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I read about the treatment resistant worms. That's why I was hesitant to do it. I also read that some people regularly worm especially in damp environments. We're pretty damp here in the winter months and my girls are out free ranging in their part of the backyard all day. I wormed the whole...

I did the pelvic check and according to the chart she is almost ready to lay again. So now I can quit worrying! Thanks for you help.

My feed actually has probiotics in it. I'll try the omega additive. Thanks for the advice!

I only have 4 girls and I'm home all day. I've been keeping an eye out to see who's in the box. I haven't seen her in there. I've seen her poking around though. My 2 white rocks lay darker eggs than my 2 blue australorps, so I can usually tell who's laid. I guess she could sneak in there when...

She's 2

I have a 2 year old white rock who hasn't laid since her molt last fall. I have 3 other girls who are all back to laying after winter break. She seems perfectly healthy. Her comb is dark red. She's eating and drinking fine. She's pecking around the yard with the other girls like normal...I did...

Should I deworm my flock yearly? I like to be proactive (I had a sick girl a year ago), but I also don't want to give my girls unnecessary meds...or create super worms 😦 The gang all looks healthy and happy, so no emergency,,,I just have a tendency to overthink things.

Yes! I am waiting until they're done with molting. I read on here that you can't deworm them when they're molting.

Thank you!

My 18 month old girl Snowball is not pooping at night. Last night was the second night. She's always had way less poop than my other girls. I can tell because she sleeps on a different roost by herself. I checked her crop before bed but she is hard to handle so I couldn't palpate fully but I...

I did the float test and the smell test and they were perfectly fine!

Thank you!

For some reason it popped into my head today that it might be a problem. I can't seem to find anything with an online search. I read one thread on here that said it's OK, But I just want to make sure.

I dewormed her with Safe Guard (horse paste). I went ahead and did all the girls. I actually had a question about that. I did the 5 day treatment. Should I repeat again in 10 days? None of my girls have laid for about a 6 weeks. It's been really cloudy and stormy here in CA lately. Plus they...

Ok. I might let her out a little bit today since she seems perfectly fine except for the diarrhea. She's been in the hospital crate for almost 2 weeks. 🤕 I feel bad for her. I'll put the gangs food up while she's out there so she won't eat the regular stuff. She was drinking a ton of water, but...