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    Crooked Toes

    I just noticed my oldest hen, a Bantam Cochin, about 5 0r 6, has lost a toe! Her toes have gotten brittle- looking and twig-like, and her nails are VERY long. Should I have been trimming her nails? Is it too late now? She's eldest in a flock of 7 laying hens, in a nice coop with a big run, and...
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    Those pesky poultry ticks!

    Not sure what you mean by "mine farm"...Hmmm. But adding minerals to the water is a good idea. We have recently added a little apple cider vinegar to cool things down, and counteract our very alkaline well water. Those two ailing hens ARE molting, so I added Feather Replacer feed, which has...
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    Those pesky poultry ticks!

    So glad I came across the post about poultry ticks, because I just found these critters yesterday and was unable to ID them online. Looking through my loupe, I saw they were 8 legged, but most tick sites focus on the human/tick issues. I had just found lice on my hens, and had sprayed Pyganic, a...
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