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  1. buterflysbeauty

    Soy to non-soy feed

    I just made the switch to a non-soy feed. How long do you think it will take before the eggs would be considered "non-soy" containing? Do you think there is a withdrawal period?
  2. buterflysbeauty

    Egg bound hen

    Peepers is a 1 year old blue (lavender) orpington. This started a couple weeks ago, i noticed her shaking her butt while squatting randomly but couldn't figure out what was going on despite looking here, google and my chicken books. So i chalked it up quirky chicken behaviour as she didnt...
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    Broody sisters advice

    Hello, I have a pair of broody silkie sisters. They are currently in a large box together with their silkie rooster. I ordered 6 chicks to pick up in 2 days to have them adopt. Question is should I try to seperate the hens before giving them the chicks so they don't go after each other's...
  4. buterflysbeauty

    Blood in - pictures

    I found these 2 piles under the roost yesterday morning. My hens range from 1-3 years old. No one is acting weird. There is some sneezing from the roo (1 year) but nothing concerning. Free-ranged, fed chick starter/grower non-gmo organic with free choice egg/oyster shells. There are 2 chicks in...
  5. buterflysbeauty

    Rooster/hen fighting?

    I have a trio (1 roo, ooga. 2 hens, sage & jade) silkies about a year old. Sage decided to go broody, been 4 days now. Jade seems to be taking the cue as welln she spent 1/2 the day sitting Next to her sister. All day today ooga rooster has been beating her up, chasing her away from the food...
  6. buterflysbeauty

    Blue Orpington pullets?

    Spaz and Willie are 6 weeks old siblings. Willie is special due to his/her deformed eye. They both are mothering my 1 week old barred hollands! Willie Willie Willie Spaz Spaz
  7. buterflysbeauty

    Stunted growth or just a tiny bantam?

    This is Bambi, a cochin cross/backyard mutt. She is almost 6 weeks old (6/10). She is TINY. She is the pictures next to 1 week old barred hollands.... they are the same size. She also is not feathering out . She was in a brooder with 2 lavender orpingtons, both of whom tower over her. They eat a...
  8. buterflysbeauty

    Lice, worms & baby chicks

    I have treated my flock with poultry protector 3 days in a row. Had 1 mama hen brooding so sprayed her as best i could. No build up on feathers that i could see on above but could see the lice on one hen. I ended up having to take the chicks from my broody after she injured 2. The second injuref...
  9. buterflysbeauty

    Veteran broody killed chicks

    This is gonna be long, I thank you in advance for reading! Big mama is a blue laced red wyndotte and was given to us as a good hen with 1 chick (blue orpington) who is now a year old. Mama was an excellent mother previously and still mothers Peepers at times. She is also our top hen who even...
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