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    Solo Chicken?

    That was very compassionate of you. I would start by addressing the causes of the behaviors. Make sure she's on a balanced layer feed and getting plenty of calcium. Consider putting some plastic eggs in her coop so she isn't rewarded when she tries to eat them. If she continues to eat eggs, it...
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    Post mite treatment, follow up question

    I'll keep a close eye on them but hold off on dusting for the time being. They generally do, even the rooster. But this winter's weather was harsher than normal for us and in hindsight they didn't have enough access to their usual dust bathing spots. I may try some oil and see if that helps...
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    Post mite treatment, follow up question

    I managed to get some decent pictures of what I'm seeing. These pics are from my rooster. I saw mites crawling on his feathers before we treated him, and he has been dusted with poultry dust 4 times now (7 days apart each time). I have not seen actual mites on anyone in this flock since after...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    They all look like cover models! How gorgeous!
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    Yellow green urate

    I’m sorry about your bird. It can be really tough to know what to do with our girls sometimes. Sending wishes from my flock to you and yours!
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    Are these chicks really a Barnevelder and a SGE?

    I’m starting to think you’re right. Here are updated pics of the one I thought was the SGE. We named it Cosmo. Now it looks more like a Barnie to me. I’m still questioning the gender. The other one, we’re calling her Baracus, is definitely a blue laced something Wyandotte. The store I got...
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    Post mite treatment, follow up question

    I don't have photos, but what I saw initially (and described as mite dust) looked exactly like this images from purelychickens.com. The dust around the preen gland looks more similiar to the photo from The Chicken Chick- less organized dirt or dust. The mites I saw on my hand were black. If I...
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    Gender and breed?

    I see a blue copper marans cockerel and GLW pullets.
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    April Fools 2026 - New BYC Product - OvaSense™ Smart Nest Panel!

    I just gave a stern-talking-to to my 6 month old wannabe broody psycho hen while I was kicking her out of the nest box. I'm so sad I won't be getting my OvaSense! 😂
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    Post mite treatment, follow up question

    I've checked the roosts a few times at night and have not seen any signs of mites in the coop. I'll keep treating the birds that I'm worried about. A lot of the dirt I'm seeing seems to be around the preen gland. It's different from the mite dust which was obvious because of how it was...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Thank you!
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Midge, a Sicilian Buttercup chick.
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    April Fools 2026 - New BYC Product - OvaSense™ Smart Nest Panel!

    I LOVE this idea!!! My best broody mamas go broody so rarely, but my pyscho hens who aren't allowed to brood anymore want to be broody all the time. So I love that it does both. Sign me up!! I have about 50 birds, mostly mixes. I'm working on speckled egg layers and also have Copper Marans. I...
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    Post mite treatment, follow up question

    We had a good run of 7 years without any issues with mites. But we found them a little while ago in one of my flocks - Northern Fowl Mites, I believe. It was mostly just the rooster. He had mite houses around and below his vent and also missing feathers/scabs/irritated skin on his neck. And in...
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    Two week old chicks- give me your gender guesses!

    They both turned out to be pullets!
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