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    Treating with Ivermectin

    Just wanted to note the part in the article that says "DE is abrasive and will remove the oily or waxy cuticle layer on the outside of a mite. When this thin, waterproof layer is lost, the mite loses water and dies." Makes sense to me. The de certainly dries out my hands when I forget to...
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    Treating with Ivermectin

    Just an update. I retreated with Ivermectin at 10 days and stripped the coop and sprayed it each day with Poultry Protector. A week later still found more than a few mites on a few birds. I finally gave them a dust bath with food grade DE and continued my poultry protector. Two days after...
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    Treating with Ivermectin

    Hi Dawg--Yes I realized in my panic of nursing a sick bird, crappy weather, improving my hawk deterrent measures, worrying that I had mites and figuring this all out I should have cleaned the coop at the same time/before they went back in. At least now I feel I have a few days breathing room to...
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    Treating with Ivermectin

    Hello All--I had a hawk get into my chicken coop and kill one of my hens last Friday. The stinker also (I assume) left me with a little present of Northern Fowl Mites which I did not recognize in time before one of my hens succumbed to the infestation. I never had a problem with mites and I...
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    4 Week Old Speckled Sussex Pullets--Zip 15143-- near Pittsburgh, PA

    I have 6 (I may have up to 8) Speckled Sussex Pullets from Clearview Hatchery for sale. Pick up only. They are $7/bird and were hatched on July 6th. My zip code is 15143. Thank you, Kelly
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    Speckled Sussex chicks--females West. PA 15143 Pick up only

    I have 8 sexed Speckled Sussex chicks for sale. I purchased them from Clearview Hatchery. They were hatched on July 6th and are currently in my brooder. They are $6/each. I am located near the Pittsburgh airport. Thanks!
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    One Year Old Delaware Hens-- PickUp only Zip 15143--Pittsburgh Airport

    I have six Delaware hens available. They were shipped to me as day olds from SandHill Preservation Center. You must buy at least two of these girls. They turned one year old this past April. They are excellent layers of large brown eggs. They have been fed organic layer feed and kitchen...
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    Delaware Roosters 13 weeks old, Western PA

    I have 11 Delaware roosters for sale. They are 13 weeks old and were purchased as chicks from SandHill Preservation Center. I have three that are particularly nice (although I am not an expert!) and I hate to put them in the freezer. If you are interested, please email me at...
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    Delawares vs. Barred Rocks

    HI There--I just stumbled across this thread and figure you all might be able to answer my question. I have 23 Delaware chickens (mixed roos and hens) that are 11 weeks old tomorrow. I bought them from Sand Hill Preservation Center and I am very happy with the birds. Some are for the freezer...
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    Delaware Pullets

    I have for sale, at least 10, possibly more, pullets (young hens) from my chick order. The birds are almost 6 weeks old. I would like to sell them when they are about 10 weeks old (on or around July 12th). They were purchased from Sand Hill Preservation Center. This is my first experience with...
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    anyone live in Pa

    Hi Welcome--I am in Allegheny county by the airport. I have bought meat chicks from Myers Poultry Farm near Johnstown with good results. They do not have a website but the number is 814-539-7026. There is also a list via this link http://www.poultryconnection.com/hatchery.html to other...
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    Anyone in SW PA interested in an order from Countryside Naturals?

    Well here I am a year later and a year more experienced--for the better I hope. Anyway I am going to do meat birds again in April and want to see if anyone out there within a drive of the Pittsburgh area might want to go in on an order for feed at Countryside Naturals? They have revamped...
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    **Sort of poll** How do YOU process your birds?

    I butchered 12 birds by myself for the first time over a period of 3 days. I killed the first two trying to chop their heads off with an axe as they were hung against a tree trunk--very hard to get a clean cut and not miss a few times. I did the rest making a vertical cut on both sides of...
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    anyone live in Pa

    Hi Bluey and Deana--I am thinking of going to the Ohio National Poultry show in Oct/Nov (?) for a day trip. I think it is near Columbus, OH. If either of you are interested, it would be fun to go along with fellow poultry folks. Think about it! Kelly
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    anyone live in Pa

    Hi Rattigan Chicks--I am south of you in Sewickley! I just did my first ever chickens (meat birds). Keep me in mind for any future splitting of chick orders or organic feed orders to save on shipping. We also have ducks and I could talk for days about them!!! Welcome! Kelly
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