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    Any idea what breed?

    Yes her feet are grey. Thanks!
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    Any idea what breed?

    Does anyone know what breed this hen is?
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    Lice

    Thank you for your input. I heard mid morning a terrible racket coming from the pen and when I got outside I saw a hawk on the fence trying to get in. The birds were screaming and I am wondering if that hawk might have tried it earlier and scared the bird to death, isn't that possible. We have 3...
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    Lice

    Thank you for your input; I will do so. I just read about Sudden Death with chickens. We put her in the frig and will investigate possibilities. I have to weigh the cost of my heart. She was one of my favorites. Our hen flock only consisted of 6 females. We have got 30 new chicks which we will...
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    Lice

    I am newbie chicken owner only 8 months. Went into the pen this morning and one of my Red Rangers was dead on her back. She has no outward signs of trauma. She was very healthy and has been laying an egg everyday. She has not had any strange behavior and nothing could get into our pen. Should I...
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    Lice

    Can't get the lice problem under control. Coop is very dry. Dust with DE on a regular basis, completely cleaned coop out 2 weeks ago. Automatic watering system, all water is completely clean, food as well. Suggestions. Not fond of using chemicals but will consider at this point. The lice are...
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    Food in Chicken Coop

    Thank you so much. I was able to find some pictures that matched what is on our chickens and they are lice. I also saw a bunch of tiny little blond looking bus which do look like lice. Thanks for your input.
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    Food in Chicken Coop

    We have found a dark grey fungal looking growth at the base of the feathers near the vent area. It almost has the feel of a cattail reed. As the growth gets larger it moves slightly from the base of the feathers, where as the new growth is right near the skin. Also some of her skin looks like...
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    Food in Chicken Coop

    My chicken coop is a 16' x 16' building. I don't have a covered structure for their food. Is it ok to have their food where they nest and lay?
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    Can't find help

    Success! Ruth is doing so much better. I took lemon juice, garlic, coconut oil, and garlic. Pureed it and then added some Vaseline to form a paste. Ruth loves the taste. After one week of topically applying and ingesting the potion. The largest growth by her beak dropped off and the one above...
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    Can't find help

    Will do....
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    Boys VS Girls

    Girl - 29
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    Can't find help

    Thank you so much for your interest. I have separated her. The growths are firm. Her left eye is still watering a bit. She is breathing normal, eating fine, active just like all the other chicks. We tried a triple antibiotic and the Blue Lotion and nothing changed. We put together a mixture of...
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    Can't find help

    The growths around Ruth's eyes are growing and now a new growth has appeared on the other side by her beak. We are applying a product by Anchor "Blue Lotion Spray" (more purple than blue)and it doesn't seem to help. We have used a triple antibiotic cream and that helped the black ring around...
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    Boys VS Girls

    48 Are we supposed to be counting down?
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