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Welcome! I can't take anything in but hopefully you get help

I know that dish soap and water will kill many bugs. It clogs their air tubes and suffocates them

Had a nasty mite infestation in 1 of the 5 silkie houses. So weird no sign in the pens on either side. Everyone is getting ivermectin tonight. Dawn Powerwash will absolutely kill mites when sprayed on them. There was a lot and I didn't have anything else I could think of except maybe the...

Yes. The white just hatched yesterday

I just have Leven and dont need another with the big girls. I was going to replace him when he was young, but he's proven himself over and over

I wouldn't as long as she's under cover

Yes leave her. You need her unhappy so she quits sitting

Swinging cage with wire bottom. Need the airflow under their skirts constantly. Or you could make a nice new nest in a place far away from their coop and move her to take care of chicks. That's a surefire way to break some of mine. They get so upset at being moved.

I cut up any bigger ones, but much of that is so they share better

I miss my 90 pound rat killer. Athena enjoyed that job. The aussies are no good for help.

I'm sorry. That always sucks to find them on the roost with head tucked.

I've never had a silkie hen grow spurs. My roosters don't always grow spurs.

It spirals because of his silkie blood.

Half of Leven's right spur. He was catching on himself too much with those spiral things. Right was was about 6 inches long on him. I took 3 inches off

Oh yes, trying something to see if you can do it is always great. Means you get to know how it works. I've seen several people who are getting a dozen or more eggs a day with their relatively young large flocks put up many gallons of limed eggs. I just don't understand that. They'll have fresh...

It's pickling lime. Used to make cucumbers stay crunchy when you pickle. I've never bothered with it when pickling. It's not really problem additive for food. Some of the stuff they put in commercial bread can be. I personally have gastric issues with a lot of the dough conditioners and...

That sucks. Ive only broken toes and those hurt bad enough

Mom doesn't do a timer, but she's used drip lines for her 70+ pot garden for years now. Works really well

It's been mix of rain and sun here all day.