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    Is it a myth that water removes an egg's bloom?

    What I am curious to know about washing eggs is this. Would putting olive oil on the egg and gently wiping off , would that hurt the bloom?
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    Official BYC Poll: Do Your Chickens Go Inside Their Coop When It Snows?

    My chickens stopped going in the coop even when it hailed. I had to force them in when it was dangerous weather and could freeze their feet and combs. They were not happy about it. When I git another batch of chickens just a few..they lived the coop and wood roost every night in 1..other...
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop?

    I don't mess with wirh the cleaning when it's windy and I am going to possibly deal with powdery poop. That is the only worry I have. I have had my kids throw clothes in the floor and not say anything about dog poo. To afraid they would have to clean up after THEIR DOGS. Went to puck clothes up...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Your Old/Retired Hens?

    I didn't get a say when I was a kid lol. Now that I have my own small flock the intent was pets with bonus of eggs. Then my husband told me as they start to age out we are going to eat them. That means I gotta do it. He is to lazy. He hunts I clean..go figure. Then I rescued Gracie may. She...
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    Chick Doing Spastic Somersaults?

    I took the medicated chick Starter away ..I she is getting laying mash with vitamin mineral mixed in to soften ..I vitamin E . 1 children's vitamin. Inwas afraid of giving to much ....seems to be doing alot better. I keep saying she..but now that it's older I believe I have a male..the tail...
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    Chick Doing Spastic Somersaults?

    I will try to later today..she about 3 months old. Still a baby really.. My daughter bought me 4 jersey giants and 2 sussex. I love all my chickens but 1 of the sussex is my favorite. Maybe cause it wants me to love on it. Lol. I do like my cinnamon queens and orpingtons .
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    Chick Doing Spastic Somersaults?

    I have a jersey giant...she tilts her head side ways looks at the ground the tucks and rolls. I have her by herself fixed the water and food spilling issue..walks over and does the summersault into the dishes..so now she walks around the stops looks down sides ways then tucks and rolls
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    Dead chicken and water looks weird

    Those are products I woukd use. There is no guarantee diatamious will work by itself. I may have been a little extreme with how I handled. I however wanted the mites gone . Scrub ..spray ..and dust chickens. New bedding. Right now I have a chick about 3 months old that keeps turning summersaults...
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    Hot/Cayenne Pepper Powder/Flakes for Worm Treatment

    Thank you..that is why I am doing some reading before doing ..andbseeing what has worked for others.
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    Dead chicken and water looks weird

    Mites? Change bedding r..remove and burn...scrub clean all area..spray with perythian (may have spelled wrong..used to treat fleas) I bought mine where I mixed my self so I could use correct strength for the problem. Put powder on my chickens that had the same ingredients. Getting under wings...
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    Worming treatments? Please help.

    Fenbendazole is available in United States is broad spectrum ...it has labeled BRAND names like pancur...fennendazole is the ingredient. Check them for external parasites ..I looked on line and here for all possible parasite problems. They are actually not ready to be laying yet.. once their...
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    Hot/Cayenne Pepper Powder/Flakes for Worm Treatment

    I came here reading to see what others have used..I have pancur paste that I can add to water ..like going to the doctor I like knowing options and others experience..just because my feed store has limited option for me to read an choose from doesn't mean a better option is not out there. I...
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    Dead chicken and water looks weird

    Change water everday..check you hen house for mites..theyvareceasier to spot at late evening or night especially if you have a broody chicken sitting in there
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    Hot/Cayenne Pepper Powder/Flakes for Worm Treatment

    I seen some negative things said to a person giving their experience. Be NICE. Some symptoms said by some was not what was wrong with my flock ..it took losing 3 and 1 happened to die sitting on a egg before i found my issue. 1 of them in my arms. I Don't just clean my coop I clean my yard...
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