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    flea infestation

    the chicken coop has become infested with fleas when it finally rained in south texas and they are all over the chickens and coop. what can i do beside DE to get rid of them, they are really attacking the combs of the chickens and are making some of them go bald.
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    hen hatched eggs-one has something hanging from its butt

    yesterday i heard a little cheeping noise from under a broody hen and discovered a new chick. twenty minutes later another hatched and that was it for the night. i checked on them this morning and the first chick didn't look right so i checked her out. she had a couple of fire ants on her eye...
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    first batch of hen raised eggs

    yesterday i heard a little cheeping noise from under a broody hen and discovered a new chick. twenty minutes later another hatched and that was it for the night. i checked on them this morning and the first chick didn't look right so i checked her out. she had a couple of fire ants on her eye...
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    swollen left feet

    i was watching my chicken run around and found one limping so i inspected it. the left foot was swollen between the toes and ball of the foot, no external injuries evident, no mites, scales looked good on the feet. the other chicken, thinking one was getting a treat and they were not, started to...
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    chicken with brain exposed

    i had 3 roosters that would chase all the hens around and gang up on them sometimes. on saturday one rooster wouldn't release a feather footed hen which caused the other two to grab at her and try to force him off for their turn but he would lose his grip and fought his way back on. i broke it...
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    do guinees eat stink bugs?

    i know that my chickens will not but i was curious if guinees will eat them. i am starting a garden this year that was overrun with them last year.
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    how many roosters?

    how many rooosters per chickens should you have? i currently have 17 birds and four are roosters, two will end up being sent to freezer camp in the next week, will two left, be all right or should i take out three of them.
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    found hidden nest

    i just got a call from my wife telling me she found the nest of her easter egger and it has a bunch of eggs in it. how do you do the water test to see if they are good and should i candle them before i do the water test.
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    chickens quite laying

    i have three girls that are of age to lay eggs. one RIR started last week in a bucket, the other two (RIR, EE) go into the bucket but don't do anything. last friday i didn't find any eggs in the bucket so i looked around and found a nest of 3 eggs, 2 brown and one green under the shed where they...
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    howdy from san antonio

    just thought i would introduce my self here. i have 2 americanas and 2 rir about 3 weeks old, and four yorkshire terriers to occupy my time. i live in a neighborhood with very nosy neighbors but they will get over the fact of my chickens. i got the chickens because my slightly autistic son would...
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