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Thanks for your quick reply. My worry was that the roundworms would rebound with the delay in treatment, and the Valbazen treatment on day 15 might overwhelm their system when shedding new roundworms and other worms if they are present.

My small flock of 14 month old chickens had round worms. I treated with Wazine 11 days ago, and had planed to treat them with Valbazen yesterday (10 days after the Wazine treatment) but it did not arrive in the mail. Now, due to scheduling issues, I will not be able to treat using the...

What a treat to be there for the magic.

Congratulations everyone on their first egg(s)! My BO starting laying a little over a week ago and has only missed one day. Still waiting on my EE, BA and Wellie. The BA is a very dramatic squatter, but has not produced...yet. The EE and Wellie aren't showing any signs. They are all a...

Thank you for this. I need to think about a gutter before our PNW winter. I've a new run with a covered and sloping roof. I've was thinking I'd up plastic sheeting on the back so the splashing doesn't become a muddy nightmare - but a gutter is better idea. I need to jump into action. My fall...

What a beautiful hen. She is looking mature and I'm sure an egg is just around the corner :) Watch for the squatting. For me, I bent down and reached my hand out for to pet and my hen(s) squatted as if for a roo. I saw eggs within the same week - some say they will lay within two weeks of...

Good advice. My little EE is a real charterer. She has shown no squatting behavior yet - hence my guess she may be last to lay. The BA and BO squat every time I stop to say hi :) Still, I am open to a green, blue or pink egg anytime! This is my EE Rose.

First egg yesterday from my Buff Orp and today -- a second egg. Ruby an April 6 BO. Head of the pecking order and a sweet girl. Still waiting on my BA, Welsummer and EE. We think the next chicken to lay will be the BA, then Welsummer, and last the EE. Time will tell. .

Sending out a big thank you to all who attended the M-I Chicken Coop Tourr and Free Hen Keeping Class last weekend. At the Coop Tour, we had 170 adults and when counting youth about 400 people! Our coop hosts, volunteers, authors, and our local coop builder enjoyed meeting everyone and spending...

Matt, The work you have completed is awesome-as is the design. Thanks so much for posting a link to see the progress and results. - thanks, Domenica

Hi Washington folks! I thought I would share info on a coop tour that is taking place about 65 miles south of the border. Monmouth & Independence gained their right to have chickens last year - hence our celebration! Hope some of you can join us - Here is the info: The Sunday July 14 M-I...

The Sunday July 14 M-I Chicken Coop Tour is almost here. The tour will take place in Monmouth, Independence & Dallas, Oregon on Sunday July 14 between 10 am and 4 pm. Same day $6.00 per vehicle tickets will be available at the home coop at: 1945 Riddell Road, Dallas, Oregon. We are a...

I wanted to wait until I was completely done with the coop & run before I posted pics. And then I realized that there would always be something to do!

Karrmynh, That is one fine coop! Beautiful job.