if a puppy is wormy and/or has a weakend immune system, giving them their puppy shot...
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    What breed is this?

    Oh very pretty! Thanks for all the feedback everybody
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    What breed is this?

    We bought 2 ducklings from TSC this past weekend. I'm guessing the yellow one is a Pekin? But I'm having trouble figuring out what the dark one is. Anyone have any ideas? (We are new to this and the people at the store had no idea what they had)
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    Cleaning bedding

    Thanks! I got a litter scoop tonight. Can't wait to use it to scoop poop tomorrow morning! Is that wrong?, LOL
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    Cleaning bedding

    Any ideas on the best methods to cleaning out bedding on a daily basis? We have 4 chicks and 2 ducklings. Both are about 1 week old? We got them from TSC yesterday They are in a 3x4 brooder boxes that my hubby made. I'm using wood shavings as the bedding. This morning I took a spoon and raked it...
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