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    Comment by 'Liz7' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    I read an article about it that convinced me my 4 kilos DE are not really what i wanted for my garden, my pets o myself. Google and you'll find it. what concern me the most is the amount I already used and it landed in the compost. As much as I do not want pest to attack my pets, I do not want o...
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    Review by 'Liz7' in article 'The Definite Guide To Roosters'

    I was expecting a scientific explanation of a roosters behavior. A while ago I watched some videos about it and how some experts spend days and days observing the flock behavior, with roosters in it, without them, only roosters, etc. I'm not an expert, I'm far away from it, however I was raised...
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    Comment by 'Liz7' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    Which kind of floor do you use? I have heard that the floor in the coop and run must be normal earth floor. I'm about to built their forever coop and I really want to use this method correctly, so that it works. If it's not in contact with eath, then it might not compost, just dry at it's best...
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    Review by 'Liz7' in article 'Chickens in the Garden'

    I also had that romantic view somehow, even though I had chickens as I grew up, they were pets, maybe that's why! LOL. We have so many bugs and mean flies here in Germany, that I protect most of my vegetables with a net anyways, but if I'm on the left corner planting something, my gang of four...
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    Yesterday morning the ball was anchored to left wattle, but today morning is rolling and it's changing shapes constantly, it's no really a ball, the margins are more and more sharp or with "pointing corners", cartilage consistency. The left wattle is growing thicker at the bottom, not mushy at...
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    Oh! @Liz7 you mentioned that he closes his eyes when you examine touch the face, maybe he is sensitive? It could be, but birds close their eyes when you handle their face/combs/wattles most of the time unless they are really used to you doing so. It would be hard to know if it's painful or...
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    I know, I cried so much today, I just can't deny the growing lumps and the wart and that it might become something painful and awful. His eyes are so bright:love:love:love
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    Thank you guys for answering, you're awesome :) You are right, the yellow on the face is his normal coloring. Thank God! The farmer just saw the pictures you saw. He said, only a vet could tell what the roo has, but it's got something that is not normal. We did use a DIY No Crow Collar, very...
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    Chickens are healing

    Thank you all for your warm wellcoming :love Yes, you are right, Sundheimer chickens have some Brahma in them, Brahmas are bigger and fluffier :) My two Sundheimer girls: Madeleine, Linda and Araucana roo Pancho Villa, sadly, he has a lump under his beak, a farmer told me he needs to be cull...
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    Thank you for answering. I talked this to a farmer who also has chickens, he does that semi-professionally . He thinks that could be a tumor and he advised me to cull him ASAP :(:hit:hit:hit Here a pic I took yesterday. We used a very very lose crowing collar for three weeks, that we took off at...
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    Chickens are healing

    Hello to all I'm Liz, a new/old chicken lover :frow (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I had chickens as pets when growing up, my grandma had chickens and ducks as a homesteader. I've been wanting to get chickens since years and finally got them last month, best...
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    Strange lump under Rooster's beak

    Hi, I am new to chickens and very happy and thankful to be here. My Araucana roo about 8 months old has one wattle thicker as the other one and a strange Lump under his beak. Also on the left side something like wart on the lower beak and a yellow dot on the face. I got him 6 weeks ago and when...
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