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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    I'm hoping to get some good advice about treating a sour crop. I'm a backyard chickener (just 4 chickens). One of my chickens is quite lethargic compared to the others. She will walk slowly about, but only when the flock has moved (and she wants to follow). She is exhibiting symptoms of sour...
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    The road less traveled...back to good health! They have lice, mites, scale mites, worms, anemia, gl

    I love it! That's wonderfully passive aggressive!
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    67031+4=67,035
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    Anybody in San Diego interested in exchanging chicken sitting with us?

    I know this thread is a bit old, but I'm also interested in trading sitting in San Diego. Message me if you are still active or anyone else is interested! Thanks!
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    Fish/blood meal fertilizer safe as chicken food?

    Thanks Wynette. That was my feeling, but just wanted to confirm.
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    First Egg Countdown

    I have 2 RIR and 2 BR that are about 17 weeks old. I uncovered the nest boxes last weekend (early on they had been roosting in them and making a mess). One BR (Henny Penny) has got a bigger, redder comb than my others. I'm betting she'll be the first but who knows. Here are the two BR...
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    Fish/blood meal fertilizer safe as chicken food?

    Hi everyone, I am new to BYC and just curious about mixing my own feed (just research at this point). I see a lot of meals available online (e.g. fish meal, bone meal, and blood meal). The listed purposes are for fertilizer. Does anyone know if these are ok to feed to chickens? For example...
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