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    Been awhile since we’ve had an attack on our chickens, like at least 3 years. This one I need...

    Been awhile since we’ve had an attack on our chickens, like at least 3 years. This one I need some help with. Friday morning woke up to find 3dead chickens in the coop with the drop down door shut. 5 were still alive. So spent the day cleaning and reinforcing everything. Set up a live trap and a...
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    Starting to get paranoid about using things like diatomaceous earth on my chickens :(

    Permethrin is commonly used to spray on horses feet and legs to keep flies off in the summer.
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    Starting to get paranoid about using things like diatomaceous earth on my chickens :(

    I have kept a flock since 2012 and DE has always been my go to for parasites. Just make sure you get the food grade kind not the one for pools. I get it at tractor supply. It is harmless to people. i don’t know if mites were bad this past year or because of the wild birds but I am currently...
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    Why do my chickens only lay in 1 box?

    My hens all use one box 90% of the time, when they decide to lay :hmm:hmm:hmm they are a bunch of followers, if you give them anything new to eat or drink I always watch to see who the first one to be bold enough to step up is and then the rest follow.
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    When do chickens stop laying eggs?

    Maybe my hens are just old. Having similar problems. I have many different ages. But my two 8 year olds still lay off and on. I dont know how many predators are in your area but when hawks start flying over head and screaming every hen and duck I have run for shelter and their will be no eggs...
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    Chickens barely laying

    Since about July of 2021 my 8 hens have barely been laying. I have two 8 year olds that miraculously still lay off and on (Easter Eggers). I have a Brama that just wants to eat and probably hasn’t layed in a year she’s about 5. Then i have two more 4 year olds that are sporadic. Then I have a...
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    What do I do with these eggs

    I have ducks and chickens, the duck eggs seem to always mud or something on them They do love water and mud. So I do wash the ones that are going in the skelter (swivel thing that holds eggs) So I apply the float or sink egg method. Get a bowl of water put the egg in it and if it floats its...
  8. Mini holding coop

    Mini holding coop

    I put this together so I could safely have my 3week chicks in with my big hens. It’s a little coop inside the big coop.
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    I had 6 baby chicks and after one week one died, it was very odd, after a couple phone calls and...

    I had 6 baby chicks and after one week one died, it was very odd, after a couple phone calls and some detective work we assumed the baby had cocci. I treated the remaining 5 for a week with Corid and I also added some Diaotomaus Earth to their sand and I am happy to report they are all doing...
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    Cocci in baby chick?

    Hey could use some advice, just had a 10 day old chick pass with no sign of any problem before. Should I go ahead and treat the rest for Coccidiosis? I have raised many flocks and this has never happened. I’m baffled. Please help. Do I just ask for Corid? Is that what I put in the water?
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    7 month old ducks and no eggs

    I am not new to ducks or chickens but this is baffling me. May of 2020 I got 3 new female ducklings. They are 7 months old and no one has layed an egg yet. It is winter here in Michigan so is that it? I have 2 Peking and 1 Ancona. These are the only breeds I have ever kept and none layed in the...
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    ARE YOU FEEDING CORN FOR THE CHICKENS DIET?

    Thank you Glenda Haywood for the great article on nutrition for my hens. I had no idea sunflower seeds were so beneficial. I have had three hen drop dead in the past four months. Two of them over four years old but one Road Island Red was only a year old. So was checking in to what I am feeding...
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    Identify this predator?

    Cmon, thanks for the photo. I lost my old male Ancona duck last night. The babies were locked in the house ,but he was out in the pen. The fence is 5-6 feet high. I found some feathers and a little bit of blood. My guess is an owl. I found no body or any other parts. I dont think a little fox...
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    Feeling Very Guilty...Need Advice

    Hello Ibgreenfield, sounds like you have a lot on your plate especially with working FT from home and the animals. We run a rescue ranch and currently have 9 hens and a young rescue dog of 2 who was born here at the ranch. We must keep our hens locked up because our predators are many. Two of my...
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    Been raising chicks for 8 years

    Currently I have 11 hens. 2 of my hens are about 6 years old and still going strong have out foxed a fox and escaped raccoon attacks they are our chickens with 9 lives. I always start with babies I love raising them.
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