"Mamaverde1, Good luck.  It seems that every year I am looking for good homes for my boys.  Again, good luck. Dianne Valdez"

"There is the wiz bang chicken plucker that is amazing.  Also we use cones to do the deed.  It is so much more humane as humane as this sort of thing is. You can find plans on line by googling the wiz bang chicken plucker.  You will…"

"Hi Jaime,I have Banty pandemonium going on here at my small farm and would love for some to go to a good home.  I have hens and roosters.  The hens are good layers and eggcellent mamas.  The roosters are great protectors too. …"

"Gloria,   It is so true about birds of a feather... I have introduced new chicks to my flock and they don't have a mirror to look into to see what breed they are and they always are attracted to their own breed.    Dianne"

"You don't need to burn down the old coop, unless you want to, you can use the DE all over it and you will be amazed at how well it works on killing these ugly buggers.  If you used it periodically in their dust bath spot and in the nest…"

"Hello All,  I am looking for good homes for two roosters.  They are both still just teenagers (both about 6-8 weeks old).  One is a big beautiful Delaware/Auracana cross-he looks pure Delaware, and the other is an Auracana mix. …"

"Hi,   I'm sorry that I only got to my emails today, but yes I have used these on raw and open wounds as I would one of my own wounds or one of my childrens or dogs.  It has calendula and comfrey and many other awesome things to…"

"I use this black gunk called Pick No More Lotion (this has calendula and other wonderful things) sold at mercantiles and I also use a sauve from whole foods that has calendula and other wonderful things in it as well.  Either one works…"

"Molly and Dawn, Out of curiosity, how is Loretta doing in her new home?Dianne V"

"Just curious-why would onions or raisins be bad for our fine feathered friends?  I read that onions have wonderful things for them and mine occasionally get raisins in their oatmeal/triticale/clabber mixture.  Please let me know what you…"

"K aren, I have a lot of auracana's and my experience is that as they get older their egg colors can change and they tend to get lighter in color.  For us this has been "normal".  Dianne Valdez"

"Hi Lyssa, I don't vaccinate and have never had any health problems.  Dianne"

"I have seen Onate feed at Quality Baits down in the South Valley on Isleta Blvd.  They have good prices.   Dianne Valdez"

"I'm also interested if anyone has any to sell or knows of a local source for wellsummers. Dianne Valdez"

"A friend of mine went to the feed store and bought a small tube of Ivermectin (?) and treated her hens with this and it worked.  She just got a very small amount on a Q tip and put it down their throats a ways.  I hope this works but I…"