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    Swollen Crop

    They're one week old. They've only been swollen since yesterday, but it doesn't seem to be going down.
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    Swollen Crop

    My little gals seem to have swollen crops. I replaced their hay nest (they are being reared by my broody hen) w/ shavings the other day and since then I've changed it out to those dry bedding pellets. They have plenty of water and now I've given them chick grit. Is there anything else I...
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    Hen is raising chicks. Do I need to do ?

    I have the exact same questions. I just realized the date of your post and I'm wondering if anyone ever responded, or if you've learned anything since then that you pass on to me? Thank you for any help you can offer. Debbie
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    First hatch!

    Are you sure? I read so much information on BYC last night about chickens dying one by one from the disease; that it can be carried by wind, etc. I know some people are really adverse to giving vaccines. I haven't done a lot of research to know what is right. I don't take my chickens...
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    First hatch!

    Thank you so much for the post! And hello! It was nice to see that you're so close by. I really appreciate the information. I'll check out Wilco or Coastal for the vaccine tomorrow. Although I'm not sure I can bring myself to give the little sweeties a shot. I'm sure my wonderful husband...
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    First hatch!

    I let my broody hen hatch out some fertilized eggs I bought and the first two hatched today. Now I feel a little panicky! She's a great mom, very protective, but tell me, how does she feed them? How do I vaccinate them? Do I need to move them away from the other hens? I know nature has...
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    Bit of Earth Honey

    Mahonri, how sad that your fruit doesn't get pollinated anymore. Actually, I guess that's the understatement of the year. That's really awful. I hope we're doing it the right way, but as with anything, this is all trial and error. Reinbeau - I know what you mean, I wonder all the time if...
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    Bit of Earth Honey

    Thanks for the reply Reinbeau! So, you don't have to treat for Nosema, or do you just choose not to? I did start feeding them heavy syrup right away, so now I just have to wait and see if they're ok. :|
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    Bit of Earth Honey

    How wonderful! It's nice to find another beekeeper on BYC. My husband and I just started beekeeping this year. We live in Oregon. It looks like you got a wonderful harvest, I take it these are not first year hives? We administered some medications today and our weaker hive was very...
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    My girls have stopped laying!

    Thank you for the responses. Have you ever heard of squirrels taking eggs? I've noticed a grey ground squirrel going in and out of the barn and today one of my "dummy" eggs disappeared. It's a little wooden one and it's just gone. I've had one of my plastic dummy eggs disappear before too...
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    Redness of skin

    Thank you for the responses. Ella, I did treat with DE after the warm soapy bath and I also sprayed the entire coop with Pyrethin, but I was uncertain about spraying the birds because I'm not sure what the withdrawl period is and I can't tell their eggs apart from the other chickens. I have...
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    MITES

    Oh and is there a withdrawl period after treating with Sevin?
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    MITES

    Cool! Thanks for replying so quickly. should I try bathing them again? then treat, or just dust them?
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    My girls have stopped laying!

    I added ten new chicks to my flock this spring and they are just beginning to lay. But all of a sudden all but one of the older girls has stopped laying. I don't see any signs of moulting, that I recognize. Do chickens stop laying due to moulting before they start to lose their feathers...
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    MITES

    I have two banty hens missing feathers. I treated them for mites as suggested on this website, but they still look terrible. Can't I expect the feathers to grow back? I actually treated them for mites several months ago and really never saw an improvement. How long and how often should I...
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