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    Hens have ingested lead paint; what now?

    Hi, can you put soil on top of the soil that your hens are walking around on? And remove the paint chips and the source of the paint chips? I have 4 hens that have high lead levels in their blood that they picked up from our backyard soil. I had the soil tested (lead in the soil is common in...
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    Lead poisoning and lingering problems.

    Hey can you provide an update to this? How was/is your hen that was acting weird? I am currently on my second round of calcium injections for my 18 mo old Orpington. One morning 2 weeks ago she was staggering like she was drunk and had an enlarged crop. Turns out her blood lead level was off...
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    BLR Wyandottes - Handsome Boys?

    Thank you all !! This is one of those times where it's not satisfying to be right.
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    BLR Wyandottes - Handsome Boys?

    Hi! I have been lurking around these pages for what feels like forever & am finally ready to post pictures of my babies. However, I think I have figured out they are both cockerels. Those pink wattles and bumpy combs do not look like the pullet photos I have seen. One is black laced and the...
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