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    Four year chicken raiser

    Hi, Thanks everyone for the welcome. I am currently looking for the cause of three of my chickens that have been losing feathers all summer. They have a bare back and the feathery part off their wing feathers and what is left are the stems. I have been treating them once a week with a powder...
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    Chickens losing feathers

    Hi, I have three Road Island Red chickens that have been losing their feathers all summer long. I have tried a powder that is supposed to kill mites and I have powder them once a week. I doesn't seem to work. I have been giving them feather fixer food which doesn't seem to work. With colder...
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    Four year chicken raiser

    Hi, my name is Robert Steffen and I am a chicken raiser for the eggs. I have ten hens so far and have been enjoying working with them. I have three ducks too. I have some Bar rocks and some Road Island Reds. My wife and I show miniature horses. I have not checked into my membership in Backyard...
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    Duck food

    Hello, I have two growing baby ducks. I have them in with the baby chicks and they all eat the same food, the Chick Starter. Is this food alright to feed ducklings? It doesn't appear to be harming them and they are all growing like a weed. Thanks
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    Guinea Fowl acting unusual

    Hi, I have a Guinea fowl that acted sick, would lay down with her head tilted sideways on the floor. When she tried to move she would either roll completely over or try to fly. I seperated her and her mate in a different room away from the Rock Barr chickens which after a few days she seemed...
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