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hey Rebecca, we just got six new hens to add to our three and i found bugs on one of them today. they are light coloured, and oval, and they were crawling around below her vent, several of them. i am so disturbed. i called the vet and he said to put sevin dust on them. i don't know what...

just got six new hens to add to our three. i was just now holding one to get her accustomed to me, and to check her over. i found little light coloured, oval bugs on her, about an inch below her vent. i called the vet and he said to put sevin dust on her. i wish there was an alternative...

i can't remember where i read, or heard this: when a child was asked where milk comes from, she answered, "the store". i think it could be said that it makes us more human, and humane, to be involved with the growing and processing of what we eat. for all of recorded history man has been...

dear dancingflower68~ i just read your post in response to the person whose chicks wouldn't eat the starter food. what you shared really helped me because last night i asked for advice about giving mine yogurt every other day. i am worried it will spoil them and cause them not to eat their...

how often can i feed my five week olds yogurt? i am afraid i've already spoiled them. i have begun giving it to them every other day, or every third day, mixed into their feed, and now they don't seem as enthusiastic about their plain feed. they still eat it, they just don't dive into it like...

i really like your coop. we have been looking for ideas, and yours is being made/constructed very well and carefully. if you have time, would you write me back and tell me how long it will take us to build one like yours, and how many chickens it will house? we have eleven chickens, although up...

i just cut up some strawberries (tiny), mixed them into some plain yogurt with rye, barley, oats and wheat, and gave it to my four week olds. the response was unprecedented. they are squealing, running all over their enclosure, walking in it, landing in the bowl. even georgia, who has...

i agree with your exact words, justduckyinVT. mine are five weeks, and i stare at them daily, noticing changes in feathering, tail length, leg thickness, comb size and colour...should i be able to discern their genders yet? i have my opinion, based on comparing my other chicks to the four that...

i forgot to address my post to texas 755?3, out of the brooder. sorry. am learning etiquette (spelled?).

that's really awful about your rooster being killed. i am very sorry. is your profile photo a picture of him?(sorry, i don't know what to call it on here. ha.) because if it is him, why is he not black? i don't know anything yet, because i just recently got my first chicks, and am just...

i have three week olds, and have given them tiny pieces of romaine, and raw oats, and plain yogurt mixed with their feed. they love it, but i am wondering if i have done the wrong thing. they are still eating their regular feed. can someone advise me, please?

can anyone advise me on what to do about my chick who is not thriving? she's the smallest, and she sleeps too much. i do not see her getting pecked on. she, and the three who are identical to her, rir's, are 27 days old. she isn't behaving like the others do. she just eats, drinks, then goes...

yeah, you're right. sorry i said anything about it. didn't mean to be negative.

i do not know what date this was posted on, but i really enjoyed your comments/things you shared, and your photos are really good. i love to look at pictures. now that i have fallen in love with my baby chickens, i have noticed myself being interested in looking at photos of other member's...

is this the size that i should build for my eleven chickens? if you have time, will you write to me and tell me some details of your situation, such as: was this your first coop to build? ; was it terribly expensive? ; how many chickens do you have? ; how old should mine be when i transfer them...

you took some great close ups of her. these are really good photos. beautiful hen.

you did a beautiful job. especially difficult since it was not level terrain that you were working with. you ought to be very proud of yourself. it would be great if you could post some photos of your chickens, as soon as they are large enough, inhabiting their custom delux home. they are some...

what is best way to dry baby chick's bottom after vent cleaning? i am gently dabbing it with a dry cotton ball, but it's taking too long, and i am afraid to keep him out from under the light for over ten minutes. also, how long will it take before they are not afraid of being picked up...

i too saw the conditions that you described~the chicks not being properly cared for. all it requires of an employee is to change their bedding and water, make sure that they have enough food, that the ambient temperature is regulated, and that they purposefully speak to the animals in a...

that's a funny story. if you weren't concerned about hurting her feelings (which i am, so i probably wouldn't say this either), you might have been tempted to say, 'yes, when i ask you what type of bantams you have, ~type being the pivotal word here~ it pretty much ought to alert you to the...