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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Lost half my girls to preditors this summer, hawk, fox, coyote. Heart breaking.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Seven is a powerful insecticide it should be a last resort . Using it on gnats is overkill. Deadly for honey bees.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Forgot to mention that my chickens are eating them. should I clean them out? Will try to post a photo.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    There are numerous bushes in the field behind my house, they ave pea sized red brrries. as a kid my mom warned me not to eat or even touch these berries as they are poison. Any thoughts? Rick Frankfort
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    can chickens over eat sunflower seeds?

    allowing my orphingtons to free range a bit in the back yard. I guess the correct thing to do is to give them some grit since they are eating bugs & Worms & sunflower seeds. My question is, can I give them too much grit or do they know when to stop? rick Frankfort, Mi
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Kinda new to this hobby, I have 6 four month old orphingtons. they have free access to plenty of northern Michigan sand, I'm feeding them Purina crumble layers blend. Do they need grit? I have some, but something tells me to hold off for a while. Also, does layers blend contain hormones...
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    rejecting their coop

    Ok they have accepted the coop, I used food to encourage them. Now, should I continue to keep food and water in the coop. It has been the source of a terrible mess, they spill everything all over. It would be nice if I could feed and water them only during the daytime hours, outside. Is this ok?
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    rejecting their coop

    three month old chicks will not enter their coop. this is the same one they have lived in their entire lives, the only difference is that I moved the coop from my basement to the back yard. I tried enticing them with food, didn't work. They huddled up against the basement door and would not...
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    Michigan Member List- In MI? Come join our list of fellow Michiganders

    Hi from Benzie County. Enjoying my new hobby, 9 baby chicks. Hope I'm doing everything right... By the way, by replying, did I just join theMi list? I find this web site very confusing Rick Johnson
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