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    White Leghorn Roo crossed w/ Barred Rock Hen

    How did they turn out? Any pics? So interested in this cross! Probably going to be great layers and pretty 😍
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    Brown Leghorn Chicks

    The cockerels are gorgeous! Pullet does look just like a legbar 😍
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    Brown Leghorn Chicks

    That will be a cool mix! Post pics when you hatch some!
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    Brown Leghorn Chicks

    Little update on my chicks. Gave the two away. We had to put one of ours down so I only have one now. She’s a sweetheart though! I just love her so much. She laid her first egg at 22.5 weeks. It’s more of a cream color than white. Is that normal? I’m happy about it either way!
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    What sex are these Black Copper Maran and Americana mixed chicks?

    What did they end up being? Do you have updated pics?
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    Ivermectin pour on

    I’m going to do this for my chickens that have some sort of mite that Elector PSP didn’t seem to help. Do I use the cattle pour on ivermectin?
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    Ok they are fully on 20% protein layer feed, I’ve given them some fish and I’m letting them out to run the yard a little longer now just in case they’re getting bored. I also refreshed their dirt bath really good. If it’s a protein thing, how long does it usually take for them to stop picking? A...
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    That’s reassuring! Thank you! I’ll give them 100% of the higher protein feed and give them fish too and hopefully that will help!
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    Well out of the 5 in there 4 are laying and the 5th is only 18 weeks but comb and wattles just now starting to get big and red and rounded Saddle feathers so I’m pretty certain she’s a pullet lol. Also, she’s a brown leg horn and has female coloring. No roosters in the whole flock. If feather...
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    There are 5 girls in this part of the run. Their house is 25 sqft and their run is about 70 sqft. The 20% layer I added in has the same calcium content as the 17% I have but I can definitely not mix them and just give them all 20%! It has 3.5-4.5% calcium. (Kalmbach Protein Full Plume Feathering...
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    I watch them probably about an hour a day. Full time job and a 4 year old take up a lot of my time lol. She roosts the farthest away from everyone. Sometimes the striped girl roosts next to her though. My dominant 3 roost together. They’re the worst ones picked. I didn’t know that; that’s...
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    I was thinking that but the one that doesn’t have any messed up feathers is the lowest in the pecking order and gets chased around a lot. Do you think she would be one to pick?
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    I haven’t seen any signs of lice or mites anymore other than the damaged feathers. I just held the striped one for a while with her feathers moved to watch for bugs and nothing came. I don’t see anything that looks like eggs, just dirt particles. Yes they have a dusting area that has sand, soil...
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    No rooster.
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    Lice? Mites? Molting?!

    I’m at a complete loss. About 7 weeks ago I finally realized that the chicken that was picking at the base of her tail and made herself bald, had some sort of bugs. Looked like mites or lice. Treated the whole flock with permethrin while I waited on the Elector PSP. Gutted and cleaned the coop...
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