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    WORMING with Fenbendazole - - How much?

    I still haven't noticed anything return. I'll check good this weekend as I'll have more time to be out with them.
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    To me it's the sensational title of "No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs." When the atricle linked clearly states the difference. It's the author of the article's opinion that those differences aren't a nutirtional advantage, when their own data disagrees...
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    Give peas a chance!

    The feed I use has field peas in it. The ladies didn't like them at first, but seem to now. They love them when fermented, I think that's how they finally got a taste for them. Never tried feeding them peas humans would eat, but they don't like cauliflower stalks, peppers (they pick the...
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    Maybe you should read up a bit more on nutrition?
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    As does pretty much everything. You're really grasping at straws ...
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    I'm pretty sure the general consensus, backed by science, is the modern Western diet has way too much omega6 and way too few omega3 ... not sure why eggs with higher omega3 would be seen as a disadvantage. Factory egg producers add flax to their feed to increase omega3, and advertise such as...
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    But see, the actual science of the article states there is a clear difference and the author's opinion is "The range eggs had higher fat levels, including for n-3 (13.8 mg/50 g), but this would not be viewed as a nutritional advantage...". I would suggest the author read up a bit more on...
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    The birds love the Comfrey!

    I wouldn't say you have to grow it, more you have to plant it. Comfrey grows itself.
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    That's like saying "All my kid will eat is cereal, so why make them eat veggies? They're healthy and get all the nutrition they need?"
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    The birds love the Comfrey!

    Actual science is better. However finding "actual science" is difficult. Everything negative about comfrey is based around it containing Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, or a study in NZ where someone ate 2lbs of it everyday for about 2 months. Honey contains Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, as does milk...
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    LOL . . . What? I can probably count 20 different plants my chickens eat now, and it's dead of winter. That doesn't even count the insects they still find scratching at the leaves. You must have a very expensive regiment of feeding store bought veggies for your chickens if you offer more than...
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    No difference between pasture raised chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.

    "Eggs from the range production environment had more total fat (P < 0.05), monounsaturated fat (P < 0.05), and polyunsaturated fat (P < 0.001) than eggs produced by caged hens. Levels of n-3 fatty acids were also higher (P < 0.05), at 0.17% in range eggs vs. 0.14% in cage eggs. .... Yolk color...
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    WORMING with Fenbendazole - - How much?

    What's the best way to spray a chicken with pyrethrin mixed in water? Do I need to douse them? Spay bottle mist? Dunk them in a bucket? I'm assuming I don't want it in their eyes/noses.
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    Chick born with gunky feet?

    Today I learned silkies have 5 toes. Showing my green stripes ..
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    Chick born with gunky feet?

    Definitely looks to have a few extra toes.
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