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    My first loss of a hen in my very first flock was Esmeralda, a year old BA, to a hawk, only because Agnes Boss hen was broody and not...
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    Purina All Flock fed here. Oyster shells and clean, crushed eggshells provided free-choice in separate bowls. As some of my hens age out...
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    texsuze replied to the thread ramp size ?.
    Good plan to add more cleats to the ramp. You might consider sanding down those 90* edges on each of the cleats--all mine are chamfered...
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    texsuze replied to the thread Texas.
    We're NW of Kerrville. Clouds threatened but allowed a fabulous display of totality--very emotional! Thank you, Mother Nature!
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    texsuze replied to the thread Chicken Behavior on the Eclipse!.
    We were in the path of totality but with intermittent cloud cover. I called my girls in from the pasture but they stopped at their...
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    texsuze replied to the thread Texas.
    Fingers crossed that the clouds will part and allow us to see The Great Eclipse on Monday!! We're in the path of totality, so am anxious...
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    Sounds like she could have a Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection. If you have/could locate a vet who can examine her, take the...
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    We're in the path of totality for the "The Big Dark", one week away and counting! Of course, weather is currently predicting cloudy...
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    My EE hen, Bertha, would develop crop stasis each spring as new grass would sprout. I'd have her wear a crop bib (I like the term better...
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    texsuze replied to the thread Alfalfa Hay.
    I buy the Standlee brand chopped, bagged alfalfa and provide it to my girls in small handfulls a few times a week. They like to peck and...
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    texsuze replied to the thread One eyed cross beak.
    There is a Crossbeak support group somewhere, either FB or another platform in case you haven't checked that yet. My crossbeak, Blanche...
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    texsuze replied to the thread Roosts.
    My girls over the years have tended to live to 7, 8, and even 9 years old, so I've always had ramps incorporated into the coop and run...
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    texsuze replied to the thread Spalding Fly Predators.
    I used them routinely for a while, years ago when I had horses along with my chickens. Despite good manure management I never saw...
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    You could post your situation, along with pictures of 'Dito, here on BYC in the "Buy-Sell-Trade" forum. Be sure to include your...
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    Thanks, NatJ, why didn't I think to check their website! :hmm
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