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Ok. Found some tiny Live worms in my broody hens poop a week ago. Immediately started treating with some natural stuff I have on hand while I researched my chemical options (don’t come at me about the natural stuff). Since then, I haven’t seen any more worms in her poop despite watching like a...

I had a hen poop out worms once (posted about it the other day) - I started treating the whole flock and today we saw this in several fecal samples. Coincidence? Or eggs/dead worm pieces?

WWYD? I had a bantam Cochin go broody. A few days later, one of her sisters decided to join her. They sat on their eggs for 3+ weeks and hatched them all out together, living in a small broody box I made for them inside the coop. They got along beautifully and shared chicks no problem. Well a...

So, I’m fairly certain some newer hens I bought a few months ago were infected with worms. 🤬 I didn’t realize it til now when we saw some in one’s poop. But it explains a few things I’ve noticed about them and how they differ health-wise from the rest of my flock. Ugh. I know this is normal...

Trying to compensate for a truly terrible incubator. I’ve babysat these eggs religiously the entire time, as they are from a rooster and several hens who we no longer have or lost to a predator. 💔 We are on day 20 and we lost one chick today, and I’m paranoid now. She had even gotten her beak...

I had one egg pip this morning and two more this evening (of 12) and it’s Day 19. I’ve read that early hatching is a sign of too high of heat. Even though my temperature gauge inside has consistently shown a little UNDER 99.5…should I lower the temps at this point to keep the rest from hatching...

Which number would you trust? This is during lockdown, so allowing it to be quite a bit higher than during the early incubation. The digital humidity matches the incubator number but those fluctuate quickly. Is the analog one more likely to be accurate?

Hey there. First time hatch here. I have a secondary thermometer and humidity gauge to check consistency of the incubators built in gauges and they are quite off from each other. What do I do?? Which one do I rely on? I’m borrowing a neighbor’s new incubator as mine is on back order - it’s a...

Hi there. I just acquired 3 little 12 week old bantam Cochin pullets from another backyard chicken owner. There is one that is TINY. Like almost half the size of the others. She was part of a flock of 7 that we got and shared with a friend so I didn’t notice right away or I would have asked the...

Hey all! Back for more collective wisdom. Curious your thoughts on these little 8 week old bantam Cochins and the likely genders. I know for certain that the one second from the left is a roo, he has been crowing since he was 6 weeks old. 😂 He’s also way larger than the others. But I’m wondering...

Hi there! I have a 6 week old French Black Copper Maran, and I'm trying to figure out whether they are likely a pullet or cockerel! It's the only one I got in my chick order so I don't have any others to compare to. Really hoping for a female in this case since we probably can't keep a...

Hey everyone! I am not new to this forum (I've gained a lot of great information from it) but finally took the leap to join. I am new to the art of chicken keeping...in May we acquired 6 straight run chicks - 2 each of RIRs, Barred Rocks, and Ameraucanas. They are around 3 months old now, free...