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  1. chickfan

    more questions about treatment for mites

    I have a bottle of Ivermetcin INJECTIBLE for cattle. I have read that some put ivermectin pour on, on the backs of chickens. I'm wondering if I can do that with the injectible? I know to use just a couple of drops on bantams, and a tiny bit more on larger chickens, of the pour on. And if It...
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    Broken foot or leg

    My biggest and prettiest rooster had not been seen for two days/nights. I looked around and found nothing. This morning my grandson was here, and noticed some color behind some pieces of lattice leaning against one of the coops. ( I didn't even know a chicken could get back there, because I...
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    question about mulch containing some cedar

    Our local elec. company hired a crew of folks to go around in our county, I assume, to cut limbs that were touching power lines. DH let the crew unload their cuttings after running them through a shredder, on the back section of our property. As a result, we have quite a few large mounds of...
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    chickens and mulch

    I'm considering spreading mulch around where the chickens, ducks, and guineas hang out. Some would be inside the yet-to-be-finished chicken run between two coops, but also around a big area that includes a building and a big covered cement slab, in addition to the coops. It would look good...
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    duck on 16 eggs

    I have a Muscovy (I think) female that has mated with a Rouen male. We have hatched babies from her once before, (in the incubator) and they are the only two ducks I have, so......I would have bet that she would not have fertilized eggs, but where there is a will....... I found where she had...
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    Questions about feeding..need advice.

    I've been raising chickens for over two years, and suddenly have a question I've never had before. We were surprised with 9 baby chickens...we had a bit of Dumor chicken starter, giving it to some that are now old enough for the next step with less protein. I'm wondering if the 16% protein...
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    broken egg shell in fresh egg

    Frequently when I gather eggs (which I do daily) I will find one with the shell slightly cracked on one end. I have to guess that it had been pecked by one of the chickens...I have no idea why that would happen. I have regular size chickens, producing brown eggs, and bantys, producing small...
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    Egg question....

    I'm not sure which thread to put this question in, so I hope I've chosen right. I'm temporarily off chicken duty due to foot surgery, so DH is doing most of the stuff I've been doing for two years. He asked me to bring this up to the group, since he knows he will get an answer. LOL The...
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    Vitamin B helped hen's legs....now what?

    I know some were not as lucky as I have been, and I almost hate to post that my chicken responded well to the Vitamin B therapy. Fingers Crossed, of course. She is almost 100% back, and is now out with the others, defending herself when the attempt to rearrange the pecking order comes up...
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    Hen or rooster?

    I've tried twice to add a picture, and can't seem to do it right now. My question is this: Do hens develop bigger combs and wattles like roosters do? I have two beautiful, nice size chickens (the offspring of a male RIR and female that might be an RIR also. I think they were hatched in Jan...
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    Barred Rock seems crippled

    Last night and today, our BR (or at least part BR...was giving to us as a chick earlier this year) is having trouble walking. Her legs don't want to hold her up...I saw her flapping her wings to try to walk without falling. She will take a few steps, then go a step or two backwards as if...
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    Question about DE

    I have a huge stack of notes that I have made regarding things I need to know about chickens. I have realized that there is no note to tell me how much DE to use in a coop. I have two coops....each 40 square feet. Just today I finally got some sand to put in them (only about 2-3 inches...
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    Question about combs

    I have a couple of absolutely beautiful leghorns with huge, bright red combs and wattles. (Maybe they all have this....?). I noticed yesterday that on the back end of the combs, the area looked grayish. They look better today. Does this indicate a possible problem? I wonder if the heat...
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    Question about construction sand

    I am going to need some construction sand for my chicken coops. I read that lots of you are using it, but haven't seen anyone say exactly which kind of sand to use. There is a cement company only a mile from me. I talked to someone today, and he said they have "concrete sand", "manufactured...
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    I need some advice....

    We have two hens that have just recently hatched some eggs. They are in separate cages, but side by side. One of the mamas was getting very restless....scratching at the flooring (pine shavings on top of the back side of a piece of carpet), scratching at food, almost hitting the babies as she...
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    Male guineas

    At what age can a male guinea mate with a female? We have had a female for over a year. Last year she would lay eggs in various places, or several in one place, but never stayed with the eggs. When she started laying this year, she would do the same thing. She was always around, blending in...
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    chick hatched and died at day 18 or 19

    I almost hate to ask this, but I would like to have some advice if possible. We have a chicken who has been sitting on eggs for 19 days. She is in a cage alone, with plenty of food and water. Tonight I was talking to her and noticed half an egg shell just outside her cage. I felt sure it had...
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    Duck saddles?

    I have a very aggresssive RIR rooster, that tries to mate with my female mallard, who is just over a year old. He has worn her feathers down, just as he has on his favorite girl chicken. When he tries to mate with our other hens, the various other roosters will run him off. So most of his...
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    construction sand questions

    I need to get info on construction sand. Reading on this board makes me think I can use it, both in my run (about 5x20 ft.) and inside both my coops...which are closed in boxes (5x8 and 7 ft. tall) which will have ventilation and windows and at least one door...maybe 2. The floors of the...
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    Is my Muscovy male or female?

    Thanks to you helpful people, I believe I/we have decided that I have a Muscovy duck. Now I'm wondering how to determine male from female? This one may be about 8 weeks. I forgot to write down when we got her/him. If there is a way to know, I would love to hear about it. Google isn't...
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