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    Permethrin10: should I spray or bathe?

    We gave a bale of straw to our flock that (unknown to us at the time) had a wild bird nesting on it and now we have lice. When we first saw it, we bathed all of the flock, cleaned the entire coop and sprayed everything down. I didn't realize we had to follow up, so now our rooster is worse and...
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    We are taking the plunge

    We are doing the same thing. I have 6 Cornish X right now who are about 3 weeks old, and will purchase 50 or so later this summer to butcher this fall. So far, all is going well! We may purchase a dozen more or so in a few weeks, to give us some meat for the summer/early fall. My only worry...
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    Heater idea....is this crazy?

    We first jumped into the chicken world last fall when a family member gave us a large assortment of adult chickens, a rooster, and 3 turkeys. Now that we have successfully kept them alive, happy & thriving over the winter, we've decided to add a few chicks to our farm. We have one of those...
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