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    HELP!! red mites on my broody hen!!!!

    I just discovered this morning that my broody hen has red mites.She is one week away from hatch day.I went to the farm supply and got some insecticide dust to treat all the birds with.They suggested I wait until the chicks hatch to treat as trying to dust her and clean the nest may make her...
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    Silkie thread!

    I am a newbie to Silkies and i just recently got 2 white Silkie chicks, I think they are about 5 weeks old. Anyway, i have been thinking about getting Silkies for over a year, have seen them many times at our local country fair and at a neighbor's place. So, i find two ads for Silkies on the...
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    Hatch date june 1st, whos with me?

    we've got 30 Americana eggs in our incubator...due to hatch June 1st. Not sure how many are actually fertile, our rooster has his favorites So, we're with you all too.!!
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    egg eaters - is there any way back?

    We have had the same problem , but just once in awhile.I read to put golf balls in the nest boxes, and they can peck at those and they will soon learn that they get nothing from them and give up.Also, you have to check the nest boxes frequently , so as to not give them a chance to eat them.We...
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    Help!!CHICK With Bending Neck!!!!

    I posted earlier and no one has answered..so I'm posting again with larger headline. I have a Americauna mix chick thats a couple days old.It is bending it's head back onto it's back and falling over.It's peeping constantly. It can't seem to sit up right and is always on it's back, head bent...
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    wryneck or ???

    help!I have a chick that's a day or 2 old.it keeps bending its head way back onto it's back and falling over,it can't sit up and keeps it's eyes closed...it's peeping constantly.I've looked all over on here...but wryneck seems to bend downward? and effect mostly silkies? this is an americauna...
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    HELP !!! traumatized chicken???

    Hi everyone; I'm a newby to chickens..only had them a few weeks.I got a problem with my Americauna.Hope someone has some ideas. I have a rooster and 5 hens.On saturday, were were away overnight, and when we got back Sunday morning, one of the girls was outside the coop, dug into a hole with...
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    hello all

    Hi Everyone; My name is Colleen, and I live in southern BC. I am new to chickens, only had them a few weeks. They were supposed to be my BF chickens, but somehow I spend more time with them, i take them their treats, and they watch for me I collect the eggs, and they've bonded with me!! We...
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