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    Found green poop in the coop

    hi. just wanted to say that i use a de-wormer called flubenvet. there is no recall on the eggs. only on the meat there is a waiting time before you can consume them.
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    Ivomec (scaly leg mites)...*PICS ADDED*

    ivomec is ivermectin. but ivomec is also the brand name. as in ivomec eprinex.
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    List of egglaying factors

    still pretty warm here, low to mid 20's. up to 30 today and forecasted for the weekend. none of my girls are molting yet. my roo has been for the last month though! i heard about them holding off til spring when they come of age late autumn. i think i am just so impatient to see that super dark...
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    List of egglaying factors

    still nothing from my maran! i did do the 2 finger 3 finger thing on her (mimi) and two others who are the same age but dif breeds. faverolle and coucou de rennes. i know the other two are laying and they were def 3 fingers wide. mimi though is still two fingers wide. not sure if it is cause she...
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    List of egglaying factors

    i have a hen who is 32-33 weeks and still not laid yet. i heard from my friend that she had a hen who never laid ever and she had her for 4 years. how long is too long for her not to start laying? i have never had a hen take this long and i have had chickens for 5 years now. the hen in question...
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    copper maran - no eggs!

    Not broody in the least. I just thought it odd that she is such a late bloomer. Even the Brahma I had, had begun to lay at 6-7 mos. I was told she would not be mature til she was over a year and not to expect any eggs. The one funny thing I did notice with my Maran is that at night time when she...
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    copper maran - no eggs!

    Hello all. I would love some advice with my Copper Maran, Mimi. She is between 7 and 8 months of age, and has not begun laying yet. We are still having 12-13hrs of daylight each day. As well, there are def no eggs in their enclosure. They live in a large fenced off part of the yard. The grass...
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    French Mante......

    hello. i live in the pyrenees atlantique region in sw france and have a mante hen. but mine looks nothing like yours! my girl has the earmuffs and beard. she is also black with white spots all over. not sure how to post a picture on here. if anyone knows i will put one up of her. ok hope this...
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    is corn as main ingredient good for chickens?

    Quote: i know a lot of you guys are on about avoiding the gmo stuff. but what if that was not so much a problem where i am. the eu is much strickter than the states on it. i was hoping maybe someone out there could say list some grains for me to mix up. or these are good, these are for...
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    is corn as main ingredient good for chickens?

    hello. i live in france and here they only feed corn. should i try to find something else to feed my girls? i mix into the corn something called pondeuse. it is for egg layers. lots of my neighbors think i waste money by buying it as they just buy sacks of crushed oyster shells. (half the price)...
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    europe

    anyone in europe?
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    laying eggs

    thank you for that. i just found it so odd that she'd said that. i was beginning to think i was crazy and she was right. i'm stopping by hers today and will insist that i only want the hens. again, thanks so much.
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    laying eggs

    hello. i am not sure where to post this so sorry if in wrong spot. my question is, do i need to keep a cockerel in order to get my hens to lay eggs. the woman whom i am getting four hens from is insisting that i must have a cockerel or i will not get any eggs. is this true? i've never heard of...
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