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    Treated w Ivermectin on Sunday..how long before eggs safe?

    :frowHello O wise ones, Sunday, I treated my whole flock with pour on Ivermectin in recommended doses, (5 to 7 drops) on my huge RIRs and need to know when I can start eating the eggs again? My birds are laying huge eggs, love it, but I'm afraid to eat them. Also is it ok to maybe boil them and...
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    When do they Molt and other questions?

    Hi all, Well I'm in South Central Texas and it's hotter than H * LL down here. Soon to be 100+ days of over 100 degree heat. My questions are:idunno: 1 When should I expect my 4 month old RIRs to begin a molt? 2 Do they all molt at once? 3 How long does it take? 4 Will the heat down here...
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    18 keets but lots of questions

    Hi all, I have just received my delivery of 2 week old keets. Many questions. 1 What is the process used to make the chicken, sheep pasture their own? I have the keets in a chicken brooder in the Chicken coop until they are big enough to move into a shed of their own. The shed is the old Barbado...
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    Barbadoes Sheep poo keeps snakes away..True or False?

    Ok I'm checking with my expert team of biological scientists. A co-worker of my husband told him that we did not have to worry about snakes around our chicken coop/run. Flock shares a pasture and their run is within same area of Barbado sheep. He said snakes would stay away from poop because...
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    It's Official; I'm addicted to BYC!

    Okay, so I'm sitting in an airport at and what site do I type in, before even checking my work e-mails? well BYC of course. Come on............ you know your just as bad LOL!
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    What is Dosage of Ivermectin 5% alcohol based? Is it safe?

    Hey guys, All!! ?! I could find for lice & mite control at all the feed stores in San Antonio was Ivermectin 5% pour on in alcohol based blue liquid. Is there a safe dosage for my 3 month old RI's? I did pick up a .ml dropper.
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    Banty Roo with bloody feet?

    My old Banty Roo is an old man with 17 2 1/2 mo young RI hens. He's been with them since they were let out of the brooder (1 month?). Anyway yesterday we found him with awful bloodied feet. Both of them! We took him, cleaned with mild soapy water, and betadine spray. He seems better but feet...
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    2 1/2 month RI Chicks are pecking my shoes off

    I love my hens , I do, but why are they stampeding me and pecking at my feet so much? They have scratch all day and a cabbage every 3 days besides any vegetable scraps as they come. They are getting very big and it's beginning to really hurt! God forbid I wear flip flops in the yard. Any...
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