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    Are Welsummers prone to bumble foot?

    I have a mixed flock of hen and a few roosters that I started a year and a half ago. I noticed that my Welsummer rooster and the four hens I have were continually having trouble with bumble foot while my other heritage breeds were not. Has any one else experienced this with this breed or is it...
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    Look who arrived today!

    Sometimes you just get some slow starters. If she still isn't going after the feed try a little crumbled hard boiled egg. Chickens love it and it may get her to eat more. Good luck!
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    Feathers everywhere

    What about extra calcium? I thought a lack of that could lead to feather eating/picking. Could be wrong.
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    Lump above chickens eye.......Should i take care of it?

    I am curious to know how the "operation" went. I have had a few eye issues lately and am trying to learn.
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    Hen with eggs in my house, has mites bad, is Sevin safe, will I ever be able to treat them

    If you are concerned about exposing potential chicks to the Sevin, DE does work really well. I had a hen with chicks infested last summer. I dusted her and the nest site--chicks were still hatching when I discovered this. Fortunately, they were already separated from the flock. Just as a...
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    New baby chick keeps falling!

    I would agree. Give him/her some vitamins like Poultry Drench and see if that gets him going. He may just be weak. Also, giving him some hard boiled egg ,especially the egg white, crumbled over his regular feed will give him a boost. He looks very new. How many days since he hatched? Is...
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    A few birds with Fowl Pox -- what now?

    I have a laying flock of about 50 free range chickens. I have had a couple birds come down with fowl pox type lesions around the eyes. I separated and treated them until the scabs where gone. I still do have a couple of chickens with scabs on their combs but we have been having frost bite...
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    egg laying age for Africans?

    Thanks for the information. I really did not expect goose eggs until spring, but that first egg was huge and it was my first white one. They are sneaky aren't they. I found a nest of 22 eggs in my compost pile today. I was wondering why production fell lately. Now to find that mystery hen...
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    Lost my last chicken yesterday. Guess i need advice...

    I agree, the apron idea is very good. If you combine this with the electric fence you should be good to go. There are a number of predators that it could be. Local dogs are the most common, but how big is the hole and where do you live? We are in a rual area and have the typical coyotes...
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    egg laying age for Africans?

    At what age do Africans typically start laying? I have my five month old geese in the same pen with my 25 broilers and someone is laying white eggs. The first one was quite large (could be a double yolk chicken egg), but they have gotten smaller (regular chicken size). It is possible that a...
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    Whats the difference? African & Brown Chinese

    I am no expert, but they look a lot like my Africans. Either way I hope you are having as much fun as I am with mine.
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    Chicken loosing feathers on back

    I would separate hens and roosters until everyone is healed. Hens missing back feathers have no protection during future matings and may get wounded. You can find directions and measurements for saddles in "Story's Guide to Raising Chickens". You will also want to trim the roosters nails...
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    3 month old with twisted beak-- having trouble eating

    Thank you all, She ate her first full meal in a long time. I was able to fill her crop with baby cereal via the syringe. The electrolyte solution was a great idea. She is resting comfortably and seems more perky... So here I was in Walgreens buying baby cereal, pedialyte, a syringe, and...
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    Hi from Grazing Goose Farm in upstate NY

    In March I got my first chickens--14 Araucanas. They were so much fun I decided that I would like some rare breed birds to breed and some geese to help with guarding the flock who are free-range during the day. So in April I put in an order for the above along with some dual purpose chickens...
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    3 month old with twisted beak-- having trouble eating

    I have a 3 month old Aracauna who has a twisted beak (the top goes to the left and the bottom to the right). She has been doing Okay until today, even though she is very thin. She pecks at the feeder constantly but never seems to get much in her mouth. I have watered down her feed to make a...
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