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    GIANT sturdy hawk netting

    Hi! Sorry, I am bad at seeing my notifications. I do still have it, it's been outside so will need some untangling & cleaning off, but I can def take a closer look at it come spring (or next good thaw) if you're still interested. I'll unfurl it some & make sure it's not gotten moldy in the...
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    Let's talk Oregano Essential Oil for Chickens... Uses? Dosing? Benefits? Can it be used daily?

    I don't see how diluting essential oil in water would be safer... Since it's oil and water, it seems like it would be impossible to get a truly homogenous mixture, and you'd be left with a gallon of plain water, with a bunch of little droplets of undilute essential oil sitting on the top...
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    Chicken fountain

    Maybe silicone caulk? As long as bits of it aren't poking out to look tempting for them to peck at?
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    Using Metoclopramide (Reglan) to treat impacted crop

    Thanks! Update re: delivery method for the oral Metoclopramide, I had missed the instructions on the bottle - you just squirt the 1.5 mg dose on some crumbs of torn-up bread (not much bread, a couple teaspoons' worth does it). It says put the crumbs in the bird's beak, but my hen just gobbled...
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    Using Metoclopramide (Reglan) to treat impacted crop

    Adding to this old thread in case it is helpful for somebody else down the line... I have found ONE vet in my area who'll treat chickens. After a televet consult, she's recommended Metoclopramide for my hen with a slow crop. She's a Brahma, almost 2 years old. A week ago the bird was acting...
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    Yard surveillance - Audio instead of video?

    Well, once or twice I've heard the chickens all sounding the alarm at once & go out there & realize a hawk is perched low & looking at them. So I was more counting on the hens to be making noise when something's spooked them.
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    GIANT sturdy hawk netting

    I have an enormous net I was going to string up over my back yard to keep hawks away. I've realized this takes a lot more equipment & diy skills than I'm prepared for (and that I also don't want a huge net covering my yard. It is very sturdy, with holes big enough for songbirds to fly through. I...
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    Yard surveillance - Audio instead of video?

    I'm letting my girls roam around most of the day in the yard. For spring & summer I sat out with them or had windows open, so I could hear & come poke my head out when they start squawking to make sure it's egg song & not "something predatory is eyeballing us". Now that it's getting too cold...
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    keeping covered run dry.

    With the zeolite, do you have to remove it after to avoid the birds eating it or anything?
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    Netting

    If anybody close to northern VT wants a LARGE quantity of heavy-duty hawk netting, hit me up. I realized I wasn't up for figuring out how to mount it. It could be cut into smaller pieces to use over a smaller run.
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    Ground Squirrels? Now, I have to protect against Ground Squirrels???

    Careful, that article recommends lily of the valley which I've been told is very toxic to chickens.
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    Icicle butt

    I'm waiting on my oyster shell to arrive
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    Icicle butt

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) My birds are all just over 6 months old. She is a Golden-laced Wyandotte and has always been a little smaller than the others. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She had some icicles stuck to...
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    Is this French Black Copper Maran a pullet or roo?

    Well, it is encouraging, anyways! Fingers crossed... Thanks!
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    Can a chick appear healthy/lively with an impacted crop?

    Me too!!
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