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What is this? A few little black spots on her comb, otherwise very dry and scaly.

I am treating my flock with Ivermectin. I don’t have the pour-on so I’m putting the regular Ivermectin, three drops on the skin at the back of the neck. I can’t find information on egg withdrawal. Some people choose to not eat the eggs for 5 to 7 days but there’s nothing definitive. What is your...

I have a hen with one eye shut. She is eating and otherwise acting normal but staying on the fringe of the flock. I want to apply an antibiotic to see if that helps. Can I use a triple antibiotic ointment, or do I need to get one specifically for the eye?

Only four more days to go and she will hatch her babies. I have introduced grown chickens before, to my existing flock, but as it pertains to a new mother hen and her chicks, what’s the best way to integrate them in the larger flock? She has her nest in an adjacent smaller coop & run, divided by...

Possible problems if I use wood chips in coop and run, with deep litter method?