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    why is avocado bad for chickens?

    Now I read that chickens should never eat banana peels, but mine eat them everyday. There's a giant banana patch growing in their run and they also eat the stem of the banana plant which I chop & split for them, they love it! But, naturally, these are unsprayed, organic bananas fertilized with...
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    why is avocado bad for chickens?

    I don't know but its on the bad list for lots of things including cockatiels and
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    Introducing chicks to adult flock, while taking care of an aging hen

    First, an update on Cinnamon, for those of you wondering what happened to my hen with a bum leg/knee ( I wrapped it with sports wrap and she's able to put some weight on it, but still mostly hops on the good leg): I had her isolated in a crate in the garage for 2 - 3 weeks, where she could...
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    why is avocado bad for chickens?

    I recently read an article in a magazine that said avocado is bad for chickens. I feed my chickens avocado from time to time and they love it! So does my dog, who buries them all over the yard (and now we're growing them in some pretty funny places!)
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    Special Treats!!

    I have given my chicks fresh bananas & papayas that grow on my farm. I start feeding them the fruit with chick grit sprinkled liberally on it once they are a week old, sometimes just to teach them to eat, since new ones often don't like the starter feed much. I even mix some of the store bought...
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    possible knee injury?

    My 5 year old hen, Cinnamon, injured her knee joint 17 days ago and after wrapping it with stretchy sports bandaging she still can't put weight on it. She can get around, though, even managed to hop up her ramp when it was time to go inside the other day. My question for anyone who has had...
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    possible sprained or broken leg

    Weird! My alpha hen, Cinnamon, was found this morning inside her coop unable to move. When I picked her up, she didn't flinch, but when I set her down again, she tipped to one side. Then I set her on the ground to see if she would eat scratch with the others and she hobbled on one leg, pooped...
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    Sponsored Post Want to share your fresh eggs? Learn about the Local Hens community!

    Love all 33 of my delightful hens (Americaunas, Wyandottes, Rhode IS. Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Austrolorps,Plymouth Bard rocks) and they are decent layers (even my 3+ yr olds still nest). I trade 3-8 dozen a week at the farmers market and sell them for $5 dozen to my friends, when we aren't...
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    Eye infection in Americaunas

    Help! My hens are in rapid decline, less than a week ago I noticed some swelling around their eyes, with a foamy discharge,so I went to my local feed store (no bird vet on the Big Island) and they suggested a spray for pinkeye. It's not working! I have them islolated, but they're not getting...
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    green/white diarrhea in layer hen aged 2 1/2

    Thank you for your suggestions and concern. I have dusted my hens with sevarin and another time with DE, when mites showed up, but I haven't seen any lately. I did just lose a hen (RIR) last week who was laying tiny eggs before she died (prolapse?) but this is the first case of diarrhea that...
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    green/white diarrhea in layer hen aged 2 1/2

    Help! My 2 1/2 year old Rhode ISland Red hen has runny poop and acts sedated and has a droopy comb. I will isolate her and clean her up, and I've given her electrolites in her drinking water. Should I avoid using a galvanized metal waterer for my flock? I've had it for over 2 years now, and...
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