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  1. dirkandlorie

    Safeguard Fenbendazole Dewormer Liquid Dose??

    Thank you so much for the american/household measurement. That is something my old brain can wrap itself around. Can dose them tomorrow now. Thank you again!
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    Safeguard Fenbendazole Dewormer Liquid Dose??

    Thank you, going with 1/5 tsp. That will be easy for my old brain to figure out. So good to know a slightly higher dose won't hurt them.
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    Safeguard Fenbendazole Dewormer Liquid Dose??

    Please help, I can't figure out this milliliter stuff. I have a 4 pound bird, can I do like a 1/4 tsp. per bird? 1/4 tsp per 2 birds? Something with a normal measurement please???? They need it but I've read through so many threads and just cannot figure out the dosage. Don't want to kill/hurt...
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    Update on GROUNDS Coffee Ground Bedding for your coop!

    I've been using my own coffee grounds in the coop for 4 years now, no not decaf. None of my chickens have died, none have thinner egg shells, far as I can tell productivity is good for the age of my chickens, and best yet.... none seem to get hyperactive from the caffeine like I do! Lol I don't...
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    How old do your hens REALLY get?

    My sex links and Easter egger are 10 years old, my Cochin is 11 years old. They have passed the age where I have to worry about the reproductive issues people talk about. I've never experienced that in my flock, but I don't feed them just commercial feed either. Noticed early on they needed more...
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    -32 degrees actual temperature is not too cold - see pictures

    My hens are ages 5 to 10 years old, 11 in February. They have never went through a winter without supplemental heat. An oil filled radiating heater on cinder blocks and chains suspending it from ceiling also for safety. I often find all the girls hanging round it on cold days. Maybe they could...
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    Witchcraft thread

    Yule log is ready, house is decorated with lots of lights in and out, and gathering my evergreens today. Yuletides greetings to y'all!
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I know this is long time after you wrote that post, but its so wonderful to hear someone else say this!!! Medical community is brainwashed, lol!
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    Witchcraft thread

    Sally, try The Herbal Drugstore by White and Foster.. Its organized well, lists possible side effects, recommended dosages, what part of the plant should be used and whether the herb should be used long term. There are so many good herbal books/natural meds out there, I have tons, and they all...
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    Witchcraft thread

    Beautiful! Wish I had an altar that large, mine is an antique dresser passed down from my great grandmother. Perfect for tonight and an indoor ritual, 20* degrees tonight, brr that's cold. Not even a bonfire could keep that chill away.
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    Witchcraft thread

    V ery well phrased!
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    Roofing choices for covered run?

    Technically you may be right, but with my coop open on all four sides and 8 foot height inside coop there is no accumulation of heat inside the coop unless I close up sides for winter when I want to keep some heat in and drafts out. Hot summers/cold winters here. Can go over 100* frequently in...
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    Roofing choices for covered run?

    I voted for metal roof because I live where its hot and humid also, with the sides open there's no extra heat from roof. my girls get plenty of light even though coop is nestled in among many trees. I started with poly carb roof and after a couple years it was cracked in multiple places from...
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    Egg Eating

    I have a 9 year old gold sexlinks that eats eggs. No suggestions here have stopped her from eating eggs, she likes them and will try to eat them even before the other hen has finished laying them!! Yes, they do teach the other hens to do the same. I solved the issue by putting chicken wire...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Short lived perennial? I planted one small plant of these in the back of my lily bed 10 years ago, I now have a patch 6 feet wide by at least 30 feet long. Original plant still there, and the only reason it's just 6 feet wide is because every spring and fall I chop the heck out of it to contain...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Finally got the last of the tomatoes, beans and cucumbers out and chopped into the compost pile. Been doing it a little at a time cuz we've been laying a new tile floor and painting..Kale, carrots and lettuce are up already and got the chard, beets, turnips and mustard planted. how does everyone...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    What do you use to grind your wheat? I have a fine food mill that I run it through, sift it, then run it through my electric coffee grinder for an even finer flour but its a lot of extra steps and I only do enough for a loaf of bread at a time. There has to be a better system that isn't the $500...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Someone earlier in the thread was asking what to do with her ground cherries. Today I made vanilla cupcakes with a gingered ground cherry filling piped into the centers, and topped with vanilla frosting and sprinkled with brown sugar. They were to die for!
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Make those green beans the same way you do bread and butter pickles,, they're great! Can't get enough of them on my salads! I do the same with beets and jalapenos.
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