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    MITES!

    Thanks a big bunch!! It's a relief to know that my kids are safe from those nasty little critters!
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    MITES!

    Help! My girls have mites and I am just some kind of dumb! I'm still very new to chickens and have no clue how to treat them. I reached in to get eggs today and got more than I bargained for. On my way back to the house, I felt something crawling on my arm. I looked and found a TON of light...
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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Over the years I have become increasingly more radical with the health of our family. Since the birth of our daughter 2 years ago, I got even a little more radical. She has Down syndrome and if you know anything about Ds, then you know their bodies can't metabolize and/or get rid of free...
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    Help!! My girls have all but stopped laying!

    Okay, to qoute Matthew Broderick, "It's like Africa hot" here in KY! No one is molting, at least I don't think so, remember I'm kinda' new. So maybe it is the heat. I will move Kim to see if that helps. I feel sorry for her since I know it's even hotter in that nesting box! Bless her...
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    Help!! My girls have all but stopped laying!

    OMG! I can't handle this! I have 4 layers, 2 cochins, and 5 babies and my 4 layers were giving me 4 eggs a day and then BOOM!, now I get maybe 1 egg a day! WHY!?? I have one done gone broody on me but the others are okay. Also, even though there are 4 nests, when the others do decide to...
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