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    Chipmunk Stripes always Partridge?

    Thank you both. I also have 2 Silkies that had the stripes and they appear to be a washed out black/grey/blue? color?? They came out of a flock of paints, splashes and blacks. Any idea what genetic color they might be? I have been assuming they are partridge, but i only see the golden...
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    Chipmunk Stripes always Partridge?

    Are all chicks with these stripes genetic partridge? I picked up a few mixed EE's that are brown/buff colored with stripes. How will they color out when mature? The seller said they were Ameracuanas, but from what I have seen in the past, they tend to sell EEs and mis-name them. Is a brown and...
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    No idea. No real struggle other than catching them in the coop. She became lethargic, could barely stand when I went to put her in that night. Never recovered over 4 days of hand feeding.
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    They stopped laying all winter 2018 (sub tropical climate), laid a few in the spring including tiny eggs and jelly eggs, then stopped all summer long. As far as I know she didnt aspirate and her head was above the whole time. She just went down and never recovered after the dip - the rest had...
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    Update: So far I caught 2 opossums and a small 3 ft rat snake in 1 week. Ive seen massive 6 footers nearby. I was down to a single hen who was still laying in that coop, and she just died after a permethrin dip, so the rest of that flock will be culled this week since they no longer lay. Will...
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    Game Bird feed growing fancy breeds?

    Ive looked 3 times at my local TSC and couldnt find it.
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    The coop is currently lifted off the ground being turned into a 2 story condo coop. Will know more in a week when its back to normal with no people around building the addition and spooking everything. Putting a live trap out this week just to get rid of the gray squirrels running amok. After...
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    I did not say your situation was funny. I meant it as "funny you mention that as my husband just wondered if a person was taking them..." funny, like a coincidence this happened to you...
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    Everything is torn apart this week as we do new coop renovations, so no update. Funny people are mentioning people stealing the eggs. My husband asked if the neighbors groundskeepers and maid could be sneaking through the woods to take them, as their outdoor storage where they hang out is only...
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    Squirrels spread Lepto to dogs, which is deadly btw. Never hurts to eliminate them.
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    Permethrin Dip for Mites

    Thanks for the great tips. Do you wear long gloves? I mean as a preventative assuming they have bugs since im in a heavy wildlife area and they roam the forest with a thick bird population. If I were in a subdivision with a small covered coop, I wouldn't bother. (like we call ivomec monthly...
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    Permethrin Dip for Mites

    Thanks so much for the info.
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    Permethrin Dip for Mites

    Curious where you found the 37% concentration? I have Gordons brand from TSC and it is 10%
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    Eggs vanishing with no trace. Need ideas.

    No, its locked up at night. Coop has to be open during the day so hens can access it to lay, yes.
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    Permethrin Dip for Mites

    I want to start doing an annual dip to prevent/treat any possible bugs. Im in a really heavy wildlife area and my birds free range in the woods among loads of wild birds, etc., of all kinds. I bought a large bucket and 1/2 gallon of liquid Permethrin and want to start doing an annual dip on...
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