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    Cream legbar HEN with huge spurs

    I have a legbar hen with spurs as big as shown, and she is definitely the dominant hen. Thought she was a rooster at first...she keeps the other hens in line. During and attack by a fox which I caught on surveillance camera, the fox caught her three times and tried to kill her, but she got...
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    Mites, but what type

    no mice or mice with lice infestations, but grasshopper infestations that have been eliminated and i used to use it in my aquarium filters. Lice aren't common in my environment. I trap for mice to keep numbers in check, plus we have a lot of snakes in the area
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    Mites, but what type

    Permethrine is not much better than DE for health risks. DE has been very effective for me for years, especially in my dry arid climate. If my birds do have mites I will use Ivermectin
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    Mites, but what type

    yes to the shovel being where i though i killed them. I used a desecticide from southland organics. Coated them in DE today and no further movement. I have checked some of the chickens but not all, no sign of mites on them, I will check the roost trick tonight after dark I took the picture with...
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    Mites, but what type

    oh, and by the way the shovel are kept outside the coop
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    Mites, but what type

    I live in Colorado springs and I found these little critters in-side the handle of a metal coal shovel I use to clean my coop. I treat my coop regularly with DE, but had been a little lax in doing it and it has been very hot. I don't see any issues with my girls but egg production has been low...
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    Hawk attack! What now???

    I have used reflective crinkly tape I got on amazon. The hawks don't like the reflection and the don't like the noise it makes. I put it as high up as I can in trees and also near the ground. I have not had a hawk return since I started using it, but I have seen them fly right by to go to my...
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    Legbar or Araucana

    not sure of the age, probably 2-3, I have had her for a year and a half, got her from someone relocating and could not take her
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    Legbar or Araucana

    When I got this Rooster, I was told it was a hen (we named her Molly) and that it was a legbar. As he has developed, I realized he was a rooster (so now his name is Molly Hatchet). After seeing some pictures, I am wondering if he is a legbar or an Araucana. He has some seriously long spurs as...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    2 eggs today from 18 hens...16 hens molting
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    can you tell me what breed this little girl is?

    she only has four toes and her legs are bluish grey. She is also pretty aggresive
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    can you tell me what breed this little girl is?

    from an individual that was moving, he did not have much knowledge of chickens
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    can you tell me what breed this little girl is?

    I will get a better look at her when it warms up. Just got her last night. I will get a look at her toes too.
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    can you tell me what breed this little girl is?

    She is small like a silkie
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    Can you tell me what breed this hen is?

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