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    Can I spray paint my chickens feet?

    My birds do free range. They come running out of their solar chicken door in the morning like a clown car! I'm thinking I'll use a dot of Blu-Kote on the heads of the light colored birds and then a ziptie on the ankle of my dark easter eggers. Thank you for the help and suggestions. I'm...
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    Can I spray paint my chickens feet?

    I wasn't going to treat the mites with DE, I have permethrin mite powder for the birds. I was going to sprinkle DE onto the inside walls and floor of the coop the day after I use the liquid permethrin spray on those surfaces. Is DE safe for areas the birds don't really touch much, or should I...
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    Can I spray paint my chickens feet?

    I have 30 chickens including 16 rowdy teenagers and 2 babies. I think one or two of my hens have mites and I know I need to treat everyone (and the coop, clean out bedding, DE, etc). My plan is to go into the coop at night to apply the mite powder, otherwise I can't catch them. Once I've...
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    Housing Bantams and an Eqyptian Fayoumis hen together?

    Thank you Norcal527! She's on the bottom of the pecking order currently, maybe she'll get some confidence from being with smaller birds :)
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    Housing Bantams and an Eqyptian Fayoumis hen together?

    I have a mixed flock of rainbow layers from McMurray that are a little over a year old. My very petite Egyptian Fayoumis hen, Ellen, has a bad leg sprain and is now in isolation. I think Ellen is too small for a my Easter Egger and Wyandotte roos and was likely injured during mating. Since...
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    What breeds are George and Bernie?

    Thank you so much everyone!!!!
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    What breeds are George and Bernie?

    I ordered a rainbow layer mix from McMurray several months ago. I ended up with 2 roos and am having trouble identifying them. I thought Bernie might be a RIR and George a gold laced wyandotte, but I'm not so sure. Bernie's tail feathers are more green than the pics indicate. Bernie is a...
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    Teenage Guineas Gorging on Chicken Feed

    Thank you so much for the help! I let them free feed from the chicken feeder and now give them high protein treats (meal worms, scrambled eggs, etc) at bed time to get them back into their pen.
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    Teenage Guineas Gorging on Chicken Feed

    I have 9 teenage guineas that free range during the day. They are given a scoop of 22% feed at bedtime to entice them back into their pen. This weekend, I started letting my chickens free range under supervision, the rest of the time they are in a large predator proof pen. The guineas found...
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    Guineas getting stuck in chicken pen roof netting

    I have a few young guineas that free range during the day and have a coop for nights. They are young, about 4 months old. My chicken run is covered with netting over the top- 2" square nylon netting, I think it was meant to cover fruit trees to keep birds from the fruit. The guineas have...
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    Poncho?

    Oh goodness I feel ridiculous... I never even thought about a button down shirt!! I have an old lab coat hanging in my closet from grad school that will make the perfect chick poo smock :)
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    South Carolina

    I'm nearby in Pendleton. I have my first batch of chicks in the brooder and I can't wait to have more!!! They're a mix of "rainbow layer" pullets from McMurray and at 5 1/2 weeks old I'm finally starting to be able to guess at some of the breeds :)
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    Poncho?

    Every time I open my brooder to visit my chicks (5 weeks old), I end up getting pooped on several times. Their favorite spot seems to be the back of my shoulders. I tried paper towels on my lap, but they just wanted to shred and eat them. I’m seriously considering wearing a poncho when I sit at...
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