... Ok, and you are letting one person drive you off a list of many... Why? :-) This is not usenet. You don't have to read all posts from everyone! -- Peace, ...
... I personally know one poster here that fed DE to a batch of guinea chicks and almost killed them by screwing up their needed mineral balance. They started...
... They live in the unheated barn with my other birds, going in and out as they wish. My first ones were not too hardy, but over the years of adding in...
Why not just skip the DE posts? I don't have any interest in the DE discussion either - so I just hit delete! Janet - Healdsburg CA ... From: Omelet...
DE doesn't keep them from getting diseases. All it does is provide a tough abrasive substance to pierce the outer shell/skin of parasites. Either internal or...
Naaaaahhh no need to run off. Just skip them messages. Are you in other groups/listservs?? I think I'm in all the Yahoo ones that would interest me, but this...
i agree with you John, I have been mums about all the silly posts about the dogs and stories. Where are the decent people that are poultry minded and just want...
Why not just ignore that part and stay. Everyone can't agree on all things but your chicken knowledge is so valuable here. Nancy C. East Texas ... From: john...
The latest batch of baby chicks I have were hatched on Aug. 20, they are Appenzeller Spitzhauben. Came from Cackle Hatchery. Every single one has lived and...
This thread has gotten just as stupid as the endless DE posts. if you want to leave go, cya. no drama needed. If you want to stay...stay once again no drama...
I got my second batch of chicks this spring. Last spring's batch all started to lay by the 21st week. I had one small egg from one of the Silver Laced...
As a newbie, I have read the DE posts with interest - I have heard DE mentioned on the doglists I am on and it is something I shall look into and make my own...
Thank you. Thank you very much. Iona McCormick Quiet Place Farm Jacksonville, NC USA ... From: Dennis To: dom_bird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 05,...
... Nope. I've never had any sickness or diseases. I've fed DE from the first day I had birds. I've had them for 11 years. I also spread DE. The birds have...
... chicks ... They ... I've fed guineas DE. Some were given to me and others I ordered from a hatchery. The birds given to me had curled feathers which were...
That may be true for some, Dennis, but for me, I was honestly seeking information on DE for use with my chickens. As I said, I have been keeping chickens for...
I have 4 older birds and 4 young birds. The older birds have been top ... They ... I have four chickens........older buff orpington who is leader of the pack,...
Hi. I have a flock of about 35 chickens and 15 Guineas, also a few Peacocks and one turkey and seven Homing pigeons just for fun. We do not eat the birds but...
Hi Ashley , I just got back into chickens after more than a 20 year absence. I'm really enjoying my chickens and the time I can spend with them and my other...
Interesting, thanks for your observations. I have been raising chickens for about 30 years now and have never used DE.....I have also never had sick chickens...
I have had chickens who have lived and laid that long as well......I love my chickens. Nancy C. My birds lay well until they're 8 - 10 years old and then lay...
I am new to this list so I did not read the first post re writing a book, but I will be very interested to hear about it when it is finished. There are a...
We have a very old coop for our chickens that we spent a lot of time cleaning up and trying to make tight so the raccoons cannot get in. We lost twenty nice...
Hi to all, Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We got 26 guinea keets and 2 silkies this past Thursday. One of the silkies was doa but the others were...
chickens like most domestic animals have a rule of thought the bigger you are the shorter the life you have sure there are some the are rule breakers but not...
