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    Mites: How to handle the dead mites on a sick bird, should she be washed?

    I am having my first experience with mites in my coop. I have dusted the whole flock with a Permethrin powder. and I am in the process of sanitizing the coop. One of my hens is so heavily infected that she has become anemic and I have separated her from the flock. The live mites moved to her...
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    Should I remove a weak chick from under a broody hen?

    When one of our Buff Orpingtons went broody my daughters begged me to get some fertilized eggs and give her a try at raising chicks. So we embarked on our first time hatching chicks with a broody. "Josephine" the Buff proved to be up to the task, on day 21 and we heard lots of peeping and one...
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    Dominique cockerel available in Davidsonville, MD (Anne Arundel County)

    Hatched April 1st. Pretty Dominique available immediately. I can be home during the day or evening for pick up. I am willing to drop him off if you live in the area.
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    First time processing, meat is still stiff after 48 rest in fridge

    I processed for the first time on Sunday. Two of the three birds are flexible and the meat appears to be ready to freeze. The third one was very stiff when I put it in the fridge (about 30 min. after slaughter) and after 48 hours is still not flexible (i.e. I cannot flex the legs to store in a...
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    17 week old white Silkie cockerel needs a new home, Davidsonville MD

    This little guy has been handled frequently by adults and children (youngest child is age 2!). My "laying flock" ended up with 4 roosters and 1 hen and he is too small (and pretty) for my stew-pot. I'd like to find him a home before Christmas so I can avoid hiring a chicken sitter. His coop...
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    Mixed breed, pretty sure this is a cockerel, 4 cockerels and a pullet.

    I'm 99% sure this one is a cockerel (buff colored one) but "he" is the only one that has not crowed for me just to prove it. Also he/she submits like a hen to one of the other cockerels and engages in the fighting less? I'm processing the others this weekend and would like to do them all at once...
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    New member intro

    Hi just being a good citizen and filling out my questions! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, August we brought home 5 chicks that my nephew hatched in an incubator. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 (3) What breeds do you have? Mixed breeds...
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