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    Mites (pest) and using DE

    Hi all, I have the same problem - been using DE in food, bedding, nesting boxes, coop walls and the run floor. Beached my coop this spring. I've heard great things about peramethrin spray and dust but, is there any egg withdrawal period after using it?
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    The dreaded fox

    Hi crazychicken79! Sorry to hear about your fox, I came here to read some solutions to the same problem. We've had our chickens for about a year now and we've (knocks on wood) haven't had problems with predators. We've been so lucky not to lose one yet. We've had two dog attacks which we...
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    Looking for frostbite help

    Thanks! Do you think that even after the damage has been done, whether vaseline (or mushers secret I'm told works too) will help heal or just protect from additional damage? The temps are in the 20s which they're used to so at least the worst of it is over. It was -10 on saturday.
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    Looking for frostbite help

    Thanks that's reassuring to hear. I'll definitely post updates of the healing process in the coming weeks.
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    Looking for frostbite help

    Thanks Eggscessive! I had just replaced all the bedding two days prior so I can't imagine its an issue of moisture, but we're getting slammed by this nor'easter and now I'm getting worried. I'd hate to separate them because reintroduction is such a nightmare, but do you think that it would be...
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    Looking for frostbite help

    Thanks! I did find that site earlier, and it is helpful. Maybe I'm looking for reassurance that it's not the worst frostbite ever recorded! Ha-ha! They had a rough fall between a dog attack, fowl pox, and then a molt all before winter. I just hope that they get through this. They just started...
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    Looking for frostbite help

    Hi all! First time chicken keeper here, making this our first winter with them in VT. We've had colder snaps, but my chickens seem to be suffering with frostbite since yesterday's freezing temps. I've seen pictures online of comb frostbite and my chickens combs look different so I'm not sure...
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    Cream crested legbar laying shelless eggs

    Oops! You're already using oyster shell. Hope someone else can chime in with some help!
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    Cream crested legbar laying shelless eggs

    Try adding more calcium into their diet. It may be that she has a harder time absorbing it than the others. I add oyster shell into their feed and it works! I buy from my local farm store. I also have 11 month old CCLs and are my first chickens as well! Enjoy!
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    what colour eggs do cream legbars lay?

    Here's my very first cream crested legbar egg!
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    Difficulty diagnosing loss of eggs production caused by disease or season

    Thanks Chickengr! That's encouraging to hear. A lot of posts say 3-6 weeks for recovery, and I was getting pretty discouraged, wondering what I was doing wrong.
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    Difficulty diagnosing loss of eggs production caused by disease or season

    Thanks! I'm still not 100% sure that it's fowl pox. And if it is, they've had it for a really long time, since beginning of October. Did the peppercorns help them get over it as well or mostly with just the weight loss prevention? Thanks!
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    Difficulty diagnosing loss of eggs production caused by disease or season

    Hi all, I'm a new chicken owner, purchased my 5 female cream crested legbar chicks in March. They free range in our lawn and garden during the day. The start of my problems began when the neighbors dog got loose and attacked two of our chickens in early September. We brought them the the vet...
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    Chickens and wild mallards

    Wow! I stand corrected! Sorry everyone - definitely khaki campbell - they even fit the personality! Ok - I have a neighbor who is a duck rehabilitator who responded to my community post and is willing to take them in. But if they are truly domesticated (and I always wanted ducks) should I take...
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    Chickens and wild mallards

    Thanks for your help! I called Fish and Wildlife and it seems that wild ducks molt their flight feathers in the fall and it could take nearly a month before they start flying again. I think they've been hanging around for two weeks now, so hopefully they'll be on their way out. It's difficult...
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