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    10 yr old goose - no eggs

    Thank you. She seems very healthy and happy. So relieved to hear it's normal to skip a year. We had a really long and brutal winter. Maybe that affected her.
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    10 yr old goose - no eggs

    Thank you. Amazing how hard I had to look before finding someone with a similar experience. Now if the gander would just forget about spring and stop trying to protect eggs that aren't there.
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    10 yr old goose - no eggs

    That's what I thought. I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong. She looks and acts very healthy though.
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    10 yr old goose - no eggs

    I've had her for ten years. She's laid eggs every year until now. Yes, I'm sure she's not a gander.
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    10 yr old goose - no eggs

    My ten year old Toulouse goose hasn't laid any eggs this year. Is this to be expected at her age? She appears to be in excellent health otherwise.
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    Putting lime in the chicken pen?

    I use barn lime in the chicken coop and in the barn where my geese are. Never had a problem yet. You do have to put it down when they aren't in there and let the dust settle before they return. I think garden lime would be dangerous.
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    Putting lime in the chicken pen?

    I use barn lime in my coop and in the horse stall my ducks and geese stay in. Zero
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    I need the smell under control!!!!!

    Are you using Barn Lime?
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    Chicken's leg is dangling

    I noticed her hopping around and thought the leg was broken. I picked her up and realized its just dangling there like it isn't attached to anything. She didn't fuss when I moved it around, so it doesn't seem to be painful. Can I do anything for her? This happened tonight during free-range...
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    Sick, weak duck, what is wrong, what treatment?

    My 8 year old Indian Runner is suddenly wobbly and falling down. How do you do the epsom salt treatment? I had two, the other became listless about 2 weeks ago and died the next day. This one seemed like he was doing fine. Please help. My heart is breaking. Thank you.
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    NatureWise Feather Fixer pellet- anyone using?

    Just saw this at my local TSC. Wanted to see what others experienced before trying it.
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    Stopping two broody hens from sitting

    I was successful stopping one broody by removing her from the nest. She had hatched 6 chicks but wasn't giving it up. No sooner than I got her to stop another started. This one kept moving from nest to nest thereby ruining eggs all over the place. She finally settled in one, so I let her go...
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    Exactly how do you dust a chicken for lice?

    I've found waiting until they're all perched up for the night and going in with the dust filled nylon sock works great. (think powder puff). - My hens respond like its a spa treatment and I can give them a thorough dusting. Coop & pen get dusted when they aren't in there.
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    Ice melter

    I have an awesome mud room too. Cement floor. Coat rack. Direct access to the basement. Love it. You are right, it makes a HUGE difference.
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    Ice melter

    Thank you. My husband went into freak-out mode at the idea of using ashes. I still like it though.
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    Ice melter

    Good idea, but I work all day... so not actually feasible. Maybe when I retire
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    Ice melter

    I was afraid of salt myself. Looks too much like a treat (just like everything else, if you're a chicken)
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    Ice melter

    Warm ashes sounds like a great idea. We have a sliding barn door and the feed is in there. Can't keep it clear because we aren't home most of the day. When it snows and freezes, the ice build up lifts the door slightly off the track. Just enough to make it almost impossible to open. We...
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    Ice melter

    Is there any type of ice melter, besides the sun, safe to use in the vicinity of chickens? Lots of ice by my barn door, but afraid the hens may snack on anything I put down.
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    Quarentine flock additions?

    A friend is being forced to give up her three seven-month old hens. I have about thirty mixed hens right now. Should I quarentine them. If yes, for how long? Also, is my flock likely to reject these new girls? Thanks!!
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