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    " Hen Grit " or a bag of rocks?

    I picked up a bag of grit at a family farm store. Its packaged in a brown paper sack and tied with twine, hand labeled as "Hen Grit " Another impulse buy. When I opened the bag it looks like I bought a bag of rocks with gray dust. I have plenty of pebbles and rocks around here with abt 100' long...
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    [ ? ] How long after a hen is not around a rooster will the eggs be fertile?

    Silly question, I'm sure. Its just really hard to find reliable answers and I can't seem to find the answer searching BYC, where people would know from experience. I have a hen who wants to sit on her eggs. My thought, as she has health issues, this would be good for her. I'm hoping she'll...
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    Helping other people manage their flocks (?) A bit of a dillema

    I'm not sure where to put this, so if I'm out of order please forgive me. Question: How would you approach helping out a chicken flock owner who has some chickens infested with parasites? I really like these people. They're fun people, well educated and easy to talk to. I've been to their...
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    My hen has worms - gross poop pictures : She's being treated for scaly leg & mites too: How bad is t

    The short version of a long story: My new hens aren't healthy. They have scaly leg mites and other issues in addition to the worms. I'm treating them with DE, Sevin in their nest, Vaseline & foot/leg washes on their legs. Those are coming along okay. I recently noted Liza, the wyandotte looking...
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    I now live just inside city limits in a city very friendly to chickens and goats, pigs, bunnies and

    I can have six chickens now! I was told 2 but its 6! 6 Chickens, 6 rabbits, 3 mini goats, 1 mini pig AND 3 beehives! My partner would be so ****** LOLOL He's still adjusting to having 2 chickens. And I'm so tempted to go get fuzzy bunny and give it him for his birthday :P Eugene, Oregon City...
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    long term mite problems on the mend hopefully

    So I took my chickens into the vet thursday before last. The vet fixed an ingrown toenail and told me they have leg mites really, really bad. He also removed a bumblefoot puss pocket from one of Liza's toes. So all in all I'm very happy with the vet. Its just that I've been doing everything he...
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    Don't laugh :P My chickens are very happy and it will get better

    Well, to start with I was planning on getting a dog when I ended up getting chickens instead ... So I'm kind of winging it :) I have already bought everything I would need for a dang dog! The kennel, the house, the dishes, leashes, harness, life vest ... lol So I'm trying to keep the cost of the...
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    Sun dried eggs & shells

    I got an email and the gist of it was this: I can take the eggs the hens lay, break them into shallow dishes so they're about 1/4" deep in the bottom of the dish after being lightly beaten, set them in the sun to dry ( Drying takes 2 to 4 days of sunny weather ) and then once dried so they...
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    How much cat kibble is too much cat kibble for mature hens?

    I have two hens. Gracie and Liza. I'm not concerned about their egg laying but I am concerned about their overall good health. I also have two rather large cats. They are maine coons and weigh 17 and 20 lbs. so they require a lot of food also. Normally I leave the cat dishes (filled) out on the...
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    I know they are girls but I don't what kind of girls they are (?)

    I feel silly posting these but I can't figure out what kind of chickens I have by looking at other peoples pictures. The yellow chicken is Gracie and the the grey and white chicken with the bright yellow neck feathers is Eliza. I only just got them and I thought Gracie might be an Orpington...
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    Hello from Eugene, Oreegon and a know nothing chicken people :)

    Hi! I just got two chickens today. I don't even know what kind of chickens they are. One is grey and white and one is peachy with lots of feathers on her feet and a fuzzy lighter peach breast color. Their names are Gracie & Eliza I don't know anything about chickens! Nothing at all. :( I'll...
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