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I have a 10 month old maran that is usually the leader of the flock but she had been hanging back and not acting her usual self for the last few days. The only thing I can see that is wrong is that she had dried poop in her vent. It is like cement and stuck to the inner tissue about 1/2 - 3/4 "...

I've gone our just before dawn to look for slugs and snails and haven't found any or noticed any tracks. There are literally hundreds of rollie-pollies and they are actually crawling on the plants and often right next to a hole in a leaf. We've had them in the past but no where near this many...

I keep reading online that they are scavengers and not to worry about them. But our experience is they do eat seedlings and are destroying a number of plants in the garden. They've eaten all of my basil plants, most of the cucumber seedlings, potato plants, strawberries, etc... There is a...

Our veggie garden is infested with rollie-pollies. Can I toss them into the chicken run or is there any reason the chickens shouldn't eat these pests? The chickens are only about 7 weeks old if that matters. And if any gardeners know how to get rid of rollie-pollies naturally, other than...

We ordered a mixed lot from a hatchery but they didn't specify what they sent. There are 3 types and they are now about 5 or 6 weeks old. I think the yellow are buff orpingtons but I have no idea about the black/white and the browns. The black/white hens are the sweetest natured of the...