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    Dirt or Lice/Mite Eggs?

    Thanks for the info! All the Lice/Mite posts have me paranoid. The hen in question is a very broody (3 months now) Cochin, who we are considering using as a "foster" for some chicks we just got. I don't want her near them if she has bugs, but if it is just dirt....
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    Dirt or Lice/Mite Eggs?

    Ok, Please help settle a disagreement. I think this hen (and others in my flock) has mites and/or lice, based on the "stuff" in the picture. My wife thinks it is leftover dust from dust bathing. Our birds are allowed in a very large run, and dust bathe regularly. After thoroughly...
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    Help please, Predator or aggressive pecking? **GRAPHIC PHOTO***

    Thanks for the replies. 1) she was a new bird 2) the photo does not do the injury true justice. But yes, perhaps she could have made it. 3) I closely inspected everybody's beaks. No blood or feathers on anybody. Hence my predator concern. 4) if it happens again, best steps for helping heal...
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    Help please, Predator or aggressive pecking? **GRAPHIC PHOTO***

    Hi all, So I don't know if my Americauna was the victim of an aggressive hen, or a predator. I culled her tonight sadly as I highly doubt she would have made it. In human terms, she would have needed at least 12 stitches. She wasn't bleeding profusely at all, but was missing a good amount...
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    12 Week old Wheaten Marans Roo, Free in Grand Junction,CO

    Yes, we've found him a home, but we seem to have hit the rooster jackpot. Of four "straight run" Marans chicks, 3 are certainly roosters. The wheaten has found a home, I;ve got a home lined up for the Black copper, but we've got one blue copper that'll need a home. There's a chance the blue...
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    12 Week old Wheaten Marans Roo, Free in Grand Junction,CO

    We've got a 12 week old Wheaten Marans Rooster (we're pretty sure that's what he is, but don't know his lineage for certain), that needs a home. Free in Grand Junction, CO. He's in good health, and gets along with the rest of the flock. Thanks!
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