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One of the most common questions I am asked this time of year is, “Do your chickens eat Japanese beetles?” This mostly from exasperated gardeners desperate to find an organic control for Japanese beetles. Or any kind of control.

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Every time it seems like spring might be around the corner, winter comes charging back in, refusing to yield its icy grip. It has been a hard winter on the chickens. The early cold-snap back in November didn’t give them much time to adapt. And the unheated, metal barn they call home blocks the wind, but not the bitterness.


This winter, I’ve been creative with ways to keep the chickens happy, healthy, and warm. Their favorite, though, is getting warm oatmeal for breakfast. And, I’ve discove…

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The weather was sunny and 39 degrees yesterday, so I let the chickens out of their coop/run to free range around the yard for little while. As I was watching them scratch around in the thawing dirt, I noticed one hen had rough, gray spots on her feet and legs. Closer inspection shows a few raised scales. That can only mean one thing: leg mites.

The dragged-out, last days of winter seem to be the worst time for leg mites.

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I’m always excited when I find news about chickens, especially oddly interesting news like this:

Scientists solve half-cock chicken mystery:
Researchers say they’ve solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_n

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Baby chicks are so cute when they start getting feathers!

I’ve been meaning to post some pictures of the chicks for a couple of weeks now. Without further ado, here are the Silver Laced Wyandottes and Cuckoo Maran chicks at about 4 weeks old. The lacing and barring is showing up on their little feathers. There are still eight chicks and both foster moms get along quite well together.

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The hens and their chicks are doing well, minus one. Sadly, one of the Maran chicks didn’t make it.

Last night, I found one chick separated from the group, lying beak first on the cold, coop floor. It had not been there long (as I was checking on them every hour), but the chick was very cold to the touch and did not look well. I quickly put the chick back under its foster mom, but it was too late. By morning, the chick (still under its mother) had passed on to the big coop

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Mattie Webster advises those new to raising poultry. Check out her tips for success.

The Beginner in Poultry Agriculture

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