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Thank you and yes we did that ... two weeks in a row ... no more mites ... still cleaning out the bedding each week for a few more and checking. The soap, oil and water treatment did great as well.

And all of the chicks are doing well. Have 2 that should start laying any day and 5 chicks that are feathered out now and about ready to introduce to the flock. In a few more weeks, I'll have 9 laying hens and increase my weekly income by about $6.00 ... woo hoo!!!! :D

Thank you to all ... since the original post, Maddie has a new playmate ... "Mikey"

My son and I have raised chickens (and Guineas) off and on for about 5 years. Took a break after we lost our second flock to a pack of community dogs. We don't have any close neighbors and the dogs individually are all sweethearts, but when they get together like that and get that "pack"...

Our fist batch, several years ago, went all wrong and only one survived. Since then we've learned a wee bit more. If you want eggs in the Summer, brood them later Winter or early Spring ... "indoors"! We had another small group we bought at about 6 weeks old ... stroke of genius! They were our...

Just wrote a really good post response ... and now I can't find it. So I'm posting this one. If anyone sees it, please respond and I'll give you my "brooder" experience. Thx Red