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Thanks dawg53, I got lucky, they all seem to have jumped or fell off.

Thanks Eggsessive, I applied Adams Flea and Tick directly on top of the stick tight fleas and it killed them. They seem to be gone for now.

Thank you Eggcessive. Upon further research online, I discovered they are stick tight fleas. I Just ordered some Adams Flea and Tick Spray on Amazon and will have it on Monday. The article you referred me to was very helpful also.

My Seramas have what appears to be tiny black parasites attached to their faces and ears. There is so much of it, their faces appear black. What is it and how do I treat it? They also have leg mites, so I treated them with Ivermectin pour on this morning hoping it might help with the black...

Thanks for you input chickbee, I've had them confined the last 3 days and they were miserable. We've had heat in the 90s the past 2 days and after watching them pant yesterday, I decided to let them free range again today so they can dust bathe, and rest under the shade of the orange trees...

Two days ago a Hawk killed 3 of my 6 hens, a Rhode Island, a Brahma Cochin and a CA White. While I was picking up the bodies of 2 of them, it killed a third. Worst part is, it didn't eat them. Just tore some feathers and skin off the back between the wings. They all 3 had deep puncture...

My TJ hen is about 15 weeks also. A few days ago she was trying out nest boxes and just today she started crouching down when I reach to touch her. Eggs can't be too far off.

Hi Steemroo. I've been offline about 6 weeks. (high speed internet woes in V.C.) Thanks for the detailed process for improving hatch rates with TJ's fertile eggs. As soon as my Brahma cochin goes broody again, I'm going to use the in-store candleing process. (can I borrow your wife for...

Hey Penny, Thanks again for the CL response about the TJ's fertile eggs. Did the grey chick in the pic you posted come from a TJ egg?

I guess I'm a member now. I have a Brahma Cochin hen (Hawkeye) who goes broody frequently and this last time has been at it for over 6 months. After exhausting every method of trying to break her from brooding, I finally gave in and let her incubate eggs. First I placed an ad on Craigslist...

I was joking around. Unfortunately I can't use insecticide on the ants because the lizards eat the ants and the chickens eat the lizards.

My black Australorpe is amazingly quick at catching live animals. She has caught live Deer Mice, Field mice, Lizards and a California Racer (snake). She runs like hell to keep the other hens from stealing her catch, then shakes and bangs it against the ground until dead. Finally, gulping it...

Here's another similarity between Hawkeye and Bonny. You said Bonny "has seldom layed eggs". Hawkeye lays very few eggs also. After she's layed about a half dozen eggs, she goes broody. She is also very friendly also and will allow me to hold her indefinitely. She lays her head on my...

Hi Bibblekit, Some of these hens must have an incredibly strong nesting instincts. Hawkeye finally snapped out of it in 2012, but did it again in 2013. Didn't last as long last year. Ironically, she is doing it again right now. Went broody about 10 weeks ago and showing no sign of...

Thank you Eggcessive.