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  1. hale moa

    Oxine question

    i have a little banty showing signs of respiratory problems and wanted to try the oxine in my fogger. i wasnt sure how long to run the fogger 3 times per day. i brought her in my bathroom and in 5 minutes it was pretty wet and steamy in there... she is eating/drinking/pooping, acting quite...
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    egg bound? something else? ideas please

    of course, it is always your favorite hen!! emma is having a problem. just noticed 2 days ago, listless, keeping to herself. last nite i went to put them to bed and she didnt come, so after i found her i put her in the bathroom. my first thought was retained egg. about a week ago i found a...
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    Inconsistent wheezing no other symptons

    my 1 1/2 year old hen ruthie has been puzzling me. she started a LOUD wheezing, i could hear from 50 feet away, throughout the day her breathing got progressively worse. i was afraid to let her go in the roast that night but in she went and the next morning she was fine.... 2 days later i woke...
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    flax, cabbage, kale??

    ah such confusion... i followed a link from this site to another with all the poisonous plants and all 3 were listed!! this is after i have been treating my girls with cabbage on a string, and started a nice flax and kale patch which the girls have been decimating!! they especially like the...
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    mosquito fish?

    i have a pond with little fish for mosquito larve and a friend said to throw some to my girls. he also said i could give them the water hyacinth and water lettuce to pick through the rootballs. has anyone else done this? since chickens couldnt normally get to these water plants are they safe...
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    warmest regards from the land of lava

    hello from the slopes of kilauea volcano. i havent had chickens in about 50 years so needless to say i am a bit rusty and will probably be seeking help.... like when do i stop worrying about the mongoose? ( how old do the girls need to be before they are no longer a problem?) i have 3/10 week...
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    7 weeks are we boys or girls?

    the babies are 7 weeks old now. they were supposed to be banty cochin frizzles but none frizzled. i am even wondering if they are banties. can anyone tell me if they look like roos or hens? they are pretty darn sweet whatever they are! pulu is the buff, emu has the blacker head, penelope is...
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    can you tell sex by 7 weeks?

    I have 3 banty cochins that are now 7 weeks old. I cant see any real differences in them, but one is much smaller, has been from the first day, feathered out much slower.( they were all in a big bin at the feed store) none seem to have any difference in their combs, none have made any crowing...
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    Mixing new banties with older chicks

    aloha this is my first post although i have been scouring your pages and inhaling all your wisdom! i had chickens as a child and finially thought i was prepared for more. i have 3barred rocks, 3 aracaunas that are now10 weeks old . they are supposedly all girls. i was going to get silkies...
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