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    Deworming

    How many of you chicken ladies out there deworm your chickens every year? I am thinking I need to deworm mine now. Did it at least two years ago. I found on of my hens collapsed in the small coop tonight. She is still alive, but obviously not well. I worry I should have dewormed them all...
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    Egg Production

    This year, staring around the end of March, out of my 10 hens I was getting 6-7 eggs a day sometimes 8-9. Since the end of April, I am lucky to get maybe 3, and some of the eggs have really thin shells. It’s weird. I have not changed their feed, but have even added some corn/oat/barley/split pea...
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    Can I move my broody hen?

    I have a sitting hen who should be hatching out chicks within this next week. My husband and I built a smaller chicken coop and run for setting chickens or even more quarantine use in the future. My question is could I move this hen to this new coop now before her chicks hatch out? She is...
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    I made a mistake !!!

    I made a stupid mistake and now think my mistake has negatively affected my flock. I was told that adding ACV to my chickens water is beneficial to their digestive health. I make my own ACV and so I was excited to add some to their water every day. I didn’t know that you should NOT add ACV to...
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    Respiratory help?

    This is obviously respiratory … any suggestions? I do NOT have a vet near me. This hen in about 2 years old. I have quarantined her from the rest of the flock. I have given her calcium, a 1/2 a capsule of fish biotic. She has electrolyte water and I scrambled her some egg. She has been...
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    Creamy looks crumby 😟

    I have a cream colored aruca cross chicken who really isn’t feeling well. You can tell … she is slow, off by herself (which is not normal for her) her hind feathers are puffed up and I am terrible at dealing with sick chickens. Does anyone have advice for me?
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    Treating parasites

    I have used Corid to treat worms in my chickens, but someone told me that ivermectin is better. What do you all say? Of ivermectin is suggested, what kind do you use, how do you give it to the chickens, do you have to dispose of their eggs, how many times do you treat?
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    Unlucky brood

    I had three broody chickens this past summer who hatched out at least four chicks each and after this past Monday, I have lost all but one of the chicks which were hatched, and the one that has survived is a rooster (which sadly, I do not need) 😩. All of the pulleys were lost to disgusting...
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    Mixing Seramas with other flock

    Good morning! I have a Serama couple that I was wondering about putting in with the rest of my flock of chickens. There is a rooster and 10 other regular size chickens. The run is very large with several shelters and places for security in case of hawks. What is everyone’s opinion on my idea of...
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    Entire flock on starter feed since the beginning of June. Please help!

    I had two hens hatch out babies starting at the end of May. Since then the entire flock has been on starter feed. In the last three days, I have had zero (0) eggs. Is this because of the starter feed? Does anyone have any advice? I have put out oyster shell for the adult chickens but I have no...
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    Can a chicken have stroke?

    I have a 2 year old hen that I found under my coop earlier this past week. She is unable to stand on her left leg. The foot is constricted and looks crippled and she is unable to stand on it. She hops around trying to move. It is obvious that she is not able to see clearly out of her left eye...
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    Chicken down 🤷🏼

    This morning I found one of my chickens laying down under the coop. She is alive, but she is obviously not well. She would not even act like she was skittish around me, which is normally her mannerism. She can only stand on one foot, the other foot is rather constricted and lifeless. Anyone...
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    Mother hen and 3 week old chicks integrated into flock QUESTIONS

    I integrated a mama hen and her three chicks back into the flock. Mama has been SUPER about protecting them and guiding them around the run. They have been on chick started feed since they hatched, but now they are running around eating everything the other chickens are eating as well. I have...
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    Broody hens chicks are hatching! Need Advice!!

    I have a hen who is now hatching out located in a nesting box in my regular coop. Unfortunately, our coop is not set up to allow her to raise them inside. I need to move her to a brooder. Can I do this while her eggs are still hatching? Would this cause her to stop sitting? I feel like if I do...
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    How best to reintroduction hen & chicks to flock

    I have a hen and her three chicks in a small brooder coop that need more room. How and when can I reintroduce them to the flock?
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    How long do I wait on my broody hen?

    Our sweet black maran has been setting on a clutch of 16 eggs since June 24. Today would be day 22 and everything I read says 19-23 days. What now? If there are still no peeps 🐥 by the weekend,!what should I do 🥺 I am heart broken for her - should they all be duds and she has spent all this time...
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    Heat and it’s affects on egg laying

    Hello everyone! It has been a very sweltering hot summer here in Virginia. We have had several days with temperatures near 100. My hens have been feeling the heat 🔥 it’s seem to me that the heat has egg production affected. Does anyone have similar experiences who can confirm my concerns that...
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    Deworming

    Hello everyone! I have used Safeguard to deworm my flock, but I didn’t get to repeat it 10 days later 😖 due by I family emergency. Would anyone know if I should start over and retreat as if I didn’t treat at all? Also, my chicken run is pretty large, but I know the chickens are all over it all...
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    YEAH!! I am have a broody hen 😃!!!!

    Hello everyone! I have a setting hen. She is on about 14-18 eggs. It’s a private nesting box from the rest of the flock. It’s so hot! Should I put water and some food inside the little coop for her? Any helpful advice us greatly appreciated 😉
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    Rooster shooting blanks

    My year old rooster is not doing his job. None of my eggs are fertilized. It’s been this way for 6 months. I got a new rooster and he hasn’t been any more effective 🙄. What am I doing wrong?
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