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There is little risk in removing a wing band and I didn't want some to have bands and others to not have bands and be a reason for them to be pecked. And I do things my way and you can do things your way, we do not have to agree on how we raise and treat our livestock. Hopefully this will lay...- hotrodflash
- Post #23,850
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Texas
Because I did not need or want them on my laying hens, I am not showing them and they do not leave my property so they are unnecessary for me.- hotrodflash
- Post #23,832
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Texas
Wow, sounds like they were put in incorrectly by the hatchery. I'm sorry it was so hard to get them out, it is never fun to have to hurt an animal that we are caring for. Hopefully next time it won't be as bad.- hotrodflash
- Post #23,824
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If you push up the little rounded tab on the end, it can be slid right out of the wing. I do them by myself, just hold the chick firmly in one hand and slide the tab up and maneuver it through the hole made in the wing. Several of mine came from Atwoods with the wingband and now you can't tell...- hotrodflash
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Texas
Welcome, I am at a corner of Henderson County and Van Zandt county.- hotrodflash
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I left mine open and it helps keep the coop a little cooler in the summer and makes for great ventilation. I stapled chicken wire to prevent my chickens from getting out, nothing can get in unless it can scale a slick wall that is 8 feet tall. I think 4 nest boxes will be enough, you can...- hotrodflash
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
It smelled like an ear infection. My nephew had 3 sets of tubes in his ears and had constant ear infections, so I am very familiar with that smell.- hotrodflash
- Post #28,596
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
What about ear mites? Gently push the feathers covering her ear canal forward and see if you see a tiny bug and/or the canal is crusty or smelly. My sister had a rooster that got ear mites and lost a few feathers on his head too, that is when we caught him we could smell the stench from his...- hotrodflash
- Post #28,568
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Texas
Keep it simple. My coop is a shed style building, 10 x 12, raised off the ground, 4 walls and tin roof with open eaves, chicken wire stapled to rafters and pulley style windows that I can close in winter and keep open the rest of the year. I have had no problems from predators getting in the...- hotrodflash
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
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- Post #28,281
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
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Hi, I'm about 20 miles from you near Brownsboro. I have an assortment of breeds and they all do well in the heat. They just need plenty of shade and access to water. I put out a kiddie pool for mine. Atwoods gets their chicks from Ideal and they get a pretty good assortment of breeds...- hotrodflash
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Naked Neck/Turken Thread
I am very familiar with West Virginia, my mom is from Doddridge county and I have traveled all over the state visiting her family and seeing the sights. Its funny, I don't get sunburned any more, and I am as pale as can be. You learn to stay out of the heat in the middle of the day and work in...- hotrodflash
- Post #9,508
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Naked Neck/Turken Thread
Mine made it through a Texas summer without a problem with sunburn, but I have lots of oak trees for shade too.- hotrodflash
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
yes, I just cut off the excess so that it doesn't bother them. I purchased the neon colored ones at the Dollar Tree and use the long ones to attach the tarp to the run for shade and rain protection.- hotrodflash
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I have several of my hens that have the zip ties on them, they ignore them as do the others. I have them on to differentiate between hens and as a way to watch a certain one, They work very well for me.- hotrodflash
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Crockpot with some herbs and spices and use the meat in a soup or casserole. Herbs and spices determine which direction you want to flavor the casserole or soup, I flavor mine with bay leaf, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. It allows me to use the meat in different ways and stretch...- hotrodflash
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Texas
As long as you keep their coop reasonably clean you should not have problems with salmonella, E coli or any other bacteria. It is rare for a bird to carry bacteria within their egg production system and pass it through to the egg. Well fed, well taken care of backyard birds would be less likely...- hotrodflash
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It also came out after this that people were not washing their hands and not making their children wash their hands after handling live poultry. Any poultry can have or carry salmonella, get in the habit of washing your hands before you handle young chicks or ducks and after handling them...- hotrodflash
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When you are brooding chicks, keep it simple. Elevate the waterer to keep the shavings out, stick with chick starter, fermented or not, for the first 4 weeks or so. They only need grit if they are getting anything other than starter/grower feed. Don't try to follow all the different advice...- hotrodflash
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