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disco
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Dust box for chickens
      06/20/05 07:56 PM
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Well I've had my chickens since April 19th. All our doing well execpt the 1 I ran over with my tractor. My question is this. I'm new to chickens. I let them run all day. Which is fine. I would like to build a dust box for their coop. I have 49 birds. How big should it be? Should I put sevin or DE in it? At what %? By the way. I posted a question a while back about why a hen could'nt walk. It was the roosters fault. 1 hen 1 rooster.

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mysticokra
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Re: Dust box for chickens new [re: disco]
      06/21/05 09:51 AM
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Are your birds infected with some kind of bug that you would need to take such a drastic measure as Sevin dust? Just plain dry dirt works great. DE works fine. Most truly free-range birds are healthy enough to fight off most pests.

To talk to the pros see http://www.poultryconnection.com/

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disco
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Re: Dust box for chickens new [re: mysticokra]
      06/23/05 07:53 PM
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Thanks for the reply,
They seem really healthy. Don't seem to have any bugs. I'm new at this and just trying to learn. When it gets cold maybe
I'll try the DE and dirt.
Thanks


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Mark_G
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Re: Dust box for chickens new [re: disco]
      11/30/08 09:16 PM
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Mix dry 1/3 fine sand, 1/3 dry fine dirt and 1/3 wood ash. Makes a great dust bath for the birds and will naturally knock the feather mites etc population down.

Mark




Mark
Winding Woods Farm

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