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  1. Ryan F

    Bare Butts

    Also forgot I do give them meal worms maybe I will provide more over the winter.
  2. Ryan F

    Bare Butts

    When it's nice out (over 15-20 F) they have access to outside all day, in warmer weather they free range a portion of the day couple days a week. It's been tough with our cold weather we were battling some frost bite so they have been more confined over the past few weeks.
  3. Ryan F

    Bare Butts

    A) How many hens? How many roos? 1 Roo (maybe some new ones in the young ones) and 17 hens (1F/2M ducks as well) B) How much cracked corn? (not much at all, just in the evening before bed when it's cold out, the rest is their regular layer organic feed. What sources of protein do you...
  4. Ryan F

    Bare Butts

    The cold weather making observations for any length of time difficult (Midwest), and when we are out there they are more focused on us. That being said they have also been confined in coop (11' x 12' / 2 story) to block out drafts so boredom may be an issue. Not sure what to inspect for...
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    Bare Butts

    Can anyone help me identify the root cause of my bare chicken butts. Although I imagine I would not see lice or mites given their size, I have put down food grade diatomaceous earth. It is only hens and not all of them. Rooster show no signs, nor do any of the young chicks we recently put out...
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