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    Lasting effects from mites?

    I'll try that -- thank you!
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    Lasting effects from mites?

    Just wondering how long it takes an infested hen to "bounce back" from a mite infestation -- sprayed/dusted the coop and dusted both hens; then did a dose of Eprinex pour-on 8 days later. No more mites, it seems, but the hen that bore the brunt of the infestation seems just a little thinner...
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    Introducing two single hens?

    But when I get the second hen, do I need to keep them separate-but-equal for a certain amount of time, or make them free range in a place neither has ever been together, or any of the other things suggested when introducing a new hen to a whole flock? The single surviving hen I have now was...
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    Introducing two single hens?

    Thank you! And yes, she does seem ... needy. Sweet, but needy. Poor thing.
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    Introducing two single hens?

    I'm very new at this -- city girl, and just started out less than a year ago. My flock was just two year-old chickens, and one recently went off to the big coop in the sky -- everything I see online talks about introducing groups of hens to each other, but what about a pair of singles? I don't...
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