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    Treating for Fleas and Ticks

    Thank you Suzie - I think I saw some of that stuff at the feed store, but was afraid to try anything I talked to BYC. I will ask the vet, too! Appreciate your reply! Vickie
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    Treating for Fleas and Ticks

    Thank you Tammye - I will do that! I'm just scared to treat the yard and the area where the chickens are free-ranging... but I will ask the vet - good advice! Vickie
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    Treating for Fleas and Ticks

    Help - we are having a flea/tick problem at our place here in the country. I have 10 hens that free-range during the day and are cooped at night. We have two dogs and they have been on flea/tick protection from the vet that is just NOT doing much good. They are both taking an internal...
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    Chicken Eye Swellings

    Thank you Flyhigher for the suggestion...
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    Chicken Eye Swellings

    Nobody out there in chicken-land have any ideas?
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    Chicken Eye Swellings

    My RI Red hen over the past few weeks has developed swelling in front of both of her eyes. It's exactly the same size on each eye. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it, she's eating well and laying every day, pooping fine. I can't detect any discharge. Can anybody tell me what's going on...
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    Lice?

    Yes, thanks so much! I'll check into that for sure and see if I can get some...
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    Lice?

    Help - I noticed that a couple of my darker hens - the RIR and Black Aussie - have a few little white dots on their backs. I didn't think much about it, but then I noticed that the white dots moved!!! Is it lice? Should I dust them and the coop with Sevin? Do I have to throw the eggs away...
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    Color of Egg Yolks.

    Thanks a bunch. I'm hoping to get to that point of free ranging - gotta put a large fence up! Dogs run loose around here and also we have coyotes!
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    Color of Egg Yolks.

    Thanks, Allie - good information. THat's kinda what I thought. I've got a little patch of spinach and some other greens that I'm keeping just for them. Tuna - now I hadn't thought of that, but I'm going to do that when I see it on sale! Appreciate it!
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    Color of Egg Yolks.

    Hi, got a question for you guys - I just added two 10 mo old birds to my small flock. They have been laying a couple of months. I noticed the first few eggs I got from them are a fine size with good hard shells, but the yolks are pale yellow - paler than the grocery store eggs. They didn't...
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    Ailing pullet... help!

    AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ARE MY OTHER PULLETS GOING TO GET IT?????
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    Ailing pullet... help!

    Hello again - my barred rock is still alive. Maybe a little more perky today. I've kept her separated from the others in our laundry room. OK, I noticed this afternoon that when she pooped it was a pale yellow and not much of it but she hasn't been eating or drinking much. I have given her a...
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    Ailing pullet... help!

    Thank you Overrun. I'll keep that in mind. I guess I'm a little frantic for her. I hope it'll just be like you said, one of those unexplained bouts that she'll pull out of. Will keep you all posted!
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    Ailing pullet... help!

    Thank you, Chilin' - I hope she makes it too. I'm on a learning curve here, too.
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