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    Blackhead wiping out chicks fast

    I'm in urgent need of help. I bought two Black Australorp from a reputable feed store. I quarantined them, they showed no signs of any illness. What I didn't know is they both had dormant histomoniasis. The peachicks interacted with them before I knew they had it, killed them within two days...
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    Hello everyone!

    @drumstick diva They are all free ranged together! I raise my peachicks and chicken chicks together, so they all act as one flock. The peas are at the top of the pecking order. They actually groom the chickens and pick mites and lice off their faces! @DobieLover We had a sheet of plastic up due...
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    Peachick with lice

    @ChickenCanoe I've been reading it, and it's been really helpful. Thank you for linking the thread!
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    Hello everyone!

    @penny1960 Thank you! I've been raising this flock since 2007, it's had a lot of ups and downs but I've never stopped loving tending to them! Have a single barred rock hen that's recently hit 12 years old!
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    Hello everyone!

    I'm Vesta, but I tend to go by my nickname, Spooky! I live on a farm with a lot of plants and animals alike! I raise Chickens and Peafowl who are all free ranged. They get access to the horse pen, getting a lot of fresh bugs, good dusting spots, and minerals from the horse salt licks! At the...
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    Peachick with lice

    I've been raising peafowl for 2 years now, my first batch of peas just recently had their own clutches! I've hand raised my hens, so they allow me to check on their nests without too much fussing. I was checking the first (and we suspect the only) peachick from a clutch of 9 and I discovered the...
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