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    Multi-pronged approach for mites

    Thank you. I do have the dosing from other posts. Thank you. I treated all of them today in the ways I stated above. Lordy Lou I hope it works. We just got through fly strike (I’m traumatized), dealing with mites and today while spraying I saw one hen had bumblefoot. I’m about to lose it. I...
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    Multi-pronged approach for mites

    My chickens have Depluming mites (I assume). For a while I thought the feather loss was from the fact that we had two roosters. Checked roosts and chickens at night, no sign of mites. They don’t seem to pull their own feathers or scratch themselves much but now it’s at the point where their skin...
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    Broody Hen please help

    Thanks so much!
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    Broody Hen please help

    Hi. I have a very similar situation right now and I was wondering, if we successfully hatch chicks and keep them with the flock, how do I ensure they have starter feed and the flock has layer feed?
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    Organic Feed Protein Content Too Low??

    i usually collect them every day. but come to think of it, i have skipped a day here and there, when in a hurry, because a couple of them are getting kind of broody and it takes some effort to shoo them away when collecting.. (little aha moment) i guess them keeping the eggs warm could be what's...
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    Organic Feed Protein Content Too Low??

    thank you. i should go talk to them. it is their layer feed that i am buying. my small flock is a mix of wyandotte, astralorp, new hampshire reds. they are young. born later in the season last year. started laying in the beginning of the winter. now i get one a day from every single one of them...
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    Organic Feed Protein Content Too Low??

    i buy embudo valley organic feed. it is made right down the road from me. the only problem is that it is only 14% protein. i have only used this feed for the last 2 months and have noticed that the albumen is a bit watery now. are my ladies protein deficient now? i looked at supplements at the...
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    encouraging words for a new dachshund owner?

    just an update. this little guy is amazing! in just a couple of days he has been house trained and he will sit, stay and come all for a teeny treat. we have walked past the chicken run a few times and he hasn't payed any attention to them at all, which is great. when it warms up just a bit (it...
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    encouraging words for a new dachshund owner?

    oh that's true gryeyes the girls do love to dig and have dirt baths. i already have it skirted all of the way around. i guess i did wonder if the hunter would start digging beyond the reach of the wire. and jewel1, as far as eating or rolling in the mess, i could only hope that was my biggest...
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    encouraging words for a new dachshund owner?

    wow thank you for all of the responses. i know i would keep the dog even if everyone warned me against it but with so many others that have made it work, i feel more confident. just to be sure i am going to lay down wire on the ground of the inside of the chicken run. then if he somehow gets a...
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    encouraging words for a new dachshund owner?

    so my daughter and i just rescued a dachshund pup. he's 6 or 7 months old. not small but still teething. i brought him home for the first time and the first thing he saw was the chicken run. he perked right up but we brought him straight inside. anyway, i agreed to keep him before i looked into...
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