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    chickies ash bath

    Im new to chickens, Ive been reading about "ash baths", so I got in the fireplace and got some ashes and put it a flour sifter to make it finer and get chunks out. Ok heres the real question, my 10 chicks are 4 days old, I gave them an ash bath is it too soon? Im so worried about mites and...
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    fireplace ashes as a dust bath?

    Im new to chickens, Ive been reading about "ash baths", so I got in the fireplace and got some ashes and put it a flour sifter to make it finer and get chunks out. Ok heres the real question, my chicks are 4 days old, I gave them an ash bath is it too soon? Im so worried about mites and fleas. I...
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    New Chickies

    I make sure Im with the chicks. I know how my yorkie can be. If I need to move them I put my Lilie in her kennel, so Im not trying to do to much at once. She also thinks shes a goat herder. Thanks for the heads up.
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    New Chickies

    Hello, We bought 10 acres in Roy, WA in April, so coming from living in a townhouse to a farm is really different. We are trying our hands at homesteading. With that much acreage and a coop already up I had to get chickens. So I did research and research and some more research. Decided to go...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Im new to raising chickens, actually haven't even started. Ive been researching meat birds. Can anybody give me good recommendation? Also Im looking for a couple of egg layers too. Hopefully adding them to my farm in a couple of weeks. Any info will be helpful. Thanks
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