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    Scary?? Chicken eating leaves of tomato plant

    hello backyard Barb, My hens have snacked on tomato leaves over the years, and seem to have no ill effects....if they had no other greens then it may be a different story... all the best with your hens......Fowlo
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    Sponsored Post Oh, Baby! Preventing and Treating Pasting in Chicks

    thanks Subhanalah, I love Silkies, sweet little birds..
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    Sponsored Post Oh, Baby! Preventing and Treating Pasting in Chicks

    Hi chicky lovers..... has anyone had this experience, a few months we had quite a bit if wet weather, and my hens were in dry soil under their coop, then out foraging in the mud.....then I noticed one the of hens seemed to be walking oddly...., looked closely, and they had mud balls on each...
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    Sponsored Post Oh, Baby! Preventing and Treating Pasting in Chicks

    thanks for all the good info.....apple cider vinegar is so good for so many things, I have had success with eradicating pasting also with ACV. after cleaning little bottoms first.. regards Fowlo
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    What antibiotic should I use for chronic diarrhea?

    hello.....I had this problem some weeks ago with my new bantams, restricted their water for a few hours, then gave them 2 litres of boiled water, with a teaspoon of good quality apple cider vinegar added....problem resolved in a couple of days....if the hens don't like it, weaken it slightly at...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I have 2 lovely little hens, bit bigger than a bantam, they are bob-tailed, grey-brown body, necks are a speckled ginger color, small combs, bit like small rose-comb, very docile, and good little layers, have had them only a few weeks, and was wondering what is their breed....hope you can...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    With regard to the vulnerability of Silkies to predators because of their large pom-poms, I carefully trimmed the side feathers on the head to give them a chance to see a hawk, works well... my hens were totally free range and I had lost a couple to large hawks, but after their trim, lost...
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    UGH! What is wrong with my rooster?

    my bantam rooster crows anytime during the night, but now pop him under a box with straw for the night, silence !!!! maybe because its so dark, and no light to set him off, or maybe he can't stretch his neck up to crow....don't forget to release him next morning tho....
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