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Poultry lice and mites... They're a natural part of the outdoors  You're not going to be able to stop your flock from getting an infestation every once in a while It's just something that you really can't prevent Well … because they are everywhere, out in the yard, on...

Should you wash your fresh backyard eggs or not?  I keep mine on the counter. But there are two schools of thought... In the US the commercial suppliers wash the eggs and then they are refrigerated Why? When the eggs are laid, ? There is a clear bloom that is...

What do you do when it's super hot outside?  How do you help your backyard chicken flock get through that summer heat? There are a couple of things you can do… You can get packs of electrolytes and put that in their water  That will help them keep the electrolytes up...

Bullying in the hen house? Bullying within your flock If you've got a bully in your flock And it's obvious who the victim is because you can see the pulled feathers Hopefully they're not drawing blood If the victim does have a wound remove her from the flock for...

How do you introduce your baby chicks into the flock?  At the time of writing this, mine are still in the brooder box. I've got a grow out pen built into the coop. Once they have the first set of feathers, they don't have any of that baby fluff anymore, they graduate...

Do you keep a first aid kit for the animals? ⛑ I get a lot of questions about what I keep on hand, especially for the chickens  So as far as the chickens go… We end up being our own vet ⚕ It's so expensive to take a chicken into a vet, if you can even find one that...