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    Cost-Effective Poultry Lice Treatments

    Three of our chickens (they are an old flock) have poultry lice. I initially wanted to use a chemical like Permethrin, but my family doesn't want to due to it being expensive and they want to avoid chemicals. The only other two ideas in their price range I have are using a...
  2. BlackbeardTheGuinea

    Naturally Free Organic Layer Pellets + Grub Protein

    What do you thing of this food for guineas? https://www.scratchandpeck.com/shop/organic-layer-pellets-grub-protein/...
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    HELP!!! Are these eggs alive. natural egg incubation

    I am letting my fawn and white runner Hatch her own eggs naturally. We only have her and one white pekin drake. I have candled the eggs every few days. Some of the eggs had looked as of they were further developed than others. Thus may have been because she was determined sitter before she was...
    • ethan_hart726
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    • duck hatching duckling ducks eggs fertile duck eggs fertile eggs hatching duck eggs natural natural inubation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Greystone farm

    Natural deworming

    Hey! I want to deworm my ducks before winter. I don't see any symptoms, but just want to be safe :) Does anyone have any suggestions for doing it at home, naturally? I do cayenne pepper and shredded carrots for my chickens, which I have heard works. Not sure if that works for ducks, too? Thanks...
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    No pipping day 22 natural hatch

    Hi all, I’m new to chicken keeping and have a silkie hen go broody recently, so I bought 6 eggs (postal) and let her sit. Today is day 22 and no pipping, should I candle? I candled on day 18 and 4 seemed to be developing, the other 2 eggs were removed. Could these four still hatch?
  6. BookThief

    Prey Drive - Natural Canine Instinct

    Imagine: a neighbor's cat gets into your yard, and kills one of your birds, what do you do? You may warn the neighbor to keep the cat contained. You may set out a trap, or have other means to keep the cat away. But, do you call the cat aggressive? More then likely not. If a fox, coyote, hawk...
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    Trying to remember natural product website! Help!

    Someone had posted a link to a highly regarded website for natural farm animal products. There was an immune booster, dewormer, fly spray, and more. The website was a small business, owned by a female and it was its own website not on amazon.
  8. EggSighted4Life

    Alternative and Natural Wormer's...

    Hello and good morning fellow BYCer's! :frow This thread is focused on those who use alternative worming methods such as DE, pumpkin seeds, herbs, red pepper flakes, ACV, etc AND are willing to put up before and after fecal float with species and load count numbers to help stop the arguing as...
    • EggSighted4Life
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    • acv alternative wormers diatemaceous earth fecal float herbs natural pumpkin seeds red pepper flakes worming
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. LunaMarieWolf

    Assist hatching vs Natural hatching?

    Hello everyone! I was just wondering what people think about assist hatching vs natural hatching? I have always done assist hatching after piping externally, because I have had chicks who had died inside the shell because of shrink wrapping. Also I have had to assist hatch because of the...
  10. LunaMarieWolf

    Bumblefoot through foot?? Help please!!

    So I got this hen from a guy at my local livestock auction. He was trying to get rid of these ladies and so I took some. Later when I got home, I noticed one of the hens had what looked like bumblefoot.. but it went all the way through her foot?? When my other hens had bumblefoot and I...
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    The different noises quail make

    I've been watching my one and a half week old Japanese quail in the brooder and they've been making some interesting noises. I'll try to enumerate each different one: Normal chirping noise. It's low amplitude and repetitive. They chirp more often when there's extra food / water or the lights...
    • 702Quails
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    • call natural noises quail
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  12. RopaPoultry Complete

    RopaPoultry Complete

    A 100% natural, high-quality, energy-rich, proprietary formula specifically designed for your backyard poultry by veterinarians. It can be given throughout the year and is based on essential oils, antioxidants and vitamins. Effect: RopaPoultry Complete increases the overall resistance and...
  13. Mary Monk

    Help Chicken rickets

    I am new to owning chickens. We recently decided to make our own feed so we switched from Purina Layer feed to : Fertrell Poultry Nutri-Balancer, Regular - 10 lb Chicken Wheat, Animal Feed, Organic - 50 lb Oat Groats, Organic - 50 lb Organics Flax Seeds, Organic - 25 lb Kelp Granules, ASCO...
  14. elenas farm

    Muscovy duck fertile hatching eggs all colors & rare ripples

    Most assortment of rare colors & patterns you can find in one place. Atipico Dusky, Canizie black & blue, Magpie & more Eggs will be collected after paying. For 1st timers = they will hatch after 35 days. Keep the eggs bottom up in an egg carton for 24-48 hours before incubating , the air cells...
  15. Chickenchick11

    Easy Chicken Fly Spray - Natural + Safe

    With spring finally having officially arrived in my neck of the woods, :celebrate I figured I'd share with you all my super easy fly spray recipe. It's natural and non-toxic, unlike the flysprays that can be bought at feed stores. I use this stuff to detour flies around my coop, and spray it on...
  16. Emmaxx

    'Natural' quail habitat

    I'm interested in creating an outdoor quail habitat for my buttons and was hoping for some info/advise and ideas. I want it to be like those tortoise habitats I see (will add some example pics when back on phone) Is this doable? I have heard of people adding quail (although bigger varieties I...
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    • buttons enrichment housing natural
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Quail
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    Viability of letting "free range" quails breed

    By free range, I mean my quail I have I'm my large walk-in aviary. I was wondering what the viability would be of letting them breed and lay, and then just not collecting eggs until they nest (if they do)? I live in Australia, and it's the tail-end of summer, so it gets fairly warm here. If I...
    • Aussie92
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    • breeding eggs incubator natural quail
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  18. Allie Grace Sanders

    Babies coming in 19 days!!! What else can I do to prepare for them?

    Super nervous! I plan on keeping 18 chicks in the brooder. I also plan on giving the fermented non-GMO chick starter (to promote feather growth). Also, maybe (if they seem weak) giving Justin Rhodes' recipe for "Magic Water". I want to raise them really naturally, so I don't want to use Gro-gel...
  19. elenas farm

    6,12,24,or 48 Muscovy duck hatching eggs for sale - Cairina Moschata Domestica - show quality

    On the website there are Pay Pal buttons for easy pay : https://elenasfarm.yolasite.com No hormones, no antibiotics, free range, and pasture raised. Show quality, good breeders, good mothers, and lay a lot of eggs. All are hatched and raised here by us. Drakes are : 2 black, 1 grey...
  20. ShrekDawg

    Natural soaps and candles

    Anybody know of anyone that sells natural candles or soaps? Natural being like soy, goat's milk, etc. etc., anything other than the chemical laden store ones. I don't have issues using store soaps but get headaches from scented candles, etc. and I'd just like to try to be more natural or healthy...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • candle candles goat milk goat's milk natural organic soap soaps soy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
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