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    What type of worms are these?

    Awesome!! Thank you so much!
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    What type of worms are these?

    Guys so I have a chicken that is not doing well because of a dog attack... Anyways I just found a worm in her very runny poop! I’ve never wormed my chickens because I’ve read a lot of stuff and it sounded like I didn’t need to! If she has worms does that mean all of my chickens do?If so what do...
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    HELP! Lost chicken

    She might still be out there! Don’t loose hope!❤️
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    Can someone please help....

    Maybe she’s egg bound?! Although normally they don’t pluck there feathers out by there butt..🤔
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    Hi Everyone

    :welcome
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    Building my first coop! - progress thread

    That's amazing!! hoping to build a new coop soon too:D
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    Egg bound chicken

    Hi! I have a chicken that is egg bound. she was squatting and with her tail down, laying down a lot too.. she was eating treats and drinking water, but now she won't touch water ate a few oyster shells but that't it! I took her inside and gave her a warm bath for about 15min, and was really...
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    Is this a fertile egg?? I can't tell if that's a bulls eye or not. Any suggestions?? Thanks so much!:)
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Today i got 15 eggs out of 17 girls!;):D
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    To wash or not to wash eggs? That is the ?

    What i do is just drop the egg on the ground and they will go running to it!:) Mine LOVE it!! They eat every bit of it.
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    Comment by 'rdcowman' in article 'Complete Guide ~ Dealing With All Things Broody'

    I think i have 2 broody hens! One is a Black Australops (1yr old) and one is a Easter Egger (3yrs old). I do have a rooster, but he doesn't do anything, that i have seen anyway! I take eggs from under her, cause just in case they are fertile, i don't want chicks!:) haha When they do come out...
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    Review by 'rdcowman' in article 'How to Keep Chickens Cool in the Summer'

    This was VERY helpful! I would love to use misters to cool them down, but they hate it! I have used a box fan before. They were very unsure what it was, but they did like the air!:) Thanks so much for writing this!
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    Buffalo Gnats are back *UPDATE*

    they're not buffalo gnats though... they're not black they're like mini flies almost, but are ANNOYING
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    Buffalo Gnats are back *UPDATE*

    no, but all i see is gnats! I have checked all the black Australops butts to see if the gnats were there, but there was none! Sounds good! Thanks so much for your help! i'll keep you updated of how it's going!:D
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    Buffalo Gnats are back *UPDATE*

    Yep i used pure vanilla. Yah basically all the gnats were on my Black Australops! I have 4 of them. The one with the feather loss is a black one too! I'm not sure. should i be putting something on it?
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