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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Black Spots on a Chicken Comb'

    My rooster comb has/ had black shiny bugs on it. I put neem oil on them and covered with lanolin since I had no Vaseline. I don't know what they are and I don't know if they're dead. I washed him in a neem oil, soap and water bath. Treated his legs and covered them with lanolin. Then sprayed...
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    Best brand of laying feed for chickens

    I have one rooster and 9 hens. I had 2 roosters, but a coyote got one. I know people don't like roosters, but they have a purpose. Their purpose is to guard the hens and make sure they're fed and safe. They are so handsome and they have a bunch of different calls for the hens. Some are...
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    1 year old herb with wry neck not getting better

    Hi. I have a1 yo hen with wry neck. She's not improving. I'm giving her scrambled egg with vitamin e and b. Plus watered down pedialyte. I'm having to hand feed her. Looked on you tube. I give her the fluid by dropper on the front of her beak. One drop at a time. I can feel her swallowing...
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    Moma duck not taking care of her own babies

    I have the baby inside in a box with a heat lamp and water and did
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    Moma duck not taking care of her own babies

    I have a mama duck that is going thru her first brood with eggs. I actually had to get some duck eggs from a nearby farm, because she didn't have any. She took to them right away. She's been sitting on them longer than a month. One egg got out of the nest and rolled down the ramp and broke the...
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    Duckling has yolk sac outside it's body

    Hi. New to all this. My mama duck went broody and had no eggs. I was lucky to find some locally. It's been over 30 days. Today my drake pulled her out of her nest box and was trying to mate but being mean so I hosed him. I've tried candling but could see nothing. Somehow one of the eggs got out...
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    When to introduce mama hen and chicks to flock

    I'm new to chickens. My hen hatched 2 chicks. They're about 4 weeks old. I have kept them separated from the other hens at night with a dog crate in front of their nest box. During the day, I let them loose in the coop and close the coop door. Wanted to keep the cats away from them also...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Daily to weekly chicken maintenance.'

    I must be clean obsessive. I clean the coop ever 2-3 days. New food every day. Water is changed once a day unless they go crazy and splash it everywhere. We have a big covered run. One is 7x20 and the other one is 10x30. All attached to the coop. The coop is a converted old redwood Costco...
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    Chicken safe cat deterrents??

    My cat goes into the chicken pen when the chickens are out. I have 2 outdoor cats and 1 neighbor cat. My cats are afraid of the chickens. I accidentally left one in the pen when the chickens came in., she was at the back cowering. Luckily I saw her and rescued her. I do have roosters, but...
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    What is your chickens’ favorite scrap treat?

    Mine love grapes, watermelon, when in season. Cucumber, lettuce, kale, cooked sweet potato, cooked squash. ( uncooked freezes). Lately I've been grating apples for them because it's good exercise for my broken hand. They love that. Put it on a paper plate for them. They like scratch...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Things I wish I knew before I got my first chick'

    Thanks for the article. Wish I had read it before I got chicks. I would never have done it. They are a daily job. I love them, but they have to be fed, watered, cleaned etc. Never ends. I hear of people that leave their chickens with food and water and go on vacation. I don't know how...
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    Supplementing with lime?

    I save their egg shells and dry them in the garage in a mesh potato bag. Some people put them in the oven to dry. When they're dry, I put them in the blender and crush them. The chickens love them. I just put them on the ground for them to peck at. I just put them in a pile.
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    Separating manure from pine shavings for garden use

    My husband keeps saying that the pine shavings will hurt the compost somehow. I keep reading about it and it doesn't seem like it will. He says they have an acid that supposedly hurts compost. Had anyone else heard this? I have a pile of shavings and manure separate from the compost.
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    Official BYC Poll: How do you name your pet chickens?

    Named mine after the golden girls. Dottie, Blanche, Sophie. Unfortunately, Rosie is a rooster. Some of the others are named after how they look. Goldie the duck is now white, Matilda is now a drake and so is Cocoa duck. They all respond to their names. Mostly they come running from the...
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    Comment by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop'

    I live in Nevada so not much moisture. My ducks and chickens love the puddles formed when I drain the duck ponds. They love to dig in the mud and see what they can find. Their coop is elevated so no chance of mud there. I have sand in the enclosed pen/ run. Works fine so far. We'll see...
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    New chick and duck mom

    I've begun a new mom for about 6 months now. Those little chicks and ducks were so cute at the tractor supply store. We were only going to do chicks, but the ducks were irresistible. Got them home, knew nothing. Looked online, found this site. So much help. Well it was March and cold...
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    Review by 'Chick and duck mom' in article 'Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About Chickens'

    Loved this article. I don't feel so stupid now spoiling my chickens and ducks. They get lettuce and watermelon rinds for a treat in the morning and I cut grapes in half for them at night. Plus whatever is growing in the garden. They are partly free range. They have a large pen, the chicken...
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