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    mite infestation How to use Prolap insectrin

    I think there may be a mite problem in the coop. Altho i havent seen any on the girls , when is retrieved the eggs yesterday My arm was imediayly covered with little tiny bugs! I have to assume these are mites of some sort, although the DH insists that its summer and they are just bugs! The only...
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    5 day old chick died

    I had a chick that was 5 days old today start to look a bit droopy. He seemed not interested. He had been eating and drinking. I had not been able to get him to eat but he took maybe a couple of spoonfulls of water this afternoon bu me dipping his beak in the spoon. i noticed white yellowish...
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    broody hen bullied

    One hen has gone broody and ive let her be with a few eggs. She did get down to eat the other day and all the other girls ran her out and tore at her head and chased her. Why do they do this? If she doesnt stop brooding am i going to have to seperate her?
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    wasnt sure where to vent so here it is

    First lesson learned in raising animals .....we eventually have to eat them. Fact of life. I'm a hunter that only have gotten one deer in my many years of hunting and ate him with no problem. The Dh decided the extra roo that wasnt getting along with the roo he wanted to keep so he had to be in...
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    broody hen attacked by flock

    I have a hen that started brooding so i figured what the heck ill leave her 2 eggs. Well i put her by the food today so she could have a 5 min chow down and the other hens all went after her tearing at her head and pecking her. Why is this...then to top it off the roo decided he hated me again...
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    medicated vs non

    I thought i had medicated chick feed and aparently i did not. I went to my local store for more feed and they had a differnt type but it said medicated starter so i thought it was probally close. The check out lady said she would only charge me regular price because they normally dont carry...
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    feeding my chickens

    Im still new with chickens . I have 9 from last spring that still do very well. All 7 of the layers still lay almost everyday as it varies but i usually have 4 to 7 every day. They didnt stop this winter. I would say they are healthy and large for their size. Im not sure what they are but i was...
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    my Incubater died :(

    So on day 20 I wake up to find the heat is out in the incubater and the temp was down to 80! Of course im devestated but my wonderful man grabed a box with a hot wet towel and the heat lamp. But Im thinking is this really going to work?
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