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    Chickens eating saltpeter

    It's always entertaining to see chickens forage the weirdest things, licking salt out of stones like goats. This is what saltpeter looks like:
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    Chickens eating saltpeter

    If I used the correct term, saltpeter should be that white powdery exudate that comes out of stony construction materials (stones, marble, terracotta, cement) when the soil is humid. It's not exactly salt, it can be other minerals, depends on the type of stone this exudate sprout from.
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    Chickens eating saltpeter

    Just figured out why my chickens finds so entertaining hanging out in my patio. They eat the saltpeter coming out of my patio's marble slabs. Anyone had their chickens eat this delicacy?
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    Is this a cream legbar?!

    I wouldn't call cream legbar a bird with no crest that lays white eggs.
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    Pullet laid 2 eggs then nothing. It's been 5 weeks since.

    She started laying right after winter solstice!
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    My Sapphire Gem Turned Mottled After Molting.

    My older hens sometimes do partial molts and when they do, they appear of 2 different colors. New feathers are much darker than the old ones. I think this is what happened. She will probably molt the rest of the old feathers sometimes in the future. Old ladies might take some time to complete...
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    What do I feed my freerange chickens in the winter?

    In summer I trap huge amounts of Japanese beetle, I dry them and I feed them to my chickens in winter. I also feed them tallow. Chickens need more protein in winter to support molt, and more fat to keep them warm.
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    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Today my chickens ate a piece of aluminum foil the size of a towel that was meant to reflect heat for my homemade waterer heater.
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    Mixed Breed Photo Reference *please read guidelines in first post before adding content*

    Cream Legbar roo x Duckwing Araucana hen
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    Mixed Breed Photo Reference *please read guidelines in first post before adding content*

    She's got an insane comb!
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    Underweight help

    To fatten a sick bird, minced beef fat and egg yolk. They need protein, vitamins, and fat to heal and gain weight. Meat and animal fat is soft and easy to digest for a sick bird. Fish fat and fish oil is also good, if he likes the taste.
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    Ferragosto adopt-an-egg hatch-a-long

    Mario (golden) and Caruso (silver) being annoying brats
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    Pullet laid 2 eggs then nothing. It's been 5 weeks since.

    I think she's going through a mini molt right now. Her feathers look off. If she's molting, she won't be laying for quite a while.
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    Pullet laid 2 eggs then nothing. It's been 5 weeks since.

    I heard legbars are stingy in winter. I'll wait until spring and see how it goes. Hopefully she's just more legbar than her other sisters. I don't think she has any reproductive problem, it's either she's a dud and she's sterile for some reason, or she's just one of those who lay no eggs when...
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    Pullet laid 2 eggs then nothing. It's been 5 weeks since.

    Still nothing, and comb is paler then ever 😨 I really hope she's not a dud cause it would be awful to make soup out of her.
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    Does feather sexing actually work?

    If a chick can be feather sexed, you need no stretching of anything. It's just blatantly in your face. In my BOXCL crossing, males grows no wings for 2 weeks, and by 4 weeks they still have no tail, while females already have tail and wings by day 5. If you need to look for a sex difference by...
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    Can I hatch eggs treated with dewormer?

    Thanks! I'll do 50/50 just to be on the safe side!
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    Can I hatch eggs treated with dewormer?

    I never dewormed my flock and at this point I was just waiting for worms to appear. Yesterday was the day; I saw a white worm swimming like an eel inside a mucous poop my favorite hen just dropped. So I treated my whole flock with Levamisole. According to the instruction, I have to repeat...
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    Ferragosto adopt-an-egg hatch-a-long

    AND PEACH IS ABOUT TO GO BROODY AGAIN :he 4th time this year. Once every 3 months, like a friggin clock.
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    Show me your sky

    We have the fog season and the sultriness season. Now we're transitioning from one season to the other.
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