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    Rescue Chicken.....what am I?

    This fall I got a so called rescue flock of 6 hens from a very young guy who I think got in over his head with his chicken project. He had chickens all over the place, different ages, different breeds & some obliviously mixed. Looked to me like the breeding/hatching got out of control. Well 1 of...
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    Ivermectin for treatment of mites/lice?

    I need to treat my flock for I suspect they have something going on (mites/lice). I am going to thoroughly examine this evening to make sure. I am getting information overload just from browsing the site. So my questions are...Is Ivermectin a good, fast resulting choice and What is the dosage...
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    Best Medication For Worming??

    I have been researching and have information overload. What is the best medication to use to worm chickens & is the most effective? I read there is one that hits all types of worms & is the most effective but can't remember the name. It had a broad spectrum coverage & was easy to use. Reason why...
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    Integrating New Chicks

    I have a few questions & looking for some wise-chicken advice. I have an 1 yr. old existing flock of 11 (10 hens & 1 Bantam Roo with a testy attitude) and 3 new pullets & 1 new cockerel (9-10 wk.olds) For the past week I've been slowly integrating them but only through a fence. I want to...
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    This EE...Pullet or Cockeral??

    Hello, I have an EE that is now 9-10 weeks of age. Right from the start it has had roo-ish behaviors...chest bumping, chasing after, ruffling of the it's feathers in a stand tall manor, etc. I'm hoping someone can tell me by the pics what's gender is. I think the noise I heard this...
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    Alternative Materials for Dust Baths

    Ashes or Black Dirt, Sand & DE are the materials I use to make my dust baths out of. I was wondering what other materials some BYCer's use or what could be substituted to make one. I have everything I need but since it's rained recently the ashes & black dirt are wet....would take several days...
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    Unhulled Barley

    Was wonder if any Southern State BYC Members would know where to get unhulled barley...100 lbs.? My nephew lives in Texas, just outside of Austin and has been trying to locate some for his beer making hobby. Apparently no one has it or grows it around him. Thought maybe someone would know of a...
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    Recycled Gifts

    Was wondering who recycles & doesn't recycle gifts. With the holiday season upon us our hearts & generosity over flow with appreciation and kindness. I have several clients every year who feel the need to get me a gift to show their appreciation & gratitude for my services throughout the year...
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    Raw Eggs, Anyone else do this?

    As a child when I was growing up my mother always let my siblings and I lick the cake batter from the beaters and eat the raw cookie dough as she was baking. My husband always has somewhat of a COW when I let our kids do this. I figure it hasn't killed me or my siblings or their children so...
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    Suprised at what kids DON"T know!

    My DH had a birthday party today with a few friends. They were all 10 yr. olds. Upon everyone's arrival she took outside to show them our 3 bunnies and chickens. They feed the bunnies and gathered eggs. My DH handed one to a friend who was very hesitant. The friend exclaimed " I don't want to...
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    Chicken laid egg in middle of yard

    Hello everyone, I need to know if this ever happened to anyone else. My chickens were free ranging for about 20 minutes when I went out give them some scratch. As I was tossing scratch by the handfuls I noticed that one hen seemed to be all fluffed up and shook her wings. I didn't think any...
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    Questions/ found few eggs on coop floor

    Over the past couple weeks I've found a couple eggs on the floor of the coop. My girls have just started laying about 3 wk. ago. I'm averaging 7-8 sometimes 9 eggs. I have 11 hens. Made my egg collection at various times throughout the day. Tonight I went out to lock them down with my...
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    The Oh-so neighbor!

    We all have or had neighbors that we really don't care for. We are nice, polite, wave hello, yell "How ya doing" across the field when you see them, etc. They are the neighbors that no matter what you do they always seem to find something to nit-pic about. They are the ones who complement you...
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    Watery eggwhites

    My girls have started laying 2 1/2 weeks ago. 6 out of my 11 hens are laying. All 19 wks. with the exception of 4 being approx. 22 wks (Isa Browns). I've noticed that some of the egg whites are partially runny like water. The yokes are a nice deep color. With some, the eggs whites are thick...
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    Rooster charging when collecting eggs.

    Why & what can I do to stop my 18 wk. Bantam Roo from charging my 9 yr. old when she goes in the coop to collect. He has done this twice within the past week to her. He also charged a boy who was tending to them 2 weeks ago when we were out of town. Today when he did it she hit him the basket...
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    Molting .....seeing lots of feathers.

    Good morning, My chicks are 16 1/2 wks. old and it seems that there are a lot of feathers around the coop. I cleaned it it out the other day so I know some are from the cleaning job. My question, at what age do they molt, doesn't that occur usually in the spring/fall? I...
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    Squatting/ What exactly am I looking for?

    What is it that I am looking for? My girls will be 16 wk. on Wed. that were purchased from TSC. I have 4 (Isa Browns) that I purchased the same day but from an independent seller. Those 4 I believe were approx. a week older. What should I be looking for in the so called squatting? I've noticed...
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    Cleaned coop, can I put a mixture of sevin & DE on the floor?

    Ok I cleaned out my new coop (approx. 8 wks. newly built) today because I found a couple of tiny maggots on my boots within the past week. Been reading alot about all kinds of pests and want to know if I can put a mixture of Sevin & DE on the floor. Reading too much and getting confused so...
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    Little Rooster mating with big hens?

    Ok, don't laugh but i'm gonna ask this silly question because I'm still pretty green when it comes to chickens. I know boys will boys so here it goes........ I have 12 in my flock, 2 of the 12 are a breed of bantams with 1 being the Roo and the rest are Orps, Isa Browns and Black somethings...
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    Found one chicken in coop by herself, should I be concerned?

    I let my 11 wk. old chickens (11 gals & 1 Roo) out to free range this afternoon. They were out for about an hour and a half before my daughter pointed out to me that Izzy was missing. Izzy has always seemed to be sort of a loner. She seems to get along with the others, free ranges with them and...
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