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    Bullying behavior

    I have a flock of four: a 4 yo Br leghorn (Alpha), a white leghorn, RIR & OEE. The OEE was lowest in the pecking order, but all others got along. They've been together for a year. After we lost the OEE to a predator in May, our Alpha started picking on the RIR, pecking her legs & even jumping on...
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    Chicken keeping in West Monroe, LA?

    I know that the city code for Monroe proper says no backyard chickens, but what about West Monroe? I've looked thru the ordinances and it seems vague. Any insights? Thank you!
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    Lice nits

    Hi Sonya: The nits are in a crusty cluster at the base of affected feather shaft. They don't soften with water or oil (I've tried!) but I can scrape off with my nail - unfortunately this is painful and Daisy puts up quite a fuss. I've heard 5% Sevin dust kills both adult lice and nits. With...
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    Lice nits

    Hi, all - my RIR hen has probably 2-3 dozen feathers around her vent with nits at the base. I've cleaned and dusted the roosting area twice (ten day intervals) and dusted her and my other hens three times (7 day intervals) all with permethrin. My RIR (Daisy) is the only bird with the nits. I've...
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    Hi, BYC "peeps"

    After years of looking over my husband's shoulder at his BYC account, I've finally decided to start my own. We live in Boulder County, CO and have been keeping chickens since 2010 - first in Northern CA, and now in CO as of November 2014. We have one RIR (Daisy, my Red Queen) a brown leghorn...
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