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Ask the Expert – June/July 2018
Inferior Golden Buffs My Golden Buff that was almost three years old, died three days ago. Before she died, she showed the signs of being inactive, stood alone, and didn’t …
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2018
Wrinkled Eggs I’ve attached a picture of two eggs that I gathered, two days in a row with very large ridges in them. What makes them do this? They were …
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Ask the Expert — December 17/January 18
Sick Chicken One of my older chickens keeps shaking her head back and forth and then going around in a circle and losing her balance and falling down. Yesterday her …
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Ask the Expert – February/March 2018
Poisonous Plants I inherited eight hens when we bought our house. We also inherited a beautiful garden with a variety of plants. The hens have free range of the yard …
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Ask the Expert — Late Summer e-edition 2017
Gardening with Chicken Manure Fresh chicken manure in the garden – let me know if I’ve come up with a technique that is ok, or please warn me if I’m …
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Ask the Expert — Summer e-edition 2017
Using Apple Cider Vinegar How often do you use vinegar? How much vinegar per gallon of water? Joe ************************** Hi Joe, Apple Cider Vinegar can be used in water for …
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Ask the Expert — October/November 2017
Rooster Yawning One of our two-year-old Leghorn hens occasionally just bursts into these fits of yawning. They just come at random times like when she is eating and just throws …
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Mystery Chicken Do you know what kind of chicken that is is on page nine of the April/May issue of Backyard Poultry magazine? Norma Grainger ************************ It looks like the …
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Ask the Expert — e-edition Early Spring 2017
Gapeworm I have mixed flock of 14 nearly two-year-old Rhode Island Reds, Red and Black Sex Links who seem mostly healthy, but are no longer laying. I also have nine …
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Ask the Expert — Spring e-edition 2017
Picky Chickens Any suggestions on how to get picky chickens to eat anything other than fresh fruit and scratch grain? They will sometimes eat a LITTLE “all flock” crumbles. They …
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