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    Comment by 'Hennypenny1984' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    Bring home a bag of crickets sometime. The most entertaining treat if you want to see chickens go crazy over a treat. I'll bring one of those clear bags of crickets home for them and I actually have to raise it real high as some of my birds actually will fly up to the bag they're so excited.
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    Comment by 'Hennypenny1984' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    I make casseroles and such for an occasional treat. Sometimes I will make "Egg Bread" when I've got 3 week old eggs. It's basically all eggs with a cup of flour and a couple teaspoons of baking powder to make it rise. I sometimes will put some no salt added canned corn in with it and add some...
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    Supplementing with lime?

    Coffee bean grinder, it's very quick. You can also buy a rather large amount of calcium carbonate pretty cheaply. I use nutrients 650mg I bought from iherb, but it's available about anywhere vitamins are sold.
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    Is it worth it..

    I had truckers pick up and deliver dogs if you know of any. They always like extra cash.
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    Fluconazole

    Oh my gosh, that's horrible. I came here for the same advice.
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    Can I eat eggs from hens that have eaten medicated chick feed?

    Commonly known as BMD.
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    Review by 'Hennypenny1984' in article 'Utilizing the Parrot Chop Principle to Improve Chicken Diets'

    This is such a smart idea. I normally buy kale or collard greens and whittle them down in my food processor, I do liver, hearts as well and the obvious treats occasionally of blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, etc But your idea is so good bc I do this daily and it's a big drain, but mixing...
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    Marek or Coccidiosis?

    Oops, I may have posted on the wrong question.
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    Marek or Coccidiosis?

    Clostridium perfringens ! Check Wikipedia Similar to salmonella,, norovirus and more.
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    Need help identifying and treating worms in sick chicken!

    Your report shows heavy growth of a bacteria called Clostridium perfringens. This is what took her. You can read about it on Wikipedia or search for Clostridium perfringens in chickens
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    Tips on Grandpa Feeder?

    They are great. I bought 2 standard size bc I have 18 birds and a couple of them are domineering over their food and scare off the younger chooks. Be careful where you buy it bc the price varies a lot. I'll try to find the link my rep gave me. The price should be 149.00 for the standard and...
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    Skinny Rhode Island Reds protruding breastbone !!!!

    I'm s sorry, what I meant * I called a very before I needed one. I need to learn to proofread my Swype typing before I hit 'post'
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    Skinny Rhode Island Reds protruding breastbone !!!!

    I can sleep a very before I ever needed one and asked the price of a flock wellness check and it was cheaper than a per bird examination. Good luck and I'm sorry for your heavy losses.
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    Hen drinking lots of water and vomiting

    I'm here because my Wyandotte just did this.
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    Feeding Amaranth to Chickens

    Heat treatment changes everything
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